nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/9b1ea66b57a1d4e0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250219s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/9b1ea66b57a1d4e0 doi eng 342 23 De Coninck, Joyce Author aut The Binoculars at the Borders of Europe - On Evidentiary Rules and Human Rights Protection De Coninck, Joyce Verfassungsblog 2025-02-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier A mere two months into 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have dealt with no less than 7 cases concerning various types of alleged pushbacks at Europe’s borders. In each of these cases rules of evidence were and remain at the forefront of effective human rights protection. This contribution highlights how the defending duty-bearing parties sought to interpret the applicable rules of evidence to evade responsibility. It further argues that failure by the Courts to meaningfully interpret these rules in light of current-day realities and the principle of effectiveness could risk eroding the absolute human rights at the core of the European legal order. CC BY-SA 4.0 border control border management burden of proof European Convention of Human Rights pushbacks Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/binoculars-at-europes-borders/ raw object