For the purpose of this report, the following definitions refer
to the terms used throughout the report:asylum seeker
“a third-country national or a stateless person who has made
an application for asylum in respect of which a final decision
has not yet been taken.”
to detain
to deprive someone of her/his liberty except as a result of
conviction for a violation of law.
detention
a situation of “deprivation of liberty,” not merely a
“restriction upon liberty” (people are literally locked up).
an administrative measure and not a measure of the penal system,
although its use takes on characteristics of criminal
incarceration. Thus it is:
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neither pre-trial detention on remand; nor,
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detention centre
A place where people are deprived of their
liberty:
exclusively for
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asylum seekers;
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persons who are at an external border of a EU Member
State and who want to make an application for asylum at the
border; or,
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illegally staying third-country nationals.
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and where a large number of persons are accommodated.
emergency health care
health care provided when in need of urgent medical
assistance.
final decision on asylum status
a decision on whether the third-country national or
stateless person be granted asylum status and which is no longer
subject to an effective remedy.
illegally staying third-country national
any person who is not a national of the
country of stay and whose presence on the country’s territory is
regarded as an illegal stay because the person does not fulfil,
or no longer fulfils the conditions for stay or residence in
that country.
For the purpose of clarity JRS Europe has chosen to use the term
“illegally staying third-country nationals” throughout the
report when addressing the legal situation as this is the term
used in official EU documents. JRS Europe, however, wants to
stress the fact that it does not support the notions that are
strongly conveyed by using such language: no one is illegal.
irregular migrant
This report uses the term “irregular migrant” for illegally
staying third-country nationals with the exception of rejected
asylum seekers or third-country nationals within the asylum
procedure whose stay on the territory is illegal. When a
described situation concerns irregular migrants as well as
rejected asylum seekers and/or asylum seekers with an illegal
stay this is explicitly mentioned.
primary health care
health care provided in the community by medical
practitioners who have first contact with patients.
regularisation
the act of giving legal residency to an illegally staying
third-country national.
rejected asylum seeker
a third-country national or a stateless person who has made
an application for asylum and against whom a final decision on
asylum status has been reached.
removal/to remove
the execution of the obligation to return, namely the
physical transportation out of the country.
removal order
“an administrative or judicial decision or act ordering the
removal.”
return/to return
“the process of going back to one’s country of origin,
transit or another third-country, whether voluntary or
enforced.” Return is a very broad notion and includes removal
from the territory.
secondary health care
services provided by medical specialists who generally do
not have first contact with patients (e.g., cardiologist,
urologists, dermatologists).
The full glossary can be found on pages 5-6 of the report.
