CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Gotsiridze, Luka |
|---|---|
| Title | Challenging the "Passport Privilege" |
| Summary | The paper examines the legal complexities and its implications surrounding the concept of “passport privilege” that exists among individuals from the Global North and places those from the Global South in underprivileged, undermined and discriminatory conditions. The study analyzes the practical challenges faced by third-country nationals in the European Union and argues that the discriminatory attitudes towards them are not adequately addressed locally and internationally. Two main aspects discussed are the restricted access to freedom of movement and race discrimination. These issues are explored through an analysis of the colonial history and legal dimensions of the European Union, Council of Europe and United Nations. In addition, the paper touches on the idea of Universal Citizenship and assesses its practical applicability to the issue of “passport privilege” on the example of Ecuador. While the research shows that the current policies restricting third-country nationals are introduced for specific and partly legitimate reasons, the study claims that these measures are based on stereotypical assumptions and, as a solution, it provides seemingly radical, but not impossible, individualized ways of screening third-country nationals in Europe that is less discriminatory and more consistent with universal human rights standards. |
| Supervisor | Mathias Möschel |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/gotsiridze_luka.pdf |
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