Compliance with the International Gender Framework in Maritime Mixed Migration Interception and Rescue Operations: The Case of Spain in a European Context

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https://doi.org/10.25267/Paix_secur_int.2023.i11.1203

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Published: 01-10-2023
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  • Isabel Lirola-Delgado (ES) Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

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Women make up around 10% of those who arrive irregularly in Spain through mixed migration by sea. Spain, meanwhile, has carried out an extensive overhaul of regulations relating to gender, which has been driven not only by social changes but largely due to international obligations and commitments. Taking these factors as a basis, this article focuses on an analysis of the extent to which Spain is complying with these international obligations and commitments on gender in cases of rescue or interception operations at sea involving mixed migration in a European context. 

The article aims to not only establish the contextual and regulatory framework but also to evaluate the extent to which Spain complies with the Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Information from current national and international monitoring and follow-up mechanisms is used for this evaluation. Following this, we move on to identify problems and obstacles hampering compliance and to propose potential changes and improvements. It is hoped that the reflections and conclusions of this article, which is intended as a case study, will be of use to other States both inside and outside the European Union.

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Lirola-Delgado, I. (2023). Compliance with the International Gender Framework in Maritime Mixed Migration Interception and Rescue Operations: The Case of Spain in a European Context. PEACE & SECURITY-PAIX ET SÉCURITÉ INTERNATIONALES (EuroMediterranean Journal of International Law and International Relations), (11). https://doi.org/10.25267/Paix_secur_int.2023.i11.1203

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