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See, for example, I. Mann, supra note 52 (putting forward a version of international criminal law which ‘recognises the reality of global cultural and moral difference, without relinquishing the discipline’s commitment to account for the worse of crimes’); W. L. Cheah, ‘Courts as Cross-cultural Translators: An Expressivist Analysis of the Judicial Accommodation of Cultural Evidence in ...
- Barrie Sander
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to an ill-starred society and legal system. Whereas, asylum seekers have a legitimate and well-founded international right to seek asylum, various policies, guidelines, and measures in. lace make this an often cumbersome process. To understand the hardship, joys and losses that asylum seekers face, one must get acquainted with the right to ...
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Feb 3, 2015 · In this regard, it is worth noting that, while in common law judicial decisions constitute primary sources of law, in international law they are secondary sources and enjoy the same status as the views ‘of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations ’ (article 38(d) of the Statute of International Court of Justice (ICJ), emphasis added). Article 59 of the ICJ Statute ...
- María-Teresa Gil-Bazo
- 2015
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- Purpose
- What is Asylum?
- Asylum Element #1: Harm Constituting Persecution (Cont.)
- Protected Ground #2: Religion
- Protected Ground #4: Political Opinion
- Asylum Elements #1-4: Possible Outcomes
- Rebuttable Presumption of WFF
- Rebuttable Presumption of WFF: Possible Outcomes
- Asylum: Key Takeaways
- What is Withholding of Removal under the INA?
- How do you qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture?
- Eligibility Requirements
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Provide a basic overview of the legal framework underlying Asylum, Withholding of Removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The information in this lecture is not a comprehensive review of the topics that will be covered in the model hearings. Rather, this lecture provides...
A form of relief available to noncitizens who fear persecution based on a protected ground in their country of nationality or last habitual residence. If an Immigration Judge grants Asylum, the Government cannot remove the applicant from the United States.
The following, without more, generally do NOT constitute persecution: Discrimination Generalized conditions of violence Generalized poverty or an unfavorable economic situation Damage to personal property Attempts by law enforcement to detain a person for legal reasons Military recruitment Anonymous, non-specific threats This list is non-exhaustive...
Examples: Harm inflicted for practicing a specific religion Serious discrimination or criminal penalties imposed for practicing a certain religion
Affirmative political opinion An applicant holds a sincere political opinion and The persecutor is seeking to overcome that opinion. Imputed political opinion A persecutor’s belief that a person has a particular political opinion, regardless of whether that person holds such belief. Asylum Element #2: A Protected Ground
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If an applicant establishes PP: • The Immigration Judge presumes that the applicant also has
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Credibility and corroboration are threshold issues that can be fatal to a claim before the merits. 5 elements to prove Asylum: Harm constituting persecution; A protected ground (race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a PSG); Nexus; State action; and Discretion. May claim PP or WFF or both. Watch out for shifting burdens de...
Protection from removal If statutorily eligible, Withholding of Removal is mandatory. In general, noncitizens seek Withholding of Removal when they are ineligible for Asylum because of one or more Asylum bars.
The applicant must establish that: It is more likely than not they would be tortured if returned to their home country. More likely than not = Greater than a 50% chance of torture High bar AND The torture must be at the hands of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiesc...
Executive Office for Immigration Review | Model Hearing Program United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review This concludes the Model Hearing Program’s Substantive Law Lecture on Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Protection Under the U.N. Convention Against Torture. Thank you for joining us.
Abstract. This chapter explores the right to asylum in international law of universal and regional scope, including the right to seek asylum and the right to be granted asylum,. It does so by examining the evolution of asylum in international law and practice, as well as the jurisprudence of a number of courts, most notably the Court of Justice ...
Jun 4, 2024 · Asylum is a form of legal protection that host countries grant to migrants who have been forcibly displaced and are fleeing harm or persecution, or the fear of persecution, in their place of origin.
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C49.P1 Until recently, the constitutional right to asylum was a rather neglected backwater of international refugee law. Although the constitutions of 35 per cent of the world’s countries, including some of the largest refugee-receiving nations, contain a right to asylum, those provisions have received scant attention from scholars, judges, or lawyers.
