The Common European Asylum System: Background, Current State of Affairs, Future Direction

This book introduces the reader to the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), its background, its law and policy documents as well as its current state and future direction. The CEAS comprises the European Union’s legislation and policy on asylum. Its objective is to attain similar sets of procedures and protection for asylum seekers and refugees in the EU Member States.

To assess the current developments of the CEAS, the author took the conclusions of the European Council meeting of Tampe...