nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/3ab1c58db4f8b755 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 231201s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/3ab1c58db4f8b755 doi eng 342 23 Pohjankoski, Pekka Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-5927-7846 A Borderline Case  - When National Security and the Right to Asylum Conflict Pohjankoski, Pekka Verfassungsblog 2023-12-01 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 28 November 2023, Finland decided to close all its land border crossing stations to Russia due to the latter's apparent instrumentalization of migrants. That a foreign power, which conducts war elsewhere in Europe, directly engages in unfriendly acts against the EU’s (as well as NATO’s) eastern flank highlights the issues of national security involved. The situation is part of a broader European dilemma but presents certain idiosyncracies. How is an EU Member State such as Finland, respectful of the rule of law, to respond to such unfriendly acts which intrumentalize the vulnerable position of asylum seekers whose rights must, in principle, be observed at all times? This brief post addresses some of the legal issues involved in the currently unfolding situation. CC BY-SA 4.0 asylum Finland migrant instrumentalization National Security Non Refoulement Right to Asylum Russia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-borderline-case/ raw object