Evidence in European asylum procedures / by Ida Staffans.

• Superior document: Immigration and asylum law and policy in Europe ; v. 25
• Author: Staffans, Ida.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Immigration and asylum law and policy in Europe ; v. 25.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Evidentiary assessment holds a central position in all forms of judicial decision-making. Also the asylum procedure is dependent on solutions made in theory and practice regarding evidentiary issues. This book explores the particular framework of evidentiary assessment in selected European appellate asylum procedures and discusses the relationship between these procedures, on the one hand, and between these procedures and other legal systems, including the EU legal order, on the other. Conclusions are made regarding the similarities and differences between the German, English and Finnish asylum procedures and the position and impact of European legal norms on the national procedures. The book further discusses possibilities for harmonization and the future work towards a Common European Asylum System.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- I. Introduction -- II. Substantive Framework for the Study -- III. Asylum and Evidence -- IV. Evidence in the European Appellate Asylum Procedure -- V. Use of Evidence in German Appellate Asylum Procedure -- VI. Evidence in Finnish Appellate Asylum Procedure -- VII. Evidence in English Appellate Asylum Procedure -- VIII. Comparison of Evidentiary Standards -- IX. Harmonisation of Procedures in the Common European -- X. Evidence in European Appellate Asylum Procedure -- Annex I -- Bibliography -- Index.