There are several factors why people from different countries migrate and settle, for temporal or permanent time, to a possible safer place. The main particular factors are based on human rights violations, economic situation and political development. These factors could happen inside a particular country or region in different context of time due to evolving trends happening around the world. In the case of irregular migrants of TCNs (Third Country Nationals) trying to reach Europe while risking their life both by land and at sea there is a lot which is needed to be explored. On a hand the EU may cooperate with the AU (African Union) in order to combat organise crime and human smuggling in Africa. On the other hand it is the EU which has
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Countries who receive irregular migrants may find benefits and burdens. The International Maritime and Refugee Law and the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) are the basic legal told which give recommendations to address procedures which need to be done by receiving countries. However receiving countries may not always cooperate or are not able enough to deal with the unending crisis. Despite this EU member states and signatories of international conventions are to keep with the principle of non-refoulement (give refugee status if necessarily) Article 33, agreed at the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the rights of refugees, to respect the human rights2 and proceed with legal procedures. The UNHCR was primarily founded to address the refugee crisis in Europe in 1947 in order to resolves the immigration issue on continental Europe at the end of WWII (World War Two). The UNHCR was set up to be a temporal institution as some countries objected to its continuous operation. The UNHCR operates today and has been strengthened, in order to address humanitarian issues around the word not just Europe, after the agreement of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.3 Significantly the UNHCR's recommendations has huge influence and work across land and blue (sea) borders on a EU level. The UNHCR gives several recommendation to related countries to …show more content…
Greece is makes part of the SA (Schengen Agreement) but Bulgaria and Romania do not as they have not proven enough their strength to control their borders. The route to Greece is one of the three Mediterranean routes, which irregular migrants take after escaping violence and risk their life. The sea territories in the Mediterranean involves take place in the Aegean Sea (Greece), the Alboran Sea (Spain), the Balearic Sea (France) and the Ionian Sea (Malta and Italy).9 Political and economic issues arise with the influx of refugees which becomes a burden when the number of refugees rises above the quota afforded by a particular country.10 There are counterarguments how procedures should apply for asylum seekers at sea. On a hand one can argue that it is the country of the search and rescue area which should receive migrants as pointed out by recommendations. On the other hand it can be argued that it is the nearest port which should receive the immigrants. There have been heated issues in same cases between Malta and Italy related to this. Malta and Italy claim to have reached the quota of refugees they could handle. The quota a country could handle is very subjective depending on the context but at the same time human rights and the right for asylum cannot be ignored or shelved. A significant issue pointed out by Malta to Italy was that most refugees want to enter mainland Europe
Countries who receive irregular migrants may find benefits and burdens. The International Maritime and Refugee Law and the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) are the basic legal told which give recommendations to address procedures which need to be done by receiving countries. However receiving countries may not always cooperate or are not able enough to deal with the unending crisis. Despite this EU member states and signatories of international conventions are to keep with the principle of non-refoulement (give refugee status if necessarily) Article 33, agreed at the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the rights of refugees, to respect the human rights2 and proceed with legal procedures. The UNHCR was primarily founded to address the refugee crisis in Europe in 1947 in order to resolves the immigration issue on continental Europe at the end of WWII (World War Two). The UNHCR was set up to be a temporal institution as some countries objected to its continuous operation. The UNHCR operates today and has been strengthened, in order to address humanitarian issues around the word not just Europe, after the agreement of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.3 Significantly the UNHCR's recommendations has huge influence and work across land and blue (sea) borders on a EU level. The UNHCR gives several recommendation to related countries to …show more content…
Greece is makes part of the SA (Schengen Agreement) but Bulgaria and Romania do not as they have not proven enough their strength to control their borders. The route to Greece is one of the three Mediterranean routes, which irregular migrants take after escaping violence and risk their life. The sea territories in the Mediterranean involves take place in the Aegean Sea (Greece), the Alboran Sea (Spain), the Balearic Sea (France) and the Ionian Sea (Malta and Italy).9 Political and economic issues arise with the influx of refugees which becomes a burden when the number of refugees rises above the quota afforded by a particular country.10 There are counterarguments how procedures should apply for asylum seekers at sea. On a hand one can argue that it is the country of the search and rescue area which should receive migrants as pointed out by recommendations. On the other hand it can be argued that it is the nearest port which should receive the immigrants. There have been heated issues in same cases between Malta and Italy related to this. Malta and Italy claim to have reached the quota of refugees they could handle. The quota a country could handle is very subjective depending on the context but at the same time human rights and the right for asylum cannot be ignored or shelved. A significant issue pointed out by Malta to Italy was that most refugees want to enter mainland Europe