Michigan Journal of International Law Volume 39 Issue 1 2018 Refugees and the Right to Freedom of Movement: From Flight to Return Marjoleine Zieck University of Amsterdam Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil Part of the Human Rights Law Commons, Immigration Law Commons, and the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Marjoleine Zieck, Refugees and the Right to Freedom of Movement: From Flight to Return, 39 MICH. J. INT'L L. 19 (2018). Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol39/iss1/3 This Special Feature is brought to you for free and open access by the Michigan Journal of International Law at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Michigan Journal of International Law by an authorized editor of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. REFUGEES AND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT: FROM FLIGHT TO RETURN* Marjoleine Zieck** INTRODUCTION ................................................. 21 I. THE RIGHT TO LEAVE ONE’S COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF ASYLUM ................................................ 24 A. Introduction ........................................ 24 B. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ... 26 C. Derogation: Restrictions Imposed by the Country of Origin Based on a Public Emergency ................ 33 D. Does the Purpose of Departure Matter from a Legal Point of View? ..................................... 34 E. Restrictions Imposed by Other States ................ 37 II. THE RIGHT TO ENTER AN ASYLUM STATE, OR THE RIGHT TO ACCESS PROTECTION ......................... 45 A. Introduction ........................................ 45 B. The Right to Seek Asylum: Corresponding Obligations? ........................................ 45 C. The Principle of Non-refoulement: Extraterrorial Reach .............................................