‘Failing Forward’ Towards Which Europe? Organized Hypocrisy in the Common European Asylum System

Transnational Judicial Dialogue, Harmonization and the Common European Asylum System

Increased policy harmonization on refugee matters in the European Union (EU), namely the creation of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS), has created the imperative for a transnational judicial comparative dialogue between national courts. This article is based on a structured, focused comparison approach to examining a key element of a transnational European legal dialogue, namely, the use ...

European Asylum Policy

European Asylum Policy Policy towards asylum seekers has been a controversial topic for more than a decade. Rising numbers of asylum applications have been met with ever-tougher policies to deter them. Following a period of policy harmonisation, the EU has reached a crucial stage in the development of a new Common European Asylum System. This paper seeks to shed light on what form this should t...

Common DRG System - the Future of Europe? A Response to Recent Commentary

The Future of the Common European Asylum System: In Need of a More Comprehensive Burden-Sharing Approach

The Commission presented its Green Paper on the Future of the European Asylum System in June 2007. The Green Paper builds on the 2005 Hague Programme Action Plan with its objective of creating a common European asylum system. Such a system aims not only at establishing a level playing field in protection standards across the Member States, but also to ensure a higher degree of solidarity betwee...

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments and international agencies have grappled with the twin problems of providing adequate humanitarian assistance...