Book Review: Giulia Raimondo, The European Integrated Border Management: Frontex, Human Rights, and International Responsibility, Hart Publishing (2024)

Book Review: Giulia Raimondo, The European Integrated Border Management: Frontex, Human Rights, and International Responsibility, Hart Publishing (2024)

Giulia Raimondo’s book entitled The European Integrated Border Management: Frontex, Human Rights, and International Responsibility offers a thorough analysis of the current administration of the European borders while raising critical questions about the attribution of international responsibility. In the introduction, the author mentions a tragic shipwreck that took place in February 2023 off the Italian coast, where the delayed response of the Italian coast guard and Frontex resulted in significant loss of life. This incident highlights the dire circumstances at the European Union (EU) borders, where lives are at stake and human rights are often violated. Raimondo uses this event to frame the central discussion of her book, raising critical questions on the attribution of international responsibility: who is responsible under International Law for the loss of life during these operations? Can Frontex and Schengen Member States be held accountable for human rights violations during the EIBM implementation? And how should responsibility be distributed among them?