Dr Maja Grundler and co-author Prof Elspeth Guild wrote an article for the Odysseus network blog, titled 'Russian Nationals at the EU’s External Borders: Upholding Human Rights'.
Their article follows up from a recent contribution to the blog which discussed the complex legal picture emerging in relation to the EU closing its borders to Russian nationals. While that contribution touched on fundamental rights issues, specifically the right to seek asylum, Maja and Espeth argue there are many other human rights provisions which are relevant when discussing the closing of borders and the rights of those who seek to cross them. EU Member States must indeed respect the prohibition of collective expulsion and refoulement, the prohibition of forced labour and human trafficking, as well as the right to liberty, the right to family life, and the right to non-discrimination.
You can read their article here.
