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On June 12, 2026, the European Pact on Migration and Asylum will enter into force. Adopted in late 2024, this agreement represents a comprehensive overhaul of the system, aimed at harmonizing procedures across the 27 Member States and ensuring a faster and more consistent response to requests for protection. For applicants for international protection, this new framework means more uniform rules and clarified processing timelines, as well as accelerated procedures. While the

In France, immigration law provides specific protection mechanisms for victims of domestic or family violence. While a "ordonnance de protection" is often the primary means of obtaining residency, it is not the only route to it. The administration and case law now recognize that serious violence, even without a "ordonnance de protection", can justify regularization on the grounds of private and family life, or for humanitarian reasons. The Standard Framework: "ordonnance de p

Assuming that providing legal support to victims of violence is a duty of our profession if we wish to see society ensure their effective protection, the Firm’s attorneys have been committed to this cause for many years. Based on their experience, one thing is clear: the stage of the medical examination by the Forensic Medical Unit (UMJ) requires close monitoring. Indeed, beyond immediate medical and psychological care, French law grants victims a fundamental yet often over

In a global context marked by a resurgence of authoritarian regimes, the laws, societies, and policies of many countries are becoming increasingly hostile to minorities, particularly sexual minorities. For more than 15 years, TERRAVOCATS has been supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in their dealings with institutions. As we wrote in 2017, it is particularly in the field of asylum that TERRAVOCATS' lawyers have succeeded in securing recognition of these minorities' right to protecti