@techreport{GuildCostelloGarlicketal., type = {Working Paper}, author = {Guild, Elspeth and Costello, Cathryn and Garlick, Madeline and Moreno-Lax, Violeta}, title = {Enhancing the Common European Asylum System and Alternatives to Dublin}, abstract = {Upon request by the LIBE committee, this study examines the reasons why the Dublin system of allocation of responsibility for asylum seekers does not work effectively from the viewpoint of Member States or asylum-seekers. It argues that as long as it is based on the use of coercion against asylum seekers, it cannot serve as an effective tool to address existing imbalances in the allocation of responsibilities among Member States. The EU is faced with two substantial challenges: first, how to prevent unsafe journeys and risks to the lives of people seeking international protection in the EU; and secondly, how to organise the distribution of related responsibilities and costs among the Member States. This study addresses these issues with recommendations aimed at resolving current practical, legal and policy problems.}, language = {en} } @techreport{GuildCostelloGarlicketal., type = {Working Paper}, author = {Guild, Elspeth and Costello, Cathryn and Garlick, Madeline and Moreno-Lax, Violeta and Mouzourakis, Minos}, title = {New Approaches, Alternative Avenues and Means of Access to Asylum Procedures for Persons Seeking International Protection}, abstract = {Upon request by the LIBE committee, this study examines the workings of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), in order to assess the need and potential for new approaches to ensure access to protection for people seeking it in the EU, including joint processing and distribution of asylum seekers. Rather than advocating the addition of further complexity and coercion to the CEAS, the study proposes a focus on front-line reception and streamlined refugee status determination, in order to mitigate the asylum challenges facing Member States, and guarantee the rights of asylum seekers and refugees according to the EU acquis and international legal standards.}, language = {en} }