EUR  â¬279.60EUR  â¬233.00 excl. VAT
Seeking Asylum
Comparative Law and Practice in Selected European Countries
Series: - International Studies in Human Rights, Volume: 37
Author:
'...achieves its posited aims of considering in detail the law and practice of the six States selected, and would be a welcome addition to any library.'
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 46.
`... provides much useful information, discloses important elements of domestic law and practice, and points out critical aspects of the ongoing EU/EC harmonization of asylum policy.'
Nordic Journal of International Law, 66 (1997).
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 46.
`... provides much useful information, discloses important elements of domestic law and practice, and points out critical aspects of the ongoing EU/EC harmonization of asylum policy.'
Nordic Journal of International Law, 66 (1997).
1: Introduction. 1. The definition of the term refugee. 2. The 'right' of asylum. 3. Refugees as a problem for states. 4. Book outline. 2: Admission Procedures for Asylum Seekers. 1. Relevant domestic provisions. 2. General features of the asylum procedure. 3. Participation of the UNHCR. 3: Rights of Appeal. 1. The Belgian `Commission Permanente de Recours des Réfugiés'. 2. The German administrative court systems and the `Bundesverfassungsgericht'. 3. The French `Commission de Recours des Réfugiés'. 4. The Swedish Aliens Appeals Board. 5. The Swiss `Commission de Recours en matière d'Asile'. 6. The British system of an Adjudicator and the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. 4: Standard of Proof and Rules of Evidence. 1. Proving the existence of a `well-founded fear of persecution'. 2. Proving the lack of protection. 5: Protection Against `Refoulement' and Living Conditions During the Pre-Asylum Period. 1. Restrictions to the free movement of asylum seekers. 2. Employment, education and social assistance. 6: De facto Refugees: a Legal Status or a Mere Tolerance? 1. General observation at a European level. 2. A legal status in Sweden. 3. A mere tolerance in the Federal Republic of Germany, in Switzerland and in the United Kingdom. 4. The particular situation of Belgium and France. 7: The Granting of Refugee Status and of Durable Asylum. 1. Particular situations. 2. The status of convention refugees. 8: Conclusion. 1. Politics of `non-entrée'. 2. Few are recognized as convention refugees. 3. Prospects for harmonization. Summary of the principal national legislation. Bibliography. Index.