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
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice in the area of migration law, judges of national courts and staff of national asylum and law enforcement authorities.
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 21.05.2012
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to
30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or
details of his or her passport or identity card on registration);
Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions;
Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions; Employees
of the Federal government and of the Cantons of Switzerland
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom, City of Trier).