Asylum Law and Practice, 2nd edition
Mark Symes and Peter Jorro
"...this is a monumental work..." Justice Journal, 2004
"...wholly comprehensive and pre-eminent..." Lord Justice Simon Brown
Essential for anyone who wishes to understand the modern framework of international protection for asylum seekers in the UK
Written by two leading authorities on refugee law, Asylum Law and Practice, 2nd edition is a detailed exposition of the law relating to international protection.
Bringing together in one volume all relevant aspects of asylum law and practice in the United Kingdom, this book is comprehensive enough to serve as a reliable source of information and analysis to all practitioners.
Its depth, thoroughness, and clarity make it a compulsory purchase for all practitioners wanting to put forward well-supported arguments to the Home Office, Courts and Tribunals.
The book focuses on UK practice and procedure, but in addressing the refugee definition deals with case law from other jurisdictions; such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
It addresses all aspects of claiming asylum and the processing of protection claims; from the New Asylum Model to appeals in the Upper Tribunal:
Humanitarian Protection
Third country cases
The treatment of asylum seekers
Advise your clients with confidenceAsylum Law and Practice, 2nd edition will prove an indispensable resource for you and your practice by saving you time and helping to make you even more effective.
"...this is a first-rate collection of the jurisprudence, complemented by solid analysis - it will be indespensable in advocacy work for refugees and human rights..." Professor Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
This new edition:
Features the Qualification Directive and other elements of the Common European Asylum System
Will be the first textbook which gives a detailed analysis of appeals in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the Upper Tribunal
Contains a more detailed section on the treatment of asylum seekers: their rights to work, benefits, travel documents and family reunion The Common European Asylum System has provoked important developments such as:
The potential protection for civilians fearing armed conflict
The right to work for asylum seekersDomestic law has deepened its consideration of refugee issues, with judges:
Discussing the Istanbul Protocol and the approach to medical evidence
Implications of the route and method of return
The denial of nationality rights as persecution
The limits of the human rights approach to the meaning of persecution
Refugee claims in wartime and based on double jeopardy
Challenging third country returns under the Dublin II Regulation and the ECHR
The circumstances in which claims by gay asylum seekers might succeed
Bibliographic detail
ISBN: 1845924533
ISBN 13 Digit: 9781845924539
Publication Date: Jun-10
Format: Hardback
Availability: In print
List price: £138