The dual logic of European externalisation: protection and deportation in Morocco

Daniela Lo Coco. Investigadora predoctoral FPI, Instituto de Derechos Humanos Pedro Arrupe, Universidad de Deusto. danielalococo@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2150-8260 

Eloisa González Hidalgo. Consultora independiente. eloisa3@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2736-7251 

The European Union’s border externalisation policies have driven the simultaneous creation in third countries of frameworks to protect the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and other policies on control, detention transfer and deportation. Thus, in Morocco, Law 02-03 legalises deportation, while the new National Strategy for Immigration and Asylum establishes a framework for protection. This article examines the case of Morocco and specifically the practices of arbitrary detention in informal centres, forced displacement and the deportation of people from West and Central Africa between 2019 and 2021 based on primary and secondary sources and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Keywords: Morocco, European Union, protection, detention, deportation, border externalisation, irregular migration, West and Central Africa

How to cite this article:  Lo Coco, Daniela y González-Hidalgo, Eloísa. «La doble lógica de la externalización europea: protección y deportación en Marruecos». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 129 (diciembre de 2021), p. 79-106. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2021.129.3.79

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals n.º 129, p. 79-106
Quadrimestral (October-December 2021)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2021.129.3.79

Reception date: 19.03.21 ; Acceptance date: 20.09.21

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