This article analyses the decisions of Belgian and Dutch courts concerning the repatriation of the family members of foreign fighters who are now detained in dire conditions in North-East Syria. The article shows that, under international law, these women and children have no individual right to be repatriated by their State of nationality, based on either consular assistance, the extraterritorial applicability of human rights treaties, or the right of return to one's own country. Nonetheless there are good reasons why States should exercise their prerogative to repatriate.

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遣返外国战士家属：个人权利还是国家特权？

本文分析了比利时和荷兰法院关于遣返目前被关押在叙利亚东北部条件恶劣的外国战斗人员家属的决定。文章表明，根据国际法，这些妇女和儿童没有个人权利被其国籍国遣返，无论是基于领事协助、人权条约的域​​外适用性还是返回自己国家的权利。尽管如此，各国有充分的理由行使其遣返特权。