The Evolution of Asylum in France

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The rights of asylum seekers in France have suffered from the administration's tendency to treat them under the heading of immigration and the lack of debate on asylum as a separate issue. This article describes current asylum procedures, relating to at-port and in-country applications for recognition as a refugee or for territorial asylum. The Socialist Party's pre-election proposals on asylum are compared with its measures in government, in the law of 11 May 1998 (territorial asylum, constitutional asylum, extension of accelerated ‘fast-track’ procedures), and subsequent regulations (conditions of access to detention zones by NGOs, accommodation for asylum seekers, increase in their allowances). Four areas in particular are examined: access to French territory for the purpose of claiming asylum; the procedure for claiming recognition as a refugee; territorial asylum; and the determination of refugee status.

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