http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220906-230448-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/whats-in-a-name/ What’s in a Name? - Fragments of Accountability and the Resignation of the Frontex Executive Director Gkliati, Mariana eng 2022-09-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The available non-judicial forms of accountability are insufficient to ensure the accountability of the agency. Neither their combination nor the respective parts can constitute effective non-judicial remedy in the meaning of Article 13 of the European Convention for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, while their pre-emptive functionality is not deemed adequate to prevent violations. Therefore, the need for legal accountability in the form of judicial remedies becomes all the more essential.