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Psychological Research Relating to Refugee Status Determination Procedures

Published: 11 Oct 2016

Information Prepared by: Dr Jane Herlihy Email: j.herlihy@csel.org.uk Biography: Dr. Jane Herlihy is the Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law (CSEL). She is a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist and has been writing and conducting research into the decision-making process in refugee status claims since 2000. She has a part…

RSD Adjudication and Psychological Support

Published: 11 Oct 2016

Information Prepared By: Mary Anne Kenny Email: m.kenny@murdoch.edu.au Biography: Associate Professor School of Law, Murdoch University, Western Australia Mary Anne Kenny is an Associate Professor in the School of Law at Murdoch University in Australia. She is the Programme Manager of the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice. She teaches in the areas of…

Resources for providers and practitioners of Medico-legal services

Published: 11 Oct 2016

Information compiled by: Courtney Welton-Mitchell Email: courtneymitchell13@gmail.com   The author/provider of MLRs There are no national or international standards or requirements demanded of the author of MLRs. However, as with COI, the MLR author’s credentials and reporting must be deemed authoritative and credible by the RSD decision-maker. In the UK, authors of MLRs are frequently…

Obtaining/Preparing Medical-Legal Assessments in RSD Adjudication

Published: 11 Oct 2016

Information compiled by: Courtney Welton-Mitchell Email: courtneymitchell13@gmail.com Biography: Courtney Welton-Mitchell is the director of the Humanitarian Assistance Applied Research Group at the University of Denver and is a licensed clinician. The provision of medical evidence in Refugee Status Determination procedures is frought with challenges. Despite the challenges posed, medical reports documenting asylum seekers’ physical and/or…

European Court of Human Rights

Published: 11 Oct 2016

How to use the European Court of Human Rights in Refugee and Asylum cases or Related Violations Making an individual application alleging a violation of human rights Requesting interim measures to be taken to prevent irreparable harm. 1. Making an individual application alleging a violation of human rights The European Court of Human Rights enforces…

Court of Justice of the European Union

Published: 11 Oct 2016

How to use the Court of Justice of the European Union in Refugee and Asylum cases or Related Violations Making a preliminary reference to the Court Under Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU), the reference for a preliminary ruling is a question asked by a national court to the…

Africa

Published: 11 Oct 2016

How to use the African Human Rights System in Refugee/Asylum cases or Related Violations Filing a Communication Provisional Measures Taking a case to the Court States and their institutions can fail to provide adequate help for refugees and asylum seekers. When a decision reached by a State is considered to be in breach of regional…