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
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