The EU-Turkey Statement, the Treaty-Making Process and Competent Organs: Is the Statement an International Agreement?

• Gloria Fernández Arribas ^[1]
  1. [1] University Pablo de Olavide
• Localización: European papers: a journal on law and integration, ISSN-e 2499-8249, Vol. 2, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 303-309
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The EU-Turkey Statement has undergone multiple analyses regarding issues of human rights and refugee law. One of the most controversial matters among scholars is its nature as an international agreement. This insight will analyse the legal nature of this statement, on the basis of the international law of treaties, the law of international organizations and EU law, in order to conclude on the difficulties considering it as an international agreement.