ACCESS Mid-Term Dataset: The Role of Courts in Shaping Access to Asylum

Name: ACCESS Mid-Term Dataset: The Role of Courts in Shaping Access to Asylum
Keywords: Asylum access; procedural barrier; pushback; pullback; detention; walls and fences; trial court; appellate court; supreme court; constitutional court;

Lacchei, Alice ; Lambertini Martinez, Sara Mariella ; McDonough, Paul ; Moraru, Madalina ; Reyhani, Adel-Naim ; Scissa, Chiara ; Jesudoss, Lorett Mary (2026) ACCESS Mid-Term Dataset: The Role of Courts in Shaping Access to Asylum. University of Bologna. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/8962. [Dataset]

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Abstract

The ACCESS project's mid-term dataset is a repository of the 555 most relevant national court decisions on access to asylum, compiled through April 2026. It covers the 18 jurisdictions analysed in the project, encompassing judgments from trial, appellate, and supreme or constitutional courts. Each entry provides key case metadata, the specific barriers addressed, and an English-language summary of the decision.

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Creators	ORCID	Affiliation	ROR
Lacchei, Alice	0000-0003-4386-7440	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36
Lambertini Martinez, Sara Mariella	0000-0002-3204-2200	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36
McDonough, Paul	0000-0002-9379-5900	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36
Moraru, Madalina	0000-0001-5976-7968	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36
Reyhani, Adel-Naim	0000-0003-0347-0860	Ludwig Boltzmann Institut	00a2syk23
Scissa, Chiara	0000-0003-1887-389X	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36
Jesudoss, Lorett Mary	0009-0005-8310-436X	Department of Political and Social Sciences	01111rn36

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Asylum access; procedural barrier; pushback; pullback; detention; walls and fences; trial court; appellate court; supreme court; constitutional court;

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