«Подвійні стандарти» тимчасового захисту втікачів від війни в Україні у міграційні політиці ЄС

Андрій Гачкевич

doi:10.31861/mediaforum.2022.11.162-179

Authors

Andrii Hachkevych Associate Professor of the Department of International Information at Lviv Polytechnic National University Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-1937

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31861/mediaforum.2022.11.162-179

Keywords:

EU migration policy, double standards, displaced persons, temporary protection, international protection

Abstract

The article examines the migration policy of the EU after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in connection with the allegations of double standards applying. The author describes the differences in the opportunities provided to refugees from Ukraine and outside Europe, in particular Africa and the Middle East. The temporary protection introduced for Ukrainians by Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 is analyzed in addition to the explanation of the legal status of a refugee (or asylum seeker), which might be obtained by any person who has left own country to ensure the safety of life. The article investigates the essence of the phenomenon of double standards as a subjective category and specifies the prerequisites for complaints about their applying in international relations. It is substantiated that such complaints might be the consequences of insufficient legal awareness, or underestimation of the role of national interests in the EU states, or findings of human rights violations. The results of the research will be useful to resist manipulative influence of the cliché “double standard” more effectively and to implement a well-balanced migration policy, taking into account the principle of non-discrimination.

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