About ASILE Project
The ASILE project studies the interactions between emerging international protection systems and the United Nations Global Compact for Refugees (UN GCR), with particular focus on the European Union’s role and contribution. It examines the characteristics of international, country-specific and EU asylum governance instruments and arrangements and their gender and age specific impacts on individuals and sharing of responsibility from the perspective of their effectiveness, fairness and consistency with international and regional human rights and refugee law standards…
Visit Our ASILE Global Portal
The ASILE Global Portal is an interactive and visually attractive web platform, through which users are able to have direct access the most relevant research findings, reports and outputs in the areas of asylum, refugee and international protection in light of the UN Global Compact on Refugees (UN GCR).
Featured content
The Partnership Principle in the UN Global Compact on Refugees: The role and experiences of civil society around the globe
This ASILE forum aims to draw some lessons from around the Globe coming from diverse civil society contributions, ranging from local migrant and refugee-led organisations to their networks and large international human rights and humanitarian organisations.
The Right of Asylum in Comparative Regional Perspectives
This working paper provides an account of regional standards on the right of asylum, with a focus on protection systems in Europe, the Americas and Africa – the three regions with binding regional and sub-regional protection regimes.
Temporary Protection for People Fleeing War in Ukraine
ASILE, PROTECT & VULNER projects joint forces in a Webinar to discuss the EU responses to people fleeing war in Ukraine, including the implementation challenges and the way forward for the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
Latest Forum Contributions
Are those fleeing Ukraine refugees?
Contribution by Hugo Storey
The proximity trap: How geography is misused in the differential treatment of Ukrainian refugees to hide for the underlying global apartheid in the EUropean border regime
Contribution by Rodrigo Bueno Lacy &
Henk van Houtum
Temporary Protection and EU Solidarity: Reflecting on European Racism
Contribution by Prof. Dora Kostakopoulou, KU Leuven
Videos
Interviewing Prof. Andrew Geddes on Asylum Governance Instruments and Actors
Prof. Geddes introduces the work and background research that will be conducted within the ASILE project within the first phase.
Introducing the ASILE project
In this video the ASILE Project Coordinator, Prof. Carrera, together with Ms Pavey (UNHCR) introduce the ASILE project giving an overview on the main objectives of the project and the role of UNHCR.
Check our Country Fiches
The Country Fiches examine and provide evidence on country-specific instruments, their material and personal scope. You will find a total of six Country Fiches: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Jordan, South Africa and Turkey.
Check our Working Papers Series
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