nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/4f765e8aaada43ff DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260104s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|ger|| 10.59704/4f765e8aaada43ff doi ger 342 23 Ziebritzki, Catharina Author aut With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - Why W.S. et al and Hamoudi vs Frontex Mark a Turning Point Ziebritzki, Catharina Verfassungsblog 2026-01-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Court of Justice’s judgments in W.S. et al and Hamoudi mark an important shift in accountability at Europe’s borders. The Court made clear that Frontex cannot evade judicial responsibility for fundamental rights violations. The rulings lower evidentiary hurdles for victims of deportations and pushbacks and underscore that remedies against EU agencies must work in practice. Taken together, the cases push back against Frontex’s long-standing structural irresponsibility and reaffirm the rule of law in EU asylum governance. CC BY-SA 4.0 EU Charta Frontex Migration Governance pushbacks Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/w-s-et-al-and-hamoudi-vs-frontex/ raw object