Seeking Asylum at Embassies: A Right to Entry under International Law? |
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| Authors: | Noll Gregor |
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| Affiliation: | * LL. D., Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden. The author wishes to thank Professor Martin Scheinin and Assistant Professor Ulf Linderfalk for their helpful comments. The usual disclaimer applies |
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| Abstract: | Is the processing of asylum claims at embassies and the grantof humanitarian visas within the framework ofProtected Entry Procedures a mere expression of the politicalbenevolence on behalf of potential host states vis-à-visprotection seekers, or do both reflect legal obligations owedto the individual applicant? If so, does international law providefor a right to entry in such cases? In this article, the existenceof a legally binding right to seek asylum encompassing an entrycomponent shall be explored first together with the questionwhether any such right may have any implications on the practiceof Protected Entry Procedures. Second, the relevance of explicitprohibitions of refoulement shall be explored together withimplied protection norms of human rights law (to be found inthe ICCPR, the ECHR and the CRC). The article concludes thatthe UDHR, the EU Charter, the CSR51, the CAT and the ICCPR donot offer any right of entry in the framework of Protected EntryProcedures. However, the ECHR and the CRC do contain an impliedright to access under certain specified conditions. |
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