Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals : A Study of Tribunal Adjudication (Paperback)

1 Administrative Justice, Quality and Asylum Adjudication Quality and Administrative Justice Asylum Adjudication Research Methods The Plan of the Book 2 Asylum Decision-Making and its Organisation The Asylum Decision Problem Organising Decision-Making The Tribunal's Jurisdiction and Organisation Conclusion 3 Costs, Accuracy and Decision Processes Considering Costs The Appeal Decision Process The Timeliness of Decision-Making Conclusion 4 Appeal Hearings The Pre-Hearing Stage Substantive Hearings Immigration Judge Questioning and the Absence of Representation Closing the Hearing and Decision-Writing Targets Conclusion 5 Credibility The Credibility Problem Assessing Credibility Hard Cases Weighing it all up Conclusion 6 Country Information The Problem of Country Information Using Country Information Country Information and the Appeals Process Country Expert Evidence Conclusion 7 Country Guidance The Country Guidance Concept Managing Country Guidance Assessing Country Information and Producing Guidance Binding Factual Precedent or Authoritative Guidance? Using Country Guidance Appraising Country Guidance Conclusion 8 Onward Rights of Challenge The Benefits and Costs of Onward Challenges Organising Onward Challenges: An Excursus The Value of Onward Challenges Tribunals, Courts and Decision-Making Quality Conclusion 9 Conclusion Evaluating Adjudicative Quality Reconsidering Asylum Adjudication