Evidence and credibility assessment in the context of the Common European Asylum System : judicial analysis

This judicial analysis has been developed by a process having two components: an editorial team (ET) of judges and tribunal members with overall responsibility for the final product and a drafting team of experts. In order to ensure the integrity of the principle of judicial independence and that the EASO professional development series for members of courts and tribunals is developed and delivered under judicial guidance, an ET, composed of serving judges and tribunal members with extensive experience and expertise in the field of asylum law, was selected under the auspices of a joint monitoring group (JMG). The JMG is composed of representatives of the contracting parties, EASO and IARLJ-Europe. The ET reviewed drafts, gave detailed instructions to the drafting team, drafted amendments, and was the final decision-making body as to the scope, structure, content, and design of the work. The work of the ET was undertaken through a combination of face-to-face meetings in Oslo in May 2016, Valletta in January 2017, and Amsterdam in April 2017 as well as regular electronic/telephonic communication.