Enhancing the Common European Asylum System and alternatives to Dublin

Upon request by the European Parliament's LIBE Committee, this study examines the reasons why the Dublin system of allocation of responsibility for asylum seekers does not work effectively from the viewpoint of Member States or asylum-seekers. It argues that as long as it is based on the use of coercion against asylum seekers, it cannot serve as an effective tool to address existing imbalances in the allocation of responsibilities among Member States.

The EU is faced with two substantial challenges: first, how to prevent unsafe journeys and risks to the lives of people seeking international protection in the EU; and secondly, how to organise the distribution of related responsibilities and costs among the Member States.

This study addresses these issues with recommendations aimed at resolving current practical, legal and policy problems.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

ESO: Background information: Asylum – a common space of protection and solidarity http://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1152966

ESO: Background information: Explainer: how European states shift responsibility for asylum claims http://www.europeansources.info/record/explainer-how-european-states-shift-responsibility-for-asylum-claims/

EP: EPRS: Study, July 2015: Enhancing the Common European Asylum System and alternatives to Dublin http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/search.html?documentTypes=STUDY

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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