EU Asylum Procedures and the Right to an Effective Remedy

Adequate and fair asylum procedures are a precondition for the effective exercise of rights granted to asylum applicants, in particular the prohibition of refoulement. In 1999 the EU Member States decided to work towards a Common European Asylum System. In this context the Procedures Directive was adopted in 2005 and recast in 2013. This directive provides for important procedural guarantees for asylum applicants, but also leaves much discretion to the EU Member States to design their own asylum procedures. This book examines the meaning of the EU right to an effective remedy in terms of the legality and interpretation of the Procedures Directive in regard to several key aspects of asylum procedure: the right to remain on the territory of the Member State, the right to be heard, the standard and burden of proof and evidentiary assessment, judicial review and the use of secret evidence. - See more at: http://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/eu-asylum-procedures-and-the-right-to-an-effective-remedy-9781509907427/#sthash.kMP66amw.dpuf

1. Introduction: In Search of EU Standards for Asylum Procedures Part I Preliminary Issues 2. The Common European Asylum System and the Applicability 3. The Subsidiary Role of International Treaties as Sources 4. The EU Right to an Effective Remedy and Related 5. Preliminary Conclusions and Methodology used for the Following Chapters Part II Key Issues of Asylum Procedures 6. The Right to Remain on the Territory of the Member State 7. The Asylum Applicant's Right to be Heard on his Asylum Motives 8. The Burden and Standard of Proof and Evidentiary Assessment 9. Judicial Review of the Establishment and Qualification of the Facts 10. The Use of Secret Information in Asylum Cases Part III Conclusions 11. Towards a Common and Fair European Asylum Procedure? - See more at: http://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/eu-asylum-procedures-and-the-right-to-an-effective-remedy-9781509907427/#sthash.kMP66amw.dpuf