Legal Aid for Asylum Seekers: Progress and Challenges in Italy

被引:12
作者
Bianchini, Katia [1 ]
机构
[1] Turpin & Miller Solicitors, Oxford OX4 2EW, England
关键词
Legal aid; asylum seekers; Italy;
D O I
10.1093/jrs/fer003
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
030302 [人口学];
摘要
This article analyses the legal aid scheme for asylum seekers in Italy. In particular, it discusses the actual availability of high-quality legal representation in the context of asylum procedures and, in as much as they affect the right to claim asylum, expulsions and rejections at the border. This work identifies the following major problems: gaps in the applicable laws, difficulties in accessing lawyers for asylum seekers in detention, lack of legal aid for claimants rejected at the border and during the first stage of the asylum procedure, and inadequate remuneration for legal aid lawyers. As a consequence asylum seekers' chances of obtaining protection are reduced. Legal aid should be an essential safeguard in the context of asylum procedures and the Italian government should take additional steps to expand it.
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页码:390 / 410
页数:21
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