Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-254) and index.

Transnational law, judges and refugees in the european union / Hélène Lambert -- Where is the reference? On the limited role of transnational dialogue in Belgian refugee law / Jean-Yves Carlier and Dirk Vanheule -- Transnational refugee law in the French courts : deliberate or compelled change in judicial attitudes? / Hélène Lambert and Janine Silga -- The use of foreign asylum jurisprudence in the German administrative courts / Paul Tiedmann -- The solipsistic legal monologue of Italian authorities / Francesco Messineo -- 'Thou shalt not judge' ... Spanish judicial decision-making in asylum and the role of judges in interpreting the law / María-Teresa Gil-Bazo -- The British judiciary and the search for reciprocal relations with its continental partners / Hélène Lambert, with the assistance of Raza Husain -- Speaking across borders : the limits and potential transnational dialogue on refugee law in Ireland / Siobhán Mullally-- The absence of foreign law in Danish asylum decisions : quasi-judicial monologue with domestic policy focus? / Jens Vedsted-Hansen -- Foreign law in Swedish judicial decision-making : playing a limited role in refugee law cases / Rebecca Stern -- The search for the one, true meaning ... / Guy S. Goodwin-Gill.