The right of access to justice has not been laid down as a constitutional right as such. The Dutch legal order also does not provide for constitutional review. Both factors contribute to the absence from case-law of the right of access to justice. During the course of this century the ordinary...

With the development towards comprehensive and more sophisticated border control regimes, the problem of protection seekers’ access to EU territory has increasingly come into focus. Disorderly movement is presently the main avenue to safety in the EU, and human smugglers act as important...