Explaining Inequality in the Implementation of Asylum Law

Mascini, P. (2008). Explaining Inequality in the Implementation of Asylum Law. Refuge : Canada's Periodical on Refugees, 25 (2), 164-181.

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Peter Mascini

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Law; Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Faculty of Social Sciences

Date Written: January 31, 2009

Abstract

The goal of this research was to identify factors that account for procedural and substantive inequality in implementing asylum law. The decisions of ninety-eight caseworkers of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service on an asylum application were related to their answers on a questionnaire. Caseworkers differed in the extent of available information on an asylum application they took for granted and in their final decisions on it. These differences resulted from work pressure, the caseworkers’ reputation, their role definition, political opinion, professional background, and local policies. Intensifying feedback and decreasing work pressure can achieve more consistent and careful decisions.

Keywords: Asylum, Decision-Making, Procedural Inequality, Substantial Inequality

JEL Classification: K19, K39, K49

Suggested Citation

Mascini, Peter, Explaining Inequality in the Implementation of Asylum Law (January 31, 2009). Mascini, P. (2008). Explaining Inequality in the Implementation of Asylum Law. Refuge : Canada's Periodical on Refugees, 25 (2), 164-181., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2558488

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