European Court of Human Rights and EU Fundamental Rights Agency Launch Updated Guide to European Law on Asylum, Borders and Immigration (June 25, 2014) [1]
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On June 25, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights launched an update to its Handbook on European Law Relating to Asylum, Borders and Immigration [3]. According to the press release [4], the Handbook is “the first comprehensive guide to European law in the areas of asylum, borders and immigration, taking into account both the case-law of the [European Convention on Human Rights [5]] and that of the Court of Justice of the European Union.” It also contains the relevant EU Regulations and Directives, as well as references to the European Social Charter [6] (ESC) and other Council of Europe instruments.