24 April 2024 | Interdisciplinarity
Determining refugee status is one of the most complex legal problems there is. To understand the complexity of each individual situation, it is essential to combine the law with other areas of expertise. For example, psychology is needed to measure the impact of...
18 April 2024 | Palestine, Statelessness
Persons of Palestinian origin face difficulties in enforcing Article 10 of the Code of Belgian Nationality (hereafter “CBN”) as regards their children born in Belgium. The main arguments put forward by the courts and civil registrars are based on the issue of whether...
18 September 2023 | Subsequent application
You can find the NANSEN Tool below, it aides with the examination and decision-making process for future applications for international protection with regard to the latest relevant information. We examine the asylum authority’s duties of cooperation and their...
18 September 2023 | SOGI, Women
This practice guide was written by Lore Roels and Liselot Casteleyn, both researchers at Ghent University. The guide focuses on the importance and implications of a ‘gender sensitive’ procedure for international protection applications. This approach explains the...
22 June 2023 | Iran, Proof and credibility
NANSEN focuses here on the assessments of the credibility of conversions in Iranian cases, thus, the assessments of sincerity of religious belief in Iranian cases. This NANSEN Note discusses the assessment framework for determining the credibility of religious belief...