The Impact of Anti - Terrorism Policies in the Operationof the Right of Asylum: An Implosion in the Realization of HumanRights Law

The Impact of Anti - Terrorism Policies in the Operation of the Right of Asylum: An Implosion in the Realization of Human Rights Law

In the last few years the Western world has generally experienced a drastic restraint in the national policies concerning asylum and refugee law, mainly due to the huge recrudescence of international terrorism. This dreadful phenomenon has had its peaks in the September 11, 2001 brutal assaults against United States and in the vicious attacks perpetrated in Bali, Madrid, Beslan, London, Sharm el Sheikh, the Russian city of Nalchik and New Delhi, respectively on October 12, 2002, March 11, 2004, September 1, 2004, July 7, 2005, July 23, 2005, October 13, 2005 and October 29, 2005. Since September 11, 2001, international terrorism has caused more than 4,300 casualties among innocent people. As a result of these events, most countries constituting the potential target of terrorists have significantly restricted opportunities of access of foreigners into their territories -including refugees and asylum seekers - due to fear that under the mask of persons invoking protection activists of terrorist groups are disguised, ready to bring death and destruction in the country. This article analysis the impact of anti terrorism policies in the way of contracting of human rights law.