CHAPTER 4 - BASIC

The fourth chapter of the Handbook on asylum and migration (Handbook „Protecting the Rights of Migrants in the Republic of Serbia“ and the Online Course on asylum and migration) concerns the principle of a safe third country. It considers the origin and the purpose of the principle on a safe third country, the concept of return under the Dublin Regulation and the concept of a safe third country in EU law, as well as standards pertaining to the concept of a safe third country as they have been established by the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.

The second part of the chapter discusses the Dublin system and the concept of a safe third country as they affect Republic of Serbia. This part of the curriculum explains the importance of the Dublin system for Republic of Serbia and given the fact that Serbia is a candidate country for membership in the European Union rather than a member state, provisions of Republic of Serbia domestic law relevant for enforcement of the concept of a safe third country are examined, as well as previous practice of Republic of Serbia bodies and problems that have been identified in practice.