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- Title
Asylum Seekers in France: Examining the Impact of the Law of 29 July 2015 on the Right to Housing.
- Authors
fellow, Thomas RibémontSenior lecturer and a research
- Abstract
Law N° 2015-295 of 29 July 2015 (as amended) on the right of asylum was adopted at a time when the issue of immigration was dramatically politicised, in particular, the right of asylum. By studying the provisions in the new law regarding the housing of asylum-seekers, we can see that despite its stated purpose, the implicit intention of French asylum policy has at times been to discourage asylum-seekers from coming to France. The focus of this article is on the right of asylum-seekers to housing. First, we highlight the ambiguity of the Law of 29 July 2015, which has enabled those in power to claim an improvement in the reception of asylum-seekers while at the same time attaching more conditions to the rights of these asylum-seekers. Second, we review the application of this law before providing a prognosis of the "Achieving a controlled migration and a more effective right of asylum" Bill as presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 21 February 2018.
- Subjects
POLITICAL refugees; RIGHT to housing; IMMIGRATION law; HUMAN rights; LEGISLATIVE bills
- Publication
Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2018, Vol 37, Issue 4, p458
- ISSN
1020-4067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rsq/hdy012