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Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration -2013-
Vienna/Strasbourg, 11 June 2013
European Court of Human Rights and EU Fundamental Rights Agency launch
Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) are today launching a second practical guide to European law. The Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration builds on the experience of the first joint project between the two institutions which led to the publication of the Handbook on European non-discrimination law in 2011.
Today’s handbook is the first comprehensive guide to European law in the areas of asylum, borders and immigration, taking into account both the case-law of the ECtHR and that of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It also contains the relevant EU Regulations and Directives, as well as references to the European Social Charter (ESC) and other Council of Europe instruments. The handbook focuses on law covering the situation of third-country nationals in Europe and covers a broad range of topics, including access to asylum procedures, procedural safeguards and legal support in asylum and return cases, detention and restrictions to freedom of movement, forced returns, and economic and social rights. The guide is aimed at lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, as well as non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in the areas covered by the handbook.
“European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast and becoming increasingly complex,” said FRA Director Morten Kjaerum at a seminar held today at the ECtHR in Strasbourg on the occasion of the launch. “This handbook offers, in a user friendly manner, information and assistance to practitioners in the field, improving the rights situation of migrants and asylum seekers in the EU.”
“Improving the understanding of common principles developed in the case-law of the ECtHR and the CJEU in this field is essential for the proper implementation of relevant standards and ensuring the full respect of human rights at national level,” said Court President Dean Spielmann in his opening words at the seminar.
The guide will be launched today in four languages (English, French, German and Italian), with versions in seven further languages (Spanish, Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Hungarian and Polish) to follow later this year.
This press release is a document produced by the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA. It does not bind the Court.
You can download the handbook here: Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration (260 pages)
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The Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration is jointly produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA. It examines the relevant law in the field of asylum, borders and immigration stemming from both European systems: the European Union and the Council of Europe. It provides an accessible guide to the various European standards relevant to asylum, borders and immigration.
The handbook is the second joint publication of this kind following a first handbook on non-discrimination issued in 2011. It is based on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice as well as on the relevant EU regulations and directives. It is also a first point of reference on the European Social Charter (ESC) and other instruments of the Council of Europe.
It is designed to assist legal practitioners at national and European level, including lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, as well as non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in any of the areas the handbook sets out to cover.
Looking at the situation of foreigners who are referred to by the EU as third-country nationals, the handbook covers a broad variety of topics, structured in the following nine chapters:•
- access to the territory and to procedures (see Chapter 1)
Provides an overview of the regimes applicable to those who wish to enter the territory of a European state. This chapter also sets out the main parameters that states have to respect under ECHR law as well as under EU law when imposing conditions for access to the territory or when carrying out border management activities. - status and associated documentation (see Chapter 2)
Looks at status and documentation of different groups of migrants. - asylum determination and barriers to removal: substantive issues (see Chapter 3)
Considers when an individual must not, or may not, be removed from a state due to requirements of EU law and/or the ECHR. - procedural safeguards and legal support in asylum and return cases (see Chapter 4)
Looks at the procedure for examining applications for international protection (asylum procedures), as well as procedures for expulsion or return. - private and family life and the right to marry (see Chapter 5)
Examines the right to respect for private and family life as well as the right to marry and to found a family. It also looks at questions relating to family regularisation and reunification as well as safeguards to preserve family unity. - detention and restrictions on the freedom of movement (see Chapter 6)
This chapter deals with deprivation of liberty and restriction on the freedom of movement of asylum seekers and persons in return procedures. It lists the necessary procedural and substantial safeguards that have to be respected to ensure that detention is lawful and not arbitrary. It also covers alternatives to detention and concludes by providing some guidance relating to detention conditions and compensation for unlawful detention. - forced returns and manner of removal (see Chapter 7)
Examines the manner in which an alien is removed from a state. Legal barriers to removal, such as barriers to removing asylum seekers, are examined in Chapters 1, 3 and 4. - economic and social rights (see Chapter 8)
Provides a brief overview of both EU and Council of Europe standards relating to access to economic and social rights, namely the right to work, education, housing, healthcare and social protection. - persons with specific needs (see Chapter 9).
Looks at certain groups of individuals who could be classified as especially vulnerable and requiring specific attention. Both EU and ECHR law may afford extra protection to persons with specific needs.
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helpful interactive database by AIDA
Mapping asylum procedures, reception conditions and detention in Europe
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