The Adjudicating of Matters on Granting International Protection for Citizens of Ukraine in the Light of Internal Flight Alternative Concept
Paweł Dąbrowski, dr
Akademia L. KoźmińskiegoAbstract
The annexation of Crimea by Russian Federation and hostilities on Eastern Unkraine clearly marked Polish asylum system. Above six thousands citizens of Ukraine, whose place of origin mainly was region of Donbas and Crimea, lodged asylum applications in Poland over the years 2014-17. Most of their cases were considered as an unfounded by Polish authorities in the light of internal flight alternative (IFA) concept due to territoral scope of military hostilities in country of origin. The article is focused on accuracy of this concept to Ukrainian cases. The crucial point is so called „rationality test” of IFA which result is often not obvious, what is particularly connected with bad material situation of internal displaced people in Ukraine, among others poverty, unemployment and difficulties with finding some flat. The author analyzes the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in similiar cases.
Keywords:
internal flight alternative, internal displaced peopleReferences
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