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10. Border Deaths: Where Does Responsibility Lie? Passed

Thursday November 15, 2018 10:30 - 12:00 C7

Moderator: Thomas Spijkereboer
Panelists: Elspeth Guild, Wilfried Buchhorn

The right to a life free from violence is an ambition taken seriously within Sweden and the wider European Union. Sweden and other Member States of the European Union have a clear duty to protect people within their jurisdiction from violence. However, what kind of responsibility does Sweden and the EU have towards people on the borders of the European Union? This question is highly relevant today when the Mediterranean sea has the grim distinction of being the world’s deadliest border crossing. With many fleeing violence in their own countries, who bears responsibility for the deaths at sea? Professor Thomas Spijkerboer, who has recently completed a large-scale research programme on border deaths, engages in discussion with Wilfried Buchhorn of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees representation in Northern Europe and Professor Elspeth Guild of Queen Mary University, an expert in EU refugee law.

Organizer

RWI

Tags

Asylfrågor
Brott mot mänskligheten
Europeiska Unionen
Migration

Form

Seminarium

Prioriterade målgrupper

Civilsamhälle
Tjänstepersoner vid statliga myndigheter/departement
Intresserad allmänhet

Language

English

Sign language interpretation

Ja/Yes

Lecturers

Thomas Spijkereboer Moderator

Guest researcher RWI

Elspeth Guild Panelist

Expert in EU refugee law, Queen Mary University of London

Wilfried Buchhorn Panelist

UN High Commissioner for Refugees representation in Northern Europe