GLJ Short: Holding EASO and Frontex Accountable (GLJ 21:3) - a podcast by Nora Markard, Emanuel V. Towfigh, and the other Editors of the German Law Journal

EU agencies have an ever increasing role in the EU asylum system – raising the question how they can be held accountable. EASO is supposed to only support Greek authorities in the asylum procedure, but in fact determines the decision. Meanwhile, Frontex is charge of highly human-rights sensitive border operations. For both agencies, accountability gaps are notorious. Do extrajudicial mechanisms, such as the European Ombudsman, or mechanisms not designed for human rights claims, such as the action for damages, provide avenues to hold them accountable?

In this GLJ Shorts episode, Melanie Fink and Lilian Tsourdi present their articles "Holding the European Asylum Support Office Accountable for its role in Asylum Decision-Making: Mission Impossible?" and "The Action for Damages as a Fundamental Rights Remedy: Holding Frontex Liable." Both articles appeared in the Special Issue "Border Justice: Migration and Accountability for Human Rights Violations" in GLJ vol. 21:3 in April 2020. Interview by German Law Journal editor Nora Markard, editing by Marlene Stiller.

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