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 text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/payne_natalie.pdf |
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