'Protection' in european union asylum law : : international and european law requirements for assessing available protection as a criterion for refugee and subsidiary status / / Julian M. Lehmann.

• Superior document: International refugee law series ; volume18
• VerfasserIn: Lehmann, Julian,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: International refugee law series ; volume18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Asylum law in the European Union is ripe with caveats that allow authorities to reject asylum applications due to 'protection' received in the home country or another location. But what does 'protection' mean in this context? And when is it strong enough to make denying an application lawful? Departing from the notion that refugee status is a "surrogate" for lacking protection at home, Julian M. Lehmann investigates the interplay of international law and European Union law on protection against harm by non-state actors, the Internal Protection Alternative concept, and asylum in third countries en route to the European Union. Lehmann demonstrates how conflating these concepts risks equating international protection with mere safety, which stands in contrast to the very purpose of refugee law.

Table of Contents

Introduction : why researching the uses of the term 'protection' in EU asylum law -- International protection vs. 'domestic' protection -- Protection against harm -- The internal protection alternative -- Protection in third countries -- Conclusion : what paradigm of protection for EU asylum law?