LGB Asylum and Family Reunification in the EU

Abstract

The thesis explores the topics of asylum based on sexual orientation, as well as family reunification in an LGB context through a timeline of stages constituting of before, during and after the processing of the asylum claim. Discussing the legal background, challenges relating to the asylum adjudication procedures as well as family reunification from a standpoint where the asylum claim is based of persecution linked to the sexual orientation of the claimant. Hallmark ECtHR and CJEU cases related to LGB family reunification are also discussed.