Part I

UNHCR and Concepts of International Protection

Corps Values

Case Law

Credible Fear Interviews

Affirmative Asylum Process & Procedures

Sources of Authority

Int'l Human Rights Law

Part II

Overview of Nonadversarial Asylum Interview

Note-Taking

Eliciting Testimony

Inter-CulturalCommunication

Interviewing Survivors

Working with an Interpreter

Part III

Definition of Refugee; Definition of Persecution

Well-Founded Fear

Nexus and the Five Protected Characteristics

Burden of Proof, Standards of Proof, and Evidence

Female Asylum Applicants and Gender-Related Claims

Part IV

The International Religious Freedom Act and Religious Persecution Claims IRFA

Asylum Decisions

One Year Deadline

Decision Writing, Part I – Overview and Components

Decision Writing, Part II – Legal Analysis

Part V

Mandatory Bars to Asylum and Discretion

Credible Fear

NACARA

Reasonable Fear of Persecution and Torture Determinations

Country Conditions Research and the Resource Information Center (RIC)