Elena LAZĂR
Migration by sea represents a topic that brings to attention controversial issues, mostly due to the difficulty of achieving the right balance between the two interests at stake- assuring the security and integrity of borders and respecting the rights of irregular migrants that travel by sea. Another challenge and quite a delicate issue is related to the fight against terrorism in the context of recent migration crisis from the past few years. This paper aims to provide on one hand the framework picture of the international legal instruments that deal with this topic in order to emphasize their potential flaws and on the other hand to briefly analyze the bilateral agreements concluded by States in order to better deal with the migratory flow.
