THE IMPACT OF DE FACTO REFOULEMENT ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE MOST VULNERABLE IN LIBYA

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Abstract: The ongoing migrant crisis in Libya is a multifaceted international security issue as well as a major humanitarian crisis. The Mediterranean has been the locus of migrant deaths for over a decade. This thesis examines the relationship between the European Union’s adherence to international refugee law and the Libyan health care system. Incorporating evidence from non-governmental organizations, individual reports, social media, and a number of other sources this thesis seeks to demonstrate that the European Union is engaged in de facto refoulement using the Libyan Coast Guard as a proxy force. Using a mixed-methods survey tool, this thesis attempts to show the effect of de facto refoulement on the Libyan health system. This thesis makes two main contributions. First, detailing the impact of de facto refoulement on health care provision, this thesis argues that the European Union’s de facto refoulement policies have led to an overburdening of Libya’s public health system, with associated negative implications for migrant medical care. I will argue that if the European Union fulfilled its obligations under the non-refoulement principle of international refugee law, the Libyan health care system would be better able to provide health access for migrants seeking refugee status in Europe and Libyans alike.

Type of resource	text
Publication date	July 19, 2023

Subject	Health
Subject	Libya
Subject	Refoulement
Subject	Libyan Health System
Subject	Migrant Health Access
Subject	European Union
Subject	Frontex
Subject	European Border and Coast Guard Agency
Subject	Libyan Coast Guard
Genre	Text
Genre	Thesis

DOI	https://doi.org/10.25740/kx933ms1234
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/kx933ms1234

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Preferred citation: Khalil, M. (2023). THE IMPACT OF DE FACTO REFOULEMENT ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE MOST VULNERABLE IN LIBYA . Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/kx933ms1234. https://doi.org/10.25740/kx933ms1234.

Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies, Theses

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