Schengen Regime for Administering EU external borders

Europski prostor tijekom svoje novije povijesti (nakon II. svjetskog rata) bilježi velike i radikalne promjene glede graničnog režima i uloge granica. Od rigorozno čuvane granice i vrlo složenog postupka za ulaz u prostor Zapadne i Istočne Europe, posebno u njenom srednjem dijelu, posljednja dva desetljeća svjedoci smo liberalizacije graničnog režima. Nekadašnje ˝hermetički˝ zatvorene granice, koje su predstavljale velike gospodarske i političke zapreke, postale su tako znatno otvorenije, a promet ljudi, ideja i materijalnih dobara znatno liberalniji. Režim upravljanja vanskim granicama EU prolazi kroz transformaciju koja je bez presedana, čije su temeljne manifestacije ubrzana izgradnja pravnog okvira i institucionalizacija. U okviru implementacije novog sustava nadzora vanjskih granica EU, posebno u praktičnoj provedbi, javljaju se i mnoge kontroverze i problemi. Autor u radu, analizom postojeće regulative i njene praktične primjene, pokušava ukazati na neke od temeljnih kontroverzi i do sada uočene probleme, čije rješavanje bi moglo rezultirati uspostavom kvalitetnijeg sustava nadzora vanjskih granica šengenskog prostora, posebno glede zaštite temeljnih ljudskih prava.The area of Europe during its more recent history (after World War II) has been marked by huge and radical changes regarding its border regime and the role of borders. From the rigorously guarded borders and the very complex procedure for entry into the area between Western and Eastern Europe we have borne witness to the liberalization of the border regime. The former ‘ hermetically’ closed borders which posed great business and political hindrances have become considerably more open and the movement of people, ideas and goods has become more liberal. The regime for EU external border administration is going through an unprecedented transformation. This has been manifested by the speedy creation of legal frameworks and institutionalization. Within the implementation of a new system of EU external border supervision, in particular its practical application, many controversial problems have arisen. In this paper, the author, by analyzing the existing regulations and their practical application, attempts to demonstrate some of the fundamental controversies and noted problems, the resolution of which could result in the establishment of a more quality system of supervision of the Schengen external borders in particular regarding the protection of fundamental human rights