DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 1951 GENEVA CONVENTION AND THE EUROPEAN ASYLUM POLICY REGARDING THE RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM

The recent events of refugee crisis pose real challenges not only on international, on European level as well. This crisis crystallizes the problems of effective refugee protection under both level of regulation. This paper aims at pointing out these issues, especially of provisions on freedom of movement, outlining the hardship refugees facing when applying for protection in the EU. At some point the contrasts between the international and EU law seem to be insoluble: at one side stands the international approach providing extensive protection, while on the other side stands the European approach of a rather restrictive regime.