The article discusses the contribution of European Union law to the construction of a system that, beyond the strict limits of the 1951 Geneva Convention, ensures protection for foreigners at risk beyond the concept of a refugee. The main developments of the so-called Common European Asylum System (CEAS) are analyzed by highlighting their achievements-the moderate coordination and enhancement of international protection-and limitations, related to Convention's disconnection mechanisms. Examination of the latter makes it possible to separate the myths surrounding the operability of refugee law-particularly its complex relationship with the normative sector of human rights-and to clarify the mystifications that tarnish the EU's history in this area, highlighting-especially in the framework of the socalled "refugees crisis"-the responsibilities that members States play in defining and applying the protective framework established.
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