Administrative justice and asylum appeals : a study of tribunal adjudication / Robert Thomas.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; Portland. Or. : Hart, 2011Description: xxxvii, 314 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781841139364 (pbk.); 184113936X (pbk.)Subject(s): Asylum, Right of -- Great Britain | Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain | Administrative courts -- Great Britain -- Evaluation | Administrative courts -- Great Britain -- Rules and practice | Administrative remedies -- Great BritainDDC classification: 323.631Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University (Yangang Campus) General Book Section | 323.631 THO/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P17711 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index.
1 Administrative Justice, Quality and Asylum Adjudication
Quality and Administrative Justice
Asylum Adjudication
Research Methods
The Plan of the Book
2 Asylum Decision-Making and its Organisation
The Asylum Decision Problem
Organising Decision-Making
The Tribunal's Jurisdiction and Organisation
Conclusion
3 Costs, Accuracy and Decision Processes
Considering Costs
The Appeal Decision Process
The Timeliness of Decision-Making
Conclusion
4 Appeal Hearings
The Pre-Hearing Stage
Substantive Hearings
Immigration Judge Questioning and the Absence of Representation
Closing the Hearing and Decision-Writing Targets
Conclusion
5 Credibility
The Credibility Problem
Assessing Credibility
Hard Cases
Weighing it all up
Conclusion
6 Country Information
The Problem of Country Information
Using Country Information
Country Information and the Appeals Process
Country Expert Evidence
Conclusion
7 Country Guidance
The Country Guidance Concept
Managing Country Guidance
Assessing Country Information and Producing Guidance
Binding Factual Precedent or Authoritative Guidance?
Using Country Guidance
Appraising Country Guidance
Conclusion
8 Onward Rights of Challenge
The Benefits and Costs of Onward Challenges
Organising Onward Challenges: An Excursus
The Value of Onward Challenges
Tribunals, Courts and Decision-Making Quality
Conclusion
9 Conclusion
Evaluating Adjudicative Quality
Reconsidering Asylum Adjudication
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