Section 3: Hearings

Discussions before the National Court of Asylum take place in open court after the report has been read by the rapporteur. However, the hearing may be held in camera if the applicant so requests. The president of the hearing panel may also decide that the hearing will take place or continue without the presence of the public, if this is necessary to protect public order, personal privacy or secrets protected…

Applicants may present their explanations to the Cour nationale du droit d’asile and be assisted by counsel and an interpreter.

In order to ensure the proper administration of justice and to enable the interested parties to present their explanations to the court, and subject to the conditions laid down in this article being met, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile may provide for the court hearing room to be linked, live, by a means of audiovisual communication that guarantees the confidentiality and quality of the transmission with…

In order to ensure the proper administration of justice and to enable applicants to present their explanations to the court, the president of the National Court of Asylum may provide for mobile hearings to be held at the seat of an administrative or judicial court, with the agreement of the president of the court concerned.

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 532-12, L. 532-13 and L. 532-14 are set by decree in the Council of State.