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Faculty of Law Bihać, University of Bihać , Bihać , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Law Bihać, University of Bihać , Bihać , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Law Bihać, University of Bihać , Bihać , Bosnia and Herzegovina
While Bosnian society seeks to ensure the standards of the institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe within its own society, we face the problem of security of state borders and the growing trend of illegal migration. Una Sana Canton has become a kind of buffer zone towards "open Europe or Europe of fortresses" where all the shortcomings of international legal protection of the rights of the mentioned categories and unaccompanied minors can be noticed. The policy of the state of B&H towards migrants, and the rhetoric of international organizations indicate the reality of the non-functioning of the coordination mechanism of state institutions. Illegal migration enjoys certain international rights, which must be respected. Discriminatory attitudes of some EU member state have directed migration flows towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the inability of their own decision makers and the structure of state power have intensively directed illegal migration, mostly towards Una Sana Canton. Assistance programs indicate different interests, the permeability of the state border on the east side and its protection on the west side on the border with Croatia / EU with the retention of migrants in B&H, in Una-Sana Canton as long as possible. The international organizations IOM and UNHCR manage business locally for significantly higher fees, bypassing local actors who bear the burden of the crisis intensively for the fourth year in a row. The current crisis continues while maintaining different approaches. Different interests have shown the lack of responsibility of both international (European) and national actors for adequate action, the example of the reception camp Lipa.
migrant crisis, illegal migrants, Western Balkans route, migration crisis management, division of responsibilities
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