Externalizing EU Migration Control while Ignoring the Human Rights of Migrants: Is There Any Room for the International Responsibility of European States?
The aim of the zoom-in introduced by this paper is to discuss possible legal grounds for establishing the responsibility – whether direct, derivative or shared – of EU Member States for the internationally wrongful acts committed following the implementation of cooperative migration management instruments. As a matter of fact, the multiplicity of actors involved raises tricky questions as to the allocation of responsibility.