AS A SY YL LU UM M P PR RO OC CE ED DU UR RE ES S, , TH T HE E E EU U A AN ND D
IN I NT TE ER RN NA AT TI IO ON NA AL L HU H UM MA AN N R RI IG GH H TS T S L LA AW W
4 – 6 May 2007, Holiday Inn, Rome, Italy
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wi il ll l al a ls so o ad a dd dr re es ss s th t he e im i mp pa ac ct t of o f th t he e Q Qu ua al li if fi ic ca at ti io on n Di D ir re ec ct ti iv ve e o on n t th he e us u se e of o f e
ev vi id de en nc ce e in i n a as sy yl lu um m p pr ro oc ce ed du ur re es s, , w wi it th h a a p pa ar rt ti ic cu ul la ar r fo f oc cu us s on o n th t he e r ro ol le e of o f co c ou un nt tr ry y o
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co ou un ns se el ll lo or rs s a an nd d l la aw wy ye er rs s f fr ro om m ac a cr ro os ss s E Eu ur ro op pe e wh w ho o de d ef fe en nd d or o r w wh ho o ar a re e i
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EU UR RO OP PE EA AN N L LE EG GA AL L NE N ET TW WO OR RK K O ON N A AS SY YL LU UM M ELENA, the European Legal Network on Asylum, is a
forum for legal practitioners who aim to promote the highest human rights standards for the treatment of refugees, asylum seekers and other persons in need of international protection in their daily counselling and advocacy work. The ELENA network is coordinated by the ECRE Secretariat and extends across most European states and involves some 2,000 lawyers and legal counsellors.
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E EL LE EN NA A’ ’s s o ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve es s a ar re e p pu ur rs su ue ed d b by y: :
•••• •••• P Pr ro ov vi id di in ng g a an nd d r re ei in nf fo or rc ci in ng g c co on nt ta ac ct t b be et tw we ee en n p pr ra ac ct ti is si in ng g l la aw wy ye er rs s a an nd d l
le eg ga al l co c ou un ns se el ll lo or rs s in i n d di if ff fe er re en nt t Eu E ur ro op pe ea an n co c ou un nt tr ri ie es s wh w ho o wo w or rk k on o n as a sy yl lu um m c ca as se es s; ;
•••• •••• F Fa ac ci il li it ta at ti in ng g th t he e e ex xc ch ha an ng ge e o of f i in nf fo or rm ma at ti io on n a an nd d e ex xp pe er ri ie en nc ce e b be et tw we ee en n th t he es se e l la aw wy ye er rs s a an nd d l le eg ga al l c co ou un ns se el ll lo or rs s; ;
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•••• S St tu ud dy yi in ng g th t he e im i mp pl le em me en nt ta at ti io on n of o f na n at ti io on na al l an a nd d i in nt te er rn na at ti io on na al l la l aw w re r el la at ti in ng g t to o r re ef fu ug ge ee es s; ;
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•••• O Or rg ga an ni is si in ng g s se em mi in na ar rs s on o n sp s pe ec ci if fi ic c t to op pi ic cs s re r el la at ti in ng g to t o re r ef fu ug ge ee e la l aw w an a nd d m ma ak ki in ng g r re es su ul lt ts s a av va ai il la ab bl le e t to o p pr ra ac ct ti is si in ng g l la aw wy ye er rs s; ;
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•••• P Pr ro om mo ot ti in ng g th t he e de d ev ve el lo op pm me en nt t of o f na n at ti io on na al l ne n et tw wo or rk ks s of o f la l aw wy ye er rs s
sp s pe ec ci ia al li is si in ng g i in n a as sy yl lu um m l la aw w. .
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PR RO OG GR RA AM MM ME E F FO OR R T TH HE E E EL LE EN NA A C CO OU UR RS S E: E :
A As sy yl lu um m P Pr ro oc ce ed du ur re es s, , t th he e E EU U a an nd d I In nt te er rn na at ti io on na al l H Hu um ma an n R Ri ig gh ht ts s L La aw w
Friday 4 May 200711:00 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 – 13:15 Welcome and Introduction to ELENA & ECRE – Chris Nash, Senior Legal Officer/ELENA Co-ordinator, ECRE
13:15 – 14:00 The EU engagement with asylum and the development of a Common European Asylum System - Elspeth Guild 14:00 – 15:30 The EC Asylum Procedures Directive in Legal Context
Cathryn Costello 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00 Border, admissibility, and accelerated procedures: International Human Rights Dimensions of the Procedures Directive and the Dublin II Regulation - Judith Farbey
17:00 – 18:30 Workshop – Representation in fast track procedures: Experiences from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Flip Schüller and Matthew Davies
19:15 Drinks Reception & coach departure to Rome’s Old Town
SSaattuurrddaayy 55 MMaayy 22000077
09:30 – 10:45 Detention in asylum procedures, the EU and international human rights law - Nicholas Blake QC
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30 Evidentiary assessment and the EC Qualification Directive Rosemary Byrne
12:30 – 13:30 The role of Country of Origin Information in the asylum procedure - Gabor Gyulai
13:30 – 14:45 Lunch
14:45 – 15:30 Judicial criteria for assessing Country of Origin Information Judge Kathelijne DeClerck
15:30 – 16:15 Silence as a way of controlling the effects of sexual violence: The challenge to construct a gender-sensitive asylum procedure Marian Tankink
16:15 – 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 – 18:00 The role of expert medical evidence in the asylum procedure Guy Goodwin-Gill
20:00 Social evening S
Suunnddaayy 66 MMaayy 22000077
09:30 – 11:00 What EU Remedies? The European Court of Justice: Overview of Court Procedures and Judgements – Elspeth Guild
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Panel Discussion: The impact of state interception practices on access to protection in the Common European Asylum System – Introduced and chaired by Guy Goodwin-Gill
13:00 Close and departure
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The fee for participation for lawyers and NGO staff is £395 sterling and £495 sterling for government officials. This is a residential course and the fee will cover seminar costs, accommodation, meals as per the programme and documentation.
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