Academy of European Law, The Protection of Minority Rights in the EU Asylum Process, Trier - 14-15 June

Objective:

The minority characteristics of asylum applicants are often determinative during the initial stages of the asylum process as well as at first and subsequent judicial instances. This practical seminar will provide training on the incorporation of the minority status of certain applicants into the EU asylum process.

Key topics:

• Minority status: determination of ethnic minorities and the limits of EU anti-discrimination law
• Gender: asylum status determinations; gender-specific harm and the limits of the Qualification Directive
• The role of trafficking with respect to gender-specific asylum applications
• Sexual orientation: practical considerations concerning credibility assessments and the interview process; the use of country-of-origin information in the EU asylum process
• Unaccompanied minors: age determination and the protection of children and young people
• Reform: latest developments concerning the EU’s recast proposals for the major directives in this area

Languages: English, French (simultaneous interpretation)

Organiser: Killian O’Brien, ERA

Event number: 412D67

Professional training: Participation in this seminar can contribute to your continuing professional education (10.5 hours).

Further information

Speakers:

S. Chelvan, Barrister, No. 5 Chambers, London

Heaven Crawley, Professor of International Migration, University of Swansea

Nadine Finch, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers, London

Sabine Jansen, Lawyer, Principal Researcher, “Fleeing Homophobia: Asylum Claims Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Europe”, Amsterdam

Rebecca O’Donnell, Policy and Advocacy Officer, Asylum and Migration, Save the Children, Brussels

Judith Putzer, Immigration Judge at the Asylum Court, Vienna

Patsy Sörensen, Former MEP, Director, Payoke, Antwerp

John Stanley, Barrister, Law Library, Dublin