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Border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders

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Border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders

This practical guidance addresses border-management staff in European Union (EU) Member States who work at the operational level. It aims to support them in implementing the fundamental rights safeguards of the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) No. 2016/399) and related EU law instruments in their daily work, when carrying out controls at external land borders.

Date of Publication
Target Audience
All
Source / Publisher
European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Region
Europe
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Keywords
Human rights
Tags
border management
human rights
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).