nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220910-110512-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220910s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220910-110512-0 doi eng 342 23 Musco Eklund, Amanda Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-9704-520X Frontex and ‘Algorithmic Discretion’ (Part I) - The ETIAS Screening Rules and the Principle of Legality Musco Eklund, Amanda Verfassungsblog 2022-09-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier This contribution, presented in two parts, offers a predictive glimpse into future rule of law challenges due to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s (Frontex) primary responsibility for the automated processing and screening rules of the soon-to-be-operational European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) at the EU’s external borders. . In Part I on legality, I argue that the ETIAS screening rules algorithm illustrates how automation can lead to what I suggest is a new form of arbitrariness – which I refer to as ‘algorithmic discretion’. This can be defined as a situation where the exercise of power and discretion and their limitations are not sufficiently specified at the legislative level but are delegated to an algorithm instead. CC BY-SA 4.0 accountability Algorithmic Decision-making border control ETIAS Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/frontex-and-algorithmic-discretion-part-i/ raw object