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ARTICLE-II-78: Right to asylum     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Right to asylum ...
... The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Constitution. ...


... It shall ensure the absence of internal border controls for persons and shall frame a common policy on asylum, immigration and external border control, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards thirdcountry nationals. For the purpose of this Chapter, stateless persons shall be treated as thirdcountry nationals. ...


... The Union shall develop a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection with a view to offering appropriate status to any thirdcountry national requiring international protection and ensuring compliance with the principle of nonrefoulement. This policy must be in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees, and other relevant treaties. ...
... For the purposes of paragraph 1, European laws or framework laws shall lay down measures for a common European asylum system comprising: ...
... a uniform status of asylum for nationals of third countries, valid throughout the Union; ...
... a uniform status of subsidiary protection for nationals of third countries who, without obtaining European asylum, are in need of international protection; ...
... common procedures for the granting and withdrawing of uniform asylum or subsidiary protection status; ...
... criteria and mechanisms for determining which Member State is responsible for considering an application for asylum or subsidiary protection; ...
... standards concerning the conditions for the reception of applicants for asylum or subsidiary protection; ...
... partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing inflows of people applying for asylum or subsidiary or temporary protection. ...