Administrative justice and asylum appeals : a study of tribunal adjudication / Robert Thomas.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index.

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