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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/47ca80f0ae2cc506 https://verfassungsblog.de/safe-countries-of-origin-by-executive-decree-germany-asylum/ Undermining Asylum Protection Through Administrative Shortcuts - Germany’s Proposal to Designate Safe Countries of Origin by Executive Decree Seiffert, Darren Riemer, Lena eng 2025-11-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Administrative Law Asyl Asylverfahrensrichtlinie (2013) | Europäische Union Gemeinsames Europäisches Asylsystem Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland asylum migration law safe country of origin Asyl Asylverfahrensrichtlinie (2013) | Europäische Union Gemeinsames Europäisches Asylsystem Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 What happens to transparency and the rights of asylum seekers when a government takes an administrative shortcut? As Constantin Hruschka argued on this blog, Germany is dismantling access to asylum in everyday practice while leaving the law itself formally intact: Asylum remains a symbolic guarantee, yet administrative measures systematically block meaningful access. One illustration of this is the German government’s recent legislative proposal to designate “safe countries of origin” (SCO) via executive decree (Rechtsverordnung) rather than through Parliament.