On The Study Of International Law Issues Under The European Refugee Crisis

The definition of refugees has gone through a long and tortuous process of development,based on Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in 1951 and Protocol to the Status of Refugees in 1967,the definition has been supplemented and expanded by the regional documentsthe Organization of African Unity(OA)Convention on Certain Aspects of Refugee Problems of Africa in 1969,the Cartagena Declaration in 1984 and EU Directive on the Protection of Refugees in 2004.A large number of refugees poured into Europe has caused the largest wave of refugees since World War II,it was the "most serious" and"unprecedented" refugee crisis for European countries and over 1 million people poured into Europe in 2015.The refugee tide had its salient features:large-scale,highly concentrated,clear lines,complex identity.The main causes of this refugee crisis are:historical and geographical factors,economic and political factors,differences in aid and policy,and the armed interference of other countries' internal affairs by the Western countries leading by the United States.However,EU countries had exposed many problems in face of the refugee crisis.First of all,the EU has problems in the design of the legal system for refugee screening.According to the provisions of the Dublin Convention,the screening of refugee status is determined by the first immigrant refugee country,and it needs to help solving their basic living needs.In face of the refugee tide,those "front-line countries" in mainland Europe were overwhelmed and unable to screened out one by one,and even let the refugees flow into the depths of the European continent,the relevant EU law on refugee became a mere scrap of paper.In addition,the screening process of European refugees is complicated and inefficient,also resulting in the retention of a large number of refugees.Second,the EU's assumption of refugee resettlement is based on comprehensive factors such as economic and social development,population size and some other factors.However,this kind of apportionment lacks legal basis,all other EU countries are reluctant to share their responsibilities except Germany and Sweden,causing the refugee apportionment to run aground.In addition,the acceptance standards of various countries in Europe are not unified,which is also one of the important reasons why refugees are so "picky".All EU countries should agree to one unified standard for refugee accommodation that made according to the EU's "Standards of Acceptance Criteria."In the late 1970s and early 1980s,China received nearly 300,000 Indo-Chinese refugees,provided them with shelter and basic living,and later relocated them to provinces and help them integrate into local life.Although China had practical experience in receiving refugees,the refugee law in our country remains blank at present.Since the end of the last century,the EU has started to promote the construction of a refugee legal system and has formed a complete system of refugee asylum.Our country could learn it from the definition of refugees,the rights of refugees,the screening of refugees and the resettlement of refugees.