Access to Justice for Migrants and Asylum Seekers in EuropeFurther to the 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice (Lanzarote, Spain, 25-26 October 2007), the Council of Europe has continued working on access to justice for migrants and asylum seekers. This publication contains an assessment of the situation faced by this vulnerable category of persons in accessing justice. It deals in particular with the identification of measures - both existing and new - for facilitating and ensuring such access for these people. |
Contents
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Exclusions page | 21 |
Researchers page | 27 |
Provisions of general | 37 |
The scope of rights of access to justice | 67 |
Longterm residents page | 79 |
Asylum seekers page | 80 |
Asylum seekers page 28 | 92 |
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Challenge to removal page | 99 |
Effective remedies page | 105 |
consular assistance | 111 |
Shortcomings and remedies | 121 |
Possible action by the Council of Europe | 127 |
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