Regional study: management of the European Union external border and the impact on the human rights of migrants 2013, para. 41
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The Special Rapporteur also noted that where strong human rights standards are incorporated into European Union policy and legislation, there is often a wide discrepancy between the texts and member-State implementation. The Commission thus should remain vigilant in monitoring the full and proper implementation of these standards by Member States.
"It is not the existence of a police force that makes a system of … law strong and respected, but the strength of respect for the law that makes it possible for a police force to be effectively organised."
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants