1st Edition

Asylum Law in the European Union

By Francesco Cherubini Copyright 2015
300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the rules governing the right to asylum in the European Union. Drawing on the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and the 1967 Protocol, Francesco Cherubini asks how asylum obligations under international refugee law have been incorporated into the European Union. The book draws from international law, EU law and the case law of the European... Read more

Introduction  1. The Geneva Convention of 1951 and Its Protocol of 1967   2. The 1950 Rome Convention and Its Protocols   3. Evolution of EC and EU Competences for Asylum   4. International Protection in EU Legislation   Conclusions

Biography

Francesco Cherubini is Assistant Professor of EU Law at LUISS Guido Carli, Italy.