Abstract
Abstract EU asylum legislation is the object of protracted policy debates and defines the work of many practitioners. Reiterating the idea behind a reference book, we describe the political and theoretical framework, introduce newcomers to core features of the supranational legislation, and provide a reliable inventory of more than 100 Court judgments. Structural deficits of the Common European Asylum System are discussed together with reform proposals and emerging themes, such as climate change. The evolution of European asylum law over the past decades can be described as a history of half-hearted commitment. Our thematic comments on the contents of the legislation, the case law, and the views of different actors follow the structure of the supranational rulebook on asylum. Each section discusses one instrument: asylum jurisdiction; asylum procedures; criteria for refugee status and subsidiary protection; temporary protection; reception conditions; the legal status of beneficiaries of international protection; resettlement and other legal pathways. Chapter 13 presents both the small print, which informs the legal practice, and the broader legal and conceptual repercussions of the different pieces of legislation.
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