Soft law and hard consequences: The EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding
The expression “cash for migrants” has gained traction among critics of Europe’s migration outsourcing policies. These arrangements often involve cooperation with countries whose human rights records are questionable, through agreements that operate in a grey area of democratic oversight. What makes these agreements so distinctive? The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the European Union and Tunisia offers some insight into this issue.
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