HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE ASYLUM APPLICANTS

Contents XIX Family reunification under Dublin III Regulation: Greece and Germany, Kapitzeli Sofia .............................................................................................................................. 63 Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 1.1. A Common European Asylum Policy ...................................................................................................................... 67 1.2. Family Reunification Procedure under Dublin III ....................................................................................... 67 2. Hierarchy of Criteria ........................................................................................................................................................................ 68 2.1. Definitions ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 69 3. Procedure of family reunification ................................................................................................................................ 69 4. Family Reunification Procedure in Greece: basic statistics ......................................................... 71 4.1. Family Reunification under Dublin III: The Challenging Role of Germany ..................... 72 5. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 82 References ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 – PART 2 – Legal overview, practical aspects and challenges of sex trafficking in Greece, Sireti Angeliki .................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 89 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 89 2. Research .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 90 2.1. Research Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................. 90 2.2. Research Methodology .......................................................................................................................................................... 91 2.3. Research Sample ........................................................................................................................................................................... 92 3. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................................................................... 93 3.1. Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, Exploitation of the prostitution of others ....... 93 3.2. Sex trafficking in Greece ....................................................................................................................................................... 94 4. Protection of Victims ...................................................................................................................................................................... 97 4.1. International Legal Framework ..................................................................................................................................... 97 4.2. European Legal Framework .............................................................................................................................................. 97 4.3. Greek Legal Framework ...................................................................................................................................................... 100 5. Results ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 103 5.1. Profile of Victims of Sex Trafficking ........................................................................................................................ 104 5.2. Legal framework for the support and the protection of victims: implementation and challenges .............................................................................................................................. 105 5.3. Victims’ access to protection and support services .............................................................................. 106