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Who is responsible for saving shipwrecked migrants at sea?

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Oxana Evdokimova | Franziska Wüst
July 12, 2023

Thousands of people die every year in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe. Yet there are laws that regulate the responsibilities for international sea rescue. What are they and what are the limits of the system when it comes to mass migration?

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