ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Janine Silga

Janine Silga is an Assistant Professor of EU Law at Dublin City University. Her recent publications include ‘Differentiation in the EU Migration Policy: The “Fractured” values of the EU’ (European Papers, 2022).

POSTS BY Janine Silga

28 March 2023

Janine Silga

Navigating Uncharted Waters?

This contribution will briefly assess Ireland’s participation in the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) after ‘Brexit’. It will first review the way in which the ‘opt-in/opt-out’ arrangements still apply to Ireland, before considering how Ireland’s position might have evolved after Brexit. In this respect, it will feature some recent cases of the CJEU. Although Ireland considers the UK to be a safe third country for refugees, it is likely that their respective asylum policies will diverge even further, owing to their now very different positions with respect to EU law and especially the CEAS. Continue reading >>