The roll for each hearing is drawn up by the President of the National Court of Asylum. It is posted on the door of the hearing room.
Notice of the hearing is sent to the parties at least thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons was taken pursuant to Articles L. 531-24 to L. 531-31 or L. 531-32 to L. 531-35, notice is sent to the parties by any…
A member of the panel who assumes that he or she has grounds for recusal or who conscientiously considers that he or she should abstain shall be replaced by another member designated by the president of the National Court of Asylum.
A party who wishes to challenge a member of a panel must, on pain of inadmissibility, do so by means of a special document submitted to the Cour nationale du droit d’asile as soon as it is aware of the grounds for the challenge. This document must state precisely the reasons for the challenge and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents. Under no circumstances may a challenge be…
The challenged member shall state in writing either his acquiescence in the challenge or his reasons for opposing it.
If the member of the National Court of Asylum who is challenged agrees to the request, he or she shall be replaced immediately. If he or she cannot be replaced in due time, the case is adjourned to a later hearing.In the event that the member of the court does not acquiesce to the request for recusal, the request is decided, as quickly as possible, by another bench.The decision may…
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 532-11, hearings of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile are public.
The chairman of the hearing panel ensures the order of the hearing and directs the proceedings. Persons attending the hearing must observe a dignified attitude and maintain the respect due to justice. They are forbidden to speak without having been invited to do so, to give signs of approval or disapproval, or to cause any disorder whatsoever.The chairman of the hearing panel may have any person who fails to comply…
The chairman of the panel shall rule on requests for referral to a subsequent hearing submitted by the parties.The absence of one of the parties or his lawyer from the hearing shall not oblige the chairman of the panel to refer the case to a subsequent hearing.Decisions taken on the basis of the first paragraph shall not state the reasons on which they are based and shall not be subject…
The applicant is heard at the hearing in the language that he has, pursuant to Article L. 521-8, indicated to the administrative authority when registering his asylum application. In the absence of a choice on their part at the time of registration or in the event that their application cannot be granted, they will be heard in a language of which they have sufficient knowledge.
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