Interview with Ségolène Barbou des Places, expert in public law
Many political declarations from the right to the far-right evoke a “withdrawal” from International treaties and European commitments, with the aim of regaining control over immigration. But things are not as simple as they seem. An international convention is a binding contract between the parties involved, and the repercussions of withdrawal may be severe.
Further readings
- Glossary of terms relating to treaty actions, United Nations website. URL : https://treaties.un.org/pages/overview.aspx?path=overview/glossary/page1_en.xml
- 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. URL : https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf/.
About the author
Ségolène Barbou des Places is a professor of public law at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, a member of the Sorbonne Law School and a researcher at the Sorbonne Research Institute for International and European Law (IREDIES, EA 4536). She is a CI Migration fellow.
Cite this article
Ségolène Barbou des Places, “‘Withdrawing’ from international and European treaties to control immigration : What does the law say?” in : Emeline Zougbédé, Michel Agier & Ségolène Barbou des Places (eds.), Feature “If France were to withdraw from international conventions?” De facto [online], 32 | March 2022. URL : https://www.icmigrations.cnrs.fr/en/2022/11/07/defacto-032–02/
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