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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200214-164325-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/unlawful-may-not-mean-rightless/ “Unlawful” may not mean rightless. - The shocking ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in case N.D. and N.T. Pichl, Maximilian Schmalz, Dana eng 2020-02-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 border control Collective Expulsion Non Refoulement Refugee Protection Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 ECHR is short. Its title reads “Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens”, its text reads: “Collective expulsion of aliens is prohibited.” It comes as a historical disappointment that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in its decision in the case N.D. and N.T. v. Spain from 13 February 2020 distorts this clear guarantee to exclude apparently “unlawful” migrants from its protection. The decision is a shock for the effective protection of rights in Europe and at its external borders.