Numerical Limits for Refugees in Austria and Germany
January 2016
The decision, by the Austrian government, to introduce numerical limits for accepting refugees may be incompatible with existing obligations under EU law and the Geneva Convention. Daniel Thym discusses corresponding limits in a (German) contribution for Legal Tribune Online and shows why implementing such rule may prove difficult. See also the interview in the ‘ZIB Magazin’ of the Austrian Public Broadcaster ORF1.