TY - BOOK ID - 67230316 TI - The European Union returns directive and its compatibility with international human rights law : analysis of return decision, entry ban, detention, and removal PY - 2020 VL - 45. SN - 15682749 SN - 9789004360525 9004360522 9004360530 9789004360532 PB - Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, DB - UniCat KW - Refugees KW - Asylum, Right of KW - Illegal aliens KW - International law and human rights KW - Humanitarian law KW - Refoulement KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - European Parliament. KW - Council of the European Union. KW - Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc. - European Union countries KW - Asylum, Right of - European Union countries KW - Illegal aliens - European Union countries KW - Refoulement - European Union countries KW - Noncitizens KW - International law and human rights. KW - Humanitarian law. KW - Humanitarian conventions KW - International humanitarian law KW - War (International law) KW - Human rights and international law KW - Human rights UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67230316 AB - "Combatting irregular immigration has become a major goal of migration policy of the European Union (EU). According to the European Commission (hereafter Commission), the "prevention of and the fight against illegal immigration are essential parts of the common and comprehensive asylum and immigration policy of the European Union." In particular, the return policy is "an integral and vital component in the fight against illegal immigration." The return policy, as the essential tool of the EU's "fight against illegal immigration," targets thousands of non- citizens annually" ER -