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What Is the Controversy on Repatriations From Syria About?
A summary of the background of the repatriation controversy and the stakes of the situation in the wake of the ECtHR’s H.F. v. France judgment.
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A summary of the background of the repatriation controversy and the stakes of the situation in the wake of the ECtHR’s H.F. v. France judgment.
While cautious in its legal reasoning, the European Court of Human Rights ruling was a limited victory for advocates of repatriation. States are constrained by their human rights commitments—even on the most sensitive national security issues.
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