For an interdisciplinary approach to asylum
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...
Palestinian origin or nationality? The case of minors born in Belgium.
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...
Future applications and the latest information: a tool
Subsequent requests, new elements, duty to cooperate and demonstrable grievance : this NANSEN Tool offers a state of affairs
Gender-related procedures for International Protection: Practice guide and Bibliography
Fear of persecution related to gender, sexual orientation or gender identity: NANSEN offers a thematic bibliography, and Ghent University proposes a Practice Guide.
Iranian dossiers: Assessing the credibility of conversion
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...
A pitiful anniversary: the (non)reception of asylum seekers
The unacceptable institutional abandonment of applicants for international protection.
Medical documents and asylum procedure (case law analysis 2021)
Medical-forensic documents, evidence of past torture and asylum procedure.
Congolese women victims of sexual violence (DRC)
NANSEN presents here the need for international protection of Congolese women who are victims of sexual violence, their special procedural needs as well as and their legal status as victims of torture.
Asylum – Afghanistan: quality of the examination of the need for international protection
In this Note, NANSEN analyzes CGRS research on the need for protection of persons fleeing Afghanistan as well as the risks of returning to Afghanistan.
Women victims of discrimination and asylum procedure
NANSEN presents its findings on the position of women in need of international protection to the experts of the UN CEDAW Committee.