The National Court for the Right of Asylum (CNDA) has been undergoing a slow strike since October, which lengthens the processing time for cases and affects its balance sheet.
“This week, the lawyers’ strike is Monday and Thursday.” Vice-president of the National Court of Asylum (CNDA), Isabelle Dely does not resign herself: “We will have to get out of it; we can’t go on like this.“And to continue:”This Thursday, for example, out of 13 cases for which I am responsible, only one, in principle, will be marked by the presence of a lawyer; for the others, I have no one and the cases will have to be sent back to distant dates, while some have been waiting for an outcome since 2018.»
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The protest movement was launched on October 4 at the call of the Elena France association, bringing together around twenty specialized firms, or around fifty lawyers at the very least. It is carried out in a pearly way, two to three days a week, which allows it to be installed over time. Result: it deeply disrupts the institution attached to the Council of State and chaired by Dominique Kimmerlin. “We end up with 50% referrals of files currently“, assures his…
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