Access to justice for migrants and asylum seekers in Europe
By: Jeremy McBride
Contributors: Council of Europe
Publisher: Council of Europe Pub; Manhattan Pub. Co., U.S. distributor]
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Strasbourg; [Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9789287166456
Subjects: Aliens; Refugees; Legal status, laws; Emigration and immigration law; Right of Asylum; Administration of Justice
Description: "Further 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."--Back cover.
Notes: "May 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Access to justice in respect of which rights?; title: The scope of rights of access to justice; title: Shortcomings and remedies; title: Conclusion.