EXTERNAL BORDER CONTROL AS A SECURITY TOOL: AN APPROACH TO THE NEW FRONTEX LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This paper provides a legal analysis of the European Area of Freedom,Security and Justice arising from the Treaty of Lisbon. One of the mostinteresting aspects of its application and configuration is the developmentof the competences of the European Union and the MemberStates for control of Europe's external borders. In this work, weconsider that the European Space has demonstrated its effectiveness incontrolling the arrival of immigrants into Europe. Given the usefulnessof these legal mechanisms, we can expect it to be developed over thecoming years to correct some of the deficiencies identified so far.Effective control of Europe's external borders will result in greater securityfor the Member States and for the Union as a whole.