Migration and European Security – with a Special Emphasis on Serbia as a Transit Country

Ćeranić Perišić, Jelena (2019) Migration and European Security – with a Special Emphasis on Serbia as a Transit Country. In: Challenges, risks and threats for security in Europe. EIZ Publishing, Zurich, pp. 43-64. ISBN 973-3-03805-246-3; 978-3-03805-245-6; 978-3-03805-305-7; 978-3-03805-306-4; 978-3-03805-307-1

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Abstract

This article attempts to shed light only on some aspects of the migration crisis, i.e. to explain the position and obligations of transit countries. Accordingly, the presentation of this issue through the prism of Serbian experience could provide an excellent model for a broader examination of the position of transit countries under International Refugee Law. After short introductory notes (Part I.) and clarification of terminology (Part II.), the present paper analyses the so-called Western Balkans route (Part III.). Thereafter, the experience of Serbia as a transit country is examined (Part IV.). Special attention is devoted to the new Law on Asylum and Subsidiary Protection. Finally, in order to define the obligations of transit country under Refugee Convention, the article seeks to determine minimal standards of protection applicable to refugees in a transit context (Part V.).

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