Seeking asylum : : comparative law and practice in selected European countries / / Hélène Lambert.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 37
• VerfasserIn: Lambert, Hélène,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Martinus Nijhoff,, [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 37.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Exeter, 1992).

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION -- 1. The definition of the term refugee -- 2. The 'right' of asylum -- 3. Refugees as a problem for states -- 4. Book outline -- CHAPTER TWO: ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS -- 1. Relevant domestic provisions -- 1.1. International refugee treaties in the national legal systems -- 1.2. National instruments on refugees -- 2. General features of the asylum procedure -- 3. Participation of the UNHCR -- CHAPTER THREE: RIGHTS OF APPEAL -- 1. The Belgian 'Commission Permanente de Recours des Réfugiés' -- 1.1. The overall appeal procedure -- 1.2. Composition and functions of the CPRR -- 1.3. Proceedings before the CPRR -- 2. The German administrative court system and the 'Bundesverfassungsgericht' -- 2.1. The court system -- 2.2. Termination of residence -- 2.3. Court proceedings -- 3. The French 'Commission de Recours des Réfugiés' -- 3.1. Situations in which asylum and/or the status of refugee are denied -- 3.2. Composition and functions of the CRR -- 3.3. Procedure before the CRR -- 4. The Swedish Aliens Appeals Board -- 4.1. Composition and functions -- 4.2. Proceedings -- 4.3. Special cases decided by the government -- 5. The Swiss 'Commission des Recours en matière d'Asile' -- 5.1. Composition and functions -- 5.2. Proceedings -- 6. The British system of an adjudicator and the Immigration Appeals Tribunal -- 6.1. Situations where there is no right of appeal -- 6.2. Right to appeal and leave to appeal -- CHAPTER FOUR: BURDEN OF PROOF AND RULES OF EVIDENCE -- 1. Proving the existence of a 'well-founded fear of persecution' -- 1.1. Agents of persecution -- 1.2. Grounds of persecution -- 1.3. How to prove a "well-founded fear'? -- 1.4. Past, present and future persecution.

2. Proving the lack of protection -- 2.1. Non-protection of the country of origin -- 2.2. Non-protection of a third country -- CHAPTER FIVE: PROTECTION AGAINST 'REFOULEMENT' AND LIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE PRE-ASYLUM PERIOD -- 1. Restrictions to the free movement of asylum seekers -- 1.1. Detention -- 1.2. Choice of residence -- 2. Employment, education and social assistance -- CHAPTER SIX: 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 -- 3.1. Federal Republic of Germany: 'Duldung' -- 3.2. Switzerland: Temporary admission -- 3.3. United Kingdom: Exceptional leave to remain -- 4. The particular situation of Belgium and France -- CHAPTER SEVEN: THE GRANTING OF REFUGEE STATUS AND OF DURABLE ASYLUM -- 1. Particular situations -- 1.1. 'Second asylum' -- 1.2. Family reunification -- 1.2.1. General human rights instruments -- 1.2.2. Specific instruments on refugees -- 1.2.3. National instruments -- 2. The status of convention refugees -- 2.1. Residence rights and their protection -- 2.2. Identity and travel documents -- 2.3. Civil and political rights -- 2.4. Gainful employment -- 2.5. Welfare -- 2.6. Education, vocational training, language courses -- 2.7. Housing -- 2.8. Naturalization -- 2.9. Assistance towards economic and social integration -- CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSION -- 1. Politics of 'non-entrée' -- 2. Few are recognized as convention refugees -- 3. Prospects for harmonization -- Summary of the principal national legislation -- Bibliography -- Table of cases -- Index -- International Studies in Human Rights.