nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/8c73d3ee2693edf6 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250626s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/8c73d3ee2693edf6 doi eng 342 23 Zirulia, Stefano Author aut The Legacy of Kinsa - Using Proportionality to Limit the Criminalisation of Solidarity Zirulia, Stefano Verfassungsblog 2025-06-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The CJEU’s judgment in Kinsa marks a rare rights-based correction to the EU’s punitive approach to migration. Prompted by a case from Italy, the Court confronts the criminalisation of those who cross borders caring for children. Rather than deferring to enforcement rationales, it centres fundamental rights and draws clear constitutional limits. The ruling opens a path to challenge overbroad criminalisation not just retrospectively, but at the level of legal design. In the shadow of ongoing EU reform efforts, Kinsa signals a shift: from border control to proportionality scrutiny. CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/kinsa-judgment-proportionality/ raw object