THE CHANGING LAWS: “IMMIGRATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON, THE UNTIMELY FATE OF SYRIAN REFUGEES”
THE CHANGING LAWS: “IMMIGRATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON, THE UNTIMELY FATE OF SYRIAN REFUGEES”

Summary/Abstract: The Syrian Crisis has taken unexpected turns and has been on the news since itseruption in 2011. The crisis gained considerable momentum which led Syrian people to fleethe country in masses. The neighboring countries like: Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey havetaken the lion’s share of the stricken refugees. As the country has been engulfed in chaos, themasses headed to Europe via Turkey or crossing the Mediterranean Sea.The European countries were hit by refugees’ waves not only Syrians but also fromother countries too which led to the issuing of new norms and laws to host the unprecedentednumber of new comers. The process of taking in refugees as asylum seekers or individuals forneed of protection until their country is safe again gathered many international powers to dealwith the matter.The European Law in compliance with international law had to face the situation of theserefugees. It had to adapt and limit the overflow of refugees that eventually would pose animminent threat to the host societies’ stability. The flood of immigrants every year to Europe sinceconflict and war broke in the Middle East and North Africa left the E.U and the neighboringcountries divided on how to approach the growing concerns over the refugees’ crisis.

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