CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Alouse, Dalal |
|---|---|
| Title | Trapped! Current Syrian Government' Entry and Exit Restrictions as Part of Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis of Syria and the Soviet Union |
| Summary | Movement restrictions in Syria included restrictions on citizens' rights to exit and enter the country; an effective ban on individuals traveling abroad; and other administrative and bureaucratic restrictions that hampered the exercise of the right to movement. This thesis examines the Syrian government's policy of restricting the right to entry and exit and compares it to the Soviet Union’s policies. The thesis examines the right to enter and exit the country including one's own, as well as the permissible limitations on this right, in light of human rights treaties and texts, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (or ICCPR). The Syrian government has abused its powers and exceeded the permissible limits in restricting the right to movement, depriving Syrian citizens of one of their fundamental rights, the right to enter and exit the country. The restrictions on mobility in Syria were and continue to be comparable to those that existed in the Soviet Union, since the policies of the two governments in regulating movement were dictated by centralization and bureaucracy, and violating Human rights. However, international law has not been able to oblige states to respect the right to enter and exit and has not been able to change their policies regarding restrictions imposed on this right, since the Syrian government continues to violate its commitments under international human rights law and treaties to this day. |
| Supervisor | Kochenov, Dimitry |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/alouse_dalal.pdf |
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