>In the case of pushbacks at sea, distance to the coast plays an
important role. As a rule, a country’s sovereignty ends 12 nautical
miles from its own coast. If the coast guard forces refugee boats to
turn back on the high seas outside this zone — as has happened several
times in the past — this is likely not a violation of the principle of
non-refoulement. Nevertheless, all captains at sea are obliged to
provide assistance should they come across a vessel in distress.
>
>Still, those
seeking help may nevertheless be denied entry into the European Union.
“International maritime law in no way obliges the state where a boat
puts into port — for example Italy or Greece — to allow people on
board to go ashore,” legal scholar Proelss explained.
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>In a high-profile February 2020 ruling, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) retroactively legalized pushbacks.
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>The plaintiffs, from Mali and the Ivory Coast, were unable to invoke the
ban on collective expulsion because they had used force and irregular
means to illegally cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Morocco,
even though a legal, open border crossing was available.
Καλά κάνουν και το ερευνούν, αλλά το ζήτημα είναι σύνθετο. Δεν είναι παράνομο να σε στείλουν πίσω στην θάλασσα.
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ένα σύννεφο να πέσω
[https://www.dw.com/en/when-are-pushbacks-at-the-eus-external-borders-illegal/a-59442530](https://www.dw.com/en/when-are-pushbacks-at-the-eus-external-borders-illegal/a-59442530)
>In the case of pushbacks at sea, distance to the coast plays an
important role. As a rule, a country’s sovereignty ends 12 nautical
miles from its own coast. If the coast guard forces refugee boats to
turn back on the high seas outside this zone — as has happened several
times in the past — this is likely not a violation of the principle of
non-refoulement. Nevertheless, all captains at sea are obliged to
provide assistance should they come across a vessel in distress.
>
>Still, those
seeking help may nevertheless be denied entry into the European Union.
“International maritime law in no way obliges the state where a boat
puts into port — for example Italy or Greece — to allow people on
board to go ashore,” legal scholar Proelss explained.
>
>
>
>In a high-profile February 2020 ruling, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) retroactively legalized pushbacks.
>
>The plaintiffs, from Mali and the Ivory Coast, were unable to invoke the
ban on collective expulsion because they had used force and irregular
means to illegally cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Morocco,
even though a legal, open border crossing was available.
Καλά κάνουν και το ερευνούν, αλλά το ζήτημα είναι σύνθετο. Δεν είναι παράνομο να σε στείλουν πίσω στην θάλασσα.