The article discusses the contribution of European Union law to the construc tion of a system that, beyond the strict limits of the 1951 Geneva Convention, en sures protection for foreigners at risk beyond the concept of a refugee. The main de velopments of the so-called Common European Asylum System (CEAS) are analyzed by highlighting their achievements —the moderate coordination and enhancement of international protection— and limitations, related to Convention’s disconnection mechanisms. Examination of the latter makes it possible to separate the myths sur rounding the operability of refugee law —particularly its complex relationship with the normative sector of human rights— and to clarify the mystifications that tarnish the EU’s history in this area, highlighting —especially in the framework of the so-called “refugees crisis”— the responsibilities that members States play in defining and applying the protective framework established. © 2017, Centro Estudios Politicos Constitucionales. All rights reserved.

Refugee’s crisis Asylum International protection Refugees Migrations ECAS

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