Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-639) and index.

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Working of International Asylum Law in European Law -- 3 The Treaty Basis for Asylum Legislation -- 4 The Common European Asylum System -- 5 Qualification -- 6 Asylum Procedures -- 7 Allocation and Safe Third Country Arrangements -- 8 Secondary Rights -- 9 Judicial Supervision -- 10 Assessment -- Bibliography -- Cases -- Treaties and Community Legislation -- Index.

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Community asylum law is becoming ever more essential to asylum law in Europe. But many intricate questions about this new body of law remain to be resolved. Do the Community rules weaken or improve the position of asylum seekers? Would a future Community asylum law have to observe international norms? What role should the Court of Justice play in asylum matters? And does the communautarisation of asylum law affect the possibilities of asylum seekers to approach domestic courts, or the European Court of Human Rights? These and other questions are addressed in this book. It offers, besides an in-depth study of the relation between European and international asylum law, a practical manual for European asylum law. It discusses the content and meaning of all Community regulations and directives on asylum, as well as their possible use (and reliability) in domestic proceedings.