The Pact on Migration and Asylum: Turning the European Territory into a Non-territory?

Inventory of the Vilateral Agreements linked to Readmission

The Inventory of the Bilateral Agreements Linked to Readmission was created in 2006. Since its inception, it has been updated on a monthly basis. In the parlance of the institutions of the European Union (EU), readmission refers to the expulsion of aliens who do not or longer have the right to stay on the territory of the EU. The online dataset contains more than 640 references to bilateral agreements linked to readmission (be they standard or not). Prior registration (including compliance with Terms of Use and Ethics Statement) is required to access the Inventory. The rationale for the Inventory lies in showing that the EU's readmission system has expanded while mobilizing today more than 125 countries worldwide, be they poor or rich, large or small, conflict-ridden or not, democratically organized or authoritarian. This is a powerfully inclusive system. To understand the scope of this system, it is important to analyze the drivers that have been conducive to its unprecedented geographical expansion and materialization. The analysis of such drivers lies at the intersection of various disciplines including political science, international relations, law, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and history. The field of investigation on the readmission system is huge and interdisciplinary research is much needed.