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Portuguese refugee law in the European context: the case of sexuality-based claims
Portugal’s migration history has been extensively explored in academic literature, including in legal scholarship. Yet, very little attention has so far been directed towards Portuguese refugee law. This may be due to the relatively low number of asylum seekers that Portugal receives, but that does not justify neglecting the study of the Portuguese socio-legal framework applicable to asylum seekers and refugees. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the framework in a European context, enhancing the analysis with a case study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers. The analysis explores the evolution of the current legal framework, the procedures and remedies available to asylum seekers, the substantive standards applied in decision making, and the broader socio-legal resources offered to asylum seekers. Several shortcomings and possible avenues of improvement are also identified.
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International Journal of Refugee LawISSN
0953-8186Publisher
Oxford University PressExternal DOI
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3Volume
27Page range
411-432Department affiliated with
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2016-09-12First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-09-12Usage metrics
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