The EU and its Perilous Journey through the Migration Crisis: Informalisation of the EU Return Policy and Rule of Law Concerns KU Leuven
The cooperation between the European Union (‘EU’ or ‘Union’) and third countries on return and readmission of irregular migrants is increasingly informal, namely enshrined in political or administrative deals rather than formal international treaties. This article explores the effect of the systematisation in the use of informal deals on the rule of law compliance of the Union’s return policy. It argues that the systematic recourse to informal ...