Bilateral Relations in the Mediterranean

Edited by Francesca Ippolito, Associate Professor of International Law, University of Cagliari, Gianluca Borzoni, Associate Professor of History of International Relations, University of Cagliari and Federico Casolari, Associate Professor of European Union Law, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy

• Contents:Preface Marc Maresceau Introduction and acknowledgments Gianluca Borzoni, Federico Casolari and Francesca IppolitoPart IThe national dimension of LEGAL bilateralism IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA1Immigration in Spain: Migratory routes, cooperation with third countries and human rights in return procedures Immaculada González García 2The national dimension of the legal bilateralism in migration domain – The case of GreeceKonstantinos Magliveras3A tug of war between rights and obligations – The case of migration from Malta’s perspectiveIvan Sammut4Bilateral relations between France and its Mediterranean partners Carole Billet5The Italian job: Migration and bilateral relations with Southern Mediterranean countries Marco Borraccetti PART IISUPRANATIONAL FORMS OF LEGAL BILATERALISM IN MIGRATION LAW6 Bilateral cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries: An introduction to the institutional framework and key issues Jan Wouters and Michal Ovádek 7The gendarmes of Europe. Southern Mediterranean States and the EU’s partnership framework on Migration Mauro Gatti 8 Migration and mobility in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood: Mapping out the legal and political framework Peter Van Elsuwege and Zvezda Vankova 9EU-Turkey cooperation in migration matters: A game changer in a multi-layered relationship? Andrea Ott PART IIIHORIZONTAL ISSUES IN MIGRATION MANAGEMENT10The unbearable ‘lightness’ of soft law: On the European Union’s recourse to informal instruments in the fight against illegal immigrationFederico Casolari 11Search and rescue at sea: Shared responsibilities in the Mediterranean SeaEfthymios Papastavridis 12Kissing awake a sleeping beauty? The negotiation process for a Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade AreaFrancesco Seatzu13The rhetoric of human rights in EU external relation in the MediterraneanFrancesca Ippolito14Fighting irregular forms of migration: The poisonous fruits of the securitarian approach to cooperation with Mediterranean countries Marcello Di Filippo Index

‘By incorporating case studies from different countries and on different levels, this book provides a comprehensive overview over issues of migration in the Mediterranean. This comparative approach and broad perspective is a significant strength of this publication, and it allows the anthology to pinpoint central issues of migration in the Mediterranean.’