This dissertation offers an insight into international refugee law and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Its intention is to reveal discrimination and difficulties of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) refugees in the European Union (EU). There is only little research done on the topic, …

In the past ten years, the European Court of Justice has done important verdicts concerning cross border healthcare on the principle of free movement of people and services. This has now resulted in a new proposal for a directive providing cross-border healthcare of a legal basis. The aim of the proposed …

This paper examines the complex relationship between the Western Balkan region and the EU security policy. It examines the development of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in the context of the violent crises, which occurred in the southeastern European countries (SEE) around the decomposition …

The following paper presents an evaluation of actions and commitments carried out by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) in order to achieve gender-sensitive sustainable development. Starting with the introduction explaining the issue of gender inequality and describing the research methods …

In 2000 the European Union (EU) signed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a United Nations (UN) policy in order to reduce poverty until 2015 by half compared to the figures from 2000. The EU is fully committed to the achievement of these internationally established MDGs which aim to end poverty …

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working …

Voor u ligt het rapport over de situatie in Nederland op het gebied van jeugd, zwerfjongeren en alleenstaande minderjarige vreemdelingen. Het rapport beschrijft risicofactoren voor kinderen en jongeren in relatie tot sociale uitsluiting en dak- en thuisloosheid. Dit rapport is het eerste onderdeel van …

Human rights are considered to be very important throughout the world. Without the existence of or the respect for human rights, certain standards of living can not be guaranteed for individuals in our society and nor for specific communities or sub groups living in communities. The European Union (EU) …

Bij Van der Vlies Gerechtsdeurwaarders bestaat onduidelijkheid over de EBB−Vo die in december 2008 zal worden ingevoerd. Er is op dit moment bij de organisatie nog weinig bekend over de verordening, met name wat de gevolgen ervan zijn. Hier willen zij graag duidelijkheid over krijgen voordat de verordening …

De vrijwilligers van Vluchtelingenwerk Bergen op Zoom zetten zich al jaren in om de belangen van vluchtelingen te behartigen op zowel maatschappelijk als juridisch vlak. Eén van de juridische onderwerpen waar Vluchtelingenwerk zich mee bezig houdt, is gezinshereniging. Gezinshereniging is een onderdeel …