CEU eTD Collection (2021); Payne, Natalie: Rights on the Fringe - A Study of Discrimination, Expulsions and Protections of Roma at European Borders

CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
Author Payne, Natalie
Title Rights on the Fringe - A Study of Discrimination, Expulsions and Protections of Roma at European Borders
Summary With 12 million on the continent overall and 6 million in the European Union, the Roma are Europe’s largest ethnic minority group. An umbrella term covering hundreds of subgroups, including Romani, Sinti, and Traveller populations across the continent, individual groups have, ‘out of policy and terminology convenience’, been included within a broad notion of Roma . Facing discrimination in contexts from housing, education, and policing, the Roma have been recognised by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as a ‘uniquely vulnerable group’, owing to their history of displacement and persecution . While these abuses are well documented, somewhat inaccurate stereotypes of the Roma as ‘nomadic troublemakers’ underscore public perceptions across Europe. Despite this, relatively little comprehensive literature exists on the discrimination faced by Roma in migratory contexts - that is, specifically, at borders. Exploring discrimination at point of entry, exit, and wider issues of status, this thesis will discuss the plight of the Roma in this uniquely fragile context and will assess the effectiveness of the ECtHR and EU mechanisms in offering protection.
Supervisor Möschel, Mathias
Department Legal Studies LLM
Full texthttps://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/payne_natalie.pdf

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