HUMAN RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS REFUSED ENTRY AND DETAINED AT AIRPORT TRANSIT ZONES: FROM NOVAK ĐOKOVIĆ SAGA TO THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF H.G.D.
Sažetak
The right to liberty and security of persons, as well as individual’s absolute
right not to be ill-treated or sent to the territory of the State where one would face
such risk, represent a cornerstone of refugee and migrant protection at all border
crossings. However, regardless of the migration status of a foreigner arriving at the
border control posts, an entire scope of human rights protects an individual from
border police officers who exercise a State’s sovereignty in controlling entry, stay and
expulsion from its territory. This undisputable right of the State is not an absolute
one, and it has to be performed in line with the international human rights law, but
also international refugee law. Inspired by the case of Novak Đoković, this paper
deals with the legal status of foreigners who have been refused entry and detained at
the airport transit zones. The practice at Belgrade airport will serve as a case study.
The status of foreigners at the transit zone of the Nikola Tesla airport will be examined
from the perspective of the right to liberty and security and the standards which
arose from the practice of the European Court of Human Rights.
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