Beyond Derogations in the EU Crisis Regulation

Development summary

The article examines expedited asylum procedures that may be implemented under the EU Crisis Regulation in situations of crisis and force majeure within the framework of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum. It states that the Regulation provides for problematic derogations from the EU asylum system, while arguing that creative, flexible and scaled-up use of prima facie or manifestly well-founded procedures could provide fast, fair and efficient refugee-status recognition for refugees entering the EU during crises.