Internal border control in the Schengen area and health threats: any lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic? (Special Issue: Schengen, free movement and crises.)
European Journal of Migration and Law
; 23(4):405-430, 2021.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1759579
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the Member States' overreliance on the rules of the Schengen Borders Code allowing for temporary reintroduction of border control and has questioned the institutional narrative of an EU-wide borderless area as a key achievement of the integration process. This article focuses on the legal implications of the border measures enacted by the Member States following the COVID-19 outbreak and discusses their compatibility with relevant EU law, also in the light of available epidemiological studies on the link between border controls and spread of the virus. The analysis contends that the pandemic has offered an unprecedented opportunity to pave the way to shared solutions to the enduring crisis of the internal dimension of the Schengen area, such as a detailed reform of the Schengen Borders Code and a reconsideration of the current governance of the Schengen area itself.
coronavirus disease 2019; human diseases; viral diseases; pandemics; public health; disease control; law; outbreaks; epidemiology; reviews; governance; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Europe; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections; legal aspects; legal principles
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European Journal of Migration and Law
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2021
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