Inside Asylum Appeals: Access, Participation and Procedure in Europe

Author: Nick Gill; Nicole Hoellerer; Jessica Hambly; Daniel Fisher
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032281155
Published In: August 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Appeals are a crucial part of Europe’s asylum system, but remain poorly understood. Building on insights and perspectives from legal geography and socio-legal studies, this book shines a light on what takes place during asylum appeals and puts forward suggestions for improving their fairness and accessibility. Drawing on hundreds of ethnographic observations of appeal hearings, as well as research interviews, the authors paint a detailed picture of the limitations of refugee protection available through asylum appeals. Refugee law can appear dependable and reliable in policy documents and legal texts. However, this work offers the unique insight that, in reality, myriad social, political, psychological, linguistic, contextual and economic factors interfere with and frequently confound the protection that refugee law promises during its concrete enactment. Drawing on evidence from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom, the book equips readers with a clear sense of the fragility of legal protection for people forced to migrate to Europe.

The book will appeal to scholars of migration studies, legal studies, legal geography and the social sciences generally, as well as practitioners in asylum law throughout Europe and beyond.

Acknowledgements; Table of Figures; List of Acronyms

1. Introduction; 2. What are asylum appeals?; 3. Approaching Asylum Appeals; 4. Before the Hearing: Waiting, Preparation and Anticipation; 5. Arriving at Court: First Impressions, Orientation and the Fragility of Trust; 6. Assembling Appeals: Material Perspectives on Gathering Evidence and People; Policy and Practice Compendium 1; 7. The Politics of Speed: Adjudication and Participation Under Time Pressure; 8. Barriers to Communication in Asylum Appeals: Interpretation, Disclosure and Distractions; Policy and Practice Compendium 2; 9. Mistakes and Incompetence; 10. Judicial Questioning During Hearings; 11. Judicial Styles; Policy and Practice Compendium 3; 12. Conclusion