Do emotions correct the rule? The role of emotions in the French Court of asylum

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Carolina Kobelinsky

Abstract

Based on an ethnographic research at the French Court of Asylum —which reviews appeals from decisions of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons that have been rejected—, this arti- cle explores the emotions at stake in the courtroom when judges evaluate the credibility of the claims and the sincerity of the claimants. Through the study of emotions, I will analyze the construction of the repre- sentations of the victim, the activist and the bogus refugee
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Keywords

French court of asylum, ethnography, emotions, representations of the refugee

Section
Research Articles