An EU-US Comparative Legal Analysis of Transgender Asylum Adjudication
UnLocal’s Queer Immigrant Justice Project (QIJP) is proudly publishing “An EU-US Comparative Legal Analysis of Transgender Asylum Adjudication.” This resource sheds light light on important transgender asylum cases.
Based on the UHNCR – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guidelines and written by Mariza Avgeri, a lecturer, lawyer and advocate from Greece.
The report compares the asylum systems of the European Union and the United States. Within the document, there is an analysis of the definition of refugees, membership in a particular social group, discrimination vs. persecution, as well as burden and the standard of proof requirements. The report discusses themes of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and transgender rights. There is also a comparison of asylum adjudications in EU tribunals with those in the US, such as the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeal, USCIS asylum offices and the US federal courts.
This resource can be a tool for immigration advocates to understand more about the complex asylum systems in the US. As well as a resource for advocates in the EU to best assist transgender and gender nonconforming community members.