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[FR] Le filtrage des migrants aux frontières de l’Union européenne et la fiction de non-entrée : quelle recomposition des souverainetés ?

Professor Denis Duez recently published a pivotal study in the French-language journal Raisons Politiques. Below, we provide an English summary of his findings on the ‘fiction of non-entry’ and links to the Open Access French text via CAIRN and DIAL.

What is this publication about? 

(translated from the original French version)

Border control is generally claimed to be a discretionary prerogative of sovereignty. This idea, first articulated by the US Supreme Court in cases concerning the exclusion of Chinese and Japanese nationals from US territory, has become so widespread that it now stands as a principle that needs to be deconstructed.

By examining, through the lens of law and political theory, the contemporary reconfigurations of borders, their fortification, and their shifts within or beyond states, this dossier radically questions the policies that organise and justify the enclosure of territory and the civic community, and thus explores alternative approaches to sovereignty.

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Graduation Ceremony – 2025 Edition

On Nov 18, the IEEB hosted its successful Academic Kick-off and Graduation Ceremony

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Denis Duez | University of Grenoble Alpes | 10 & 11 December 2025

Twelve Seconds to Decide: The Digitalization of EU Borders Under Scrutiny.

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Florence Delmotte to Lecture at the University of Florence

Florence Delmotte (F.R.S.-FNRS/UCLouvain) travels to the University of Florence to deliver a guest lecture on the ‘persistent emergency’ of nationalism in Europe. Hosted by Prof. Laura Leonardi, this session explores European social change through the lens of process sociology

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Highlights from our Roundtable on EU Preparedness

The EUMERGENCIES centre of excellence was proud to host a roundtable focused on the “Preparedness Union,” a key pillar of contemporary European security and disaster law.

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Seminar: Activating Article 2 TEU in Times of Crisis

We were honored to host Luke Dimitrios Spieker (Humboldt University) for a deep dive into the legal mechanisms available to the EU when its core principles are under threat.

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Critical Perspectives on EU Borders: Green Border Research Seminar

Prior to the film screening, the EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence hosted a research seminar chaired by Prof. Florence Delmotte. Experts from Warsaw, Lyon, and Paris shared their latest fieldwork and legal analysis on the Polish-Belarusian border dynamics and the protection of vulnerable populations.

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Green Border Movie: screening and debate at Vendome Cinema

A day of reflection on the EU’s borders and democracy: the EUMERGENCIES Centre and the IEE of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles hosted a screening of Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border,” followed by a debate with Françoise Tulkens, Véronique Lamquin, and Adriana Costa Santos on human rights and press freedom.

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Analyzing Populist Opposition to Gender+ Equality in the European Parliament

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Trilogue Simulation: proposal on transparency of third-country interest representation

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Guest lecture: A Failed European Defence Community?

Professor Teresa Cabrita traces the historical rise and fall of the European Defence Community in this 24 November guest lecture.

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