Political Logic of Biometrics in the EU Migration

Kairi NIIHIRO

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The Schengen Agreement has allowed more than 400 million people to cross borders, with approximately 3.5 million people crossing borders on a daily basis and nearly 1.7 million people living in different countries and commuting to another country. This mechanism,which also allows non-EU citizens to cross borders, has caused a number of problems. For example, it is possible to move to another EU country with an expired visa, or to apply for refugee status in several countries at the same time. The EU has set up an IT system and an operational agency to monitor and control the flow of different types of people to correct this side effect. Eu-LISA is an agency commissioned by the EU and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. There are six systems in operation; Schengen Information System(SIS), Visa Information System (VIS), Entry Exit System (EES), European Travel Information and authorization System (ETIAS), European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), and Eurodac. By describing the legal structure and analyzing in philosophical approach, this master's thesis aims to introduce the expansion of Biometrics Technology impacted the use of human body as an official document in the borderless communities such as the European Union.

Abstract:

The Schengen Agreement has allowed more than 400 million people to cross borders, with approximately 3.5 million people crossing borders on a daily basis and nearly 1.7 million people living in different countries and commuting to another country. This mechanism,which also allows non-EU citizens to cross borders, has caused a number of problems. For example, it is possible to move to another EU country with an expired visa, or to apply for refugee status in several countries at the same time. The EU has set up an IT system and an operational agency to monitor and control the flow of different types of people to correct this side effect. Eu-LISA is an agency commissioned by the EU and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. There are six systems in operation; Schengen Information System(SIS), Visa Information System (VIS), Entry Exit System (EES), European Travel Information and authorization System (ETIAS), European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), and Eurodac. By describing the legal structure and analyzing in philosophical approach, this master's thesis aims to introduce the expansion of Biometrics Technology impacted the use of human body as an official document in the borderless communities such as the European Union.

Keywords

Biometrics, Migration, Interoperability, Biopolitics, Phenomenology, EU

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 1. 8. 2024

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: JUDr. Pavel Bureš, Ph.D.

UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI

Filozofická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Humanities / Euroculture