Leçons afghanes : les effets néfastes des accords non conventionnels – L’importance d’inscrire à nouveau l’action externe de l’U.E. dans les traités et le respect des droits fondamentaux.

Abstract

This article aims to highlight the effects on the EU’s external action of the use of formally non-legally binding agreements, such as the joint way forward signed with Afghanistan in 2016. The analysis starts from a contextualisation of the legal framework of the EU-Afghanistan cooperation on readmission and then encompasses all the critical issues raised by the use of « non-treaty agreements » in the EU’s external action. In the aftermath of the withdrawal of US and allied armed forces from Afghan territory, it is necessary to reflect on the importance of ensuring that EU diplomacy is consistent with the law of the treaties, the values on which they are based and the respect for fundamental rights.