Distressing reports that the UK Border Force may be considering ‘pushbacks’―pushing boats of migrants back to another country―have raised serious questions about the legality of such action. However, the government has proposed an amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill that would give the Border Force immunity, even where death results
Writing in NLJ this week, Rebecca Niblock, partner, and Elspeth Guild, legal counsel, Kingsley Napley, look at the legal protections available, for example, the international principle of non-refoulement, international criminal law and the International Convention for the safety of Life at Sea.
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