Immigration and asylum law are areas that have experienced immense change in recent years. Many significant and controversial developments have been made through the introduction of new legislation, presenting the need for an up-to-date and fully comprehensive guide. This fourth edition ofthe Immigration Law Handbook addresses these changes and provides an essential reference tool for those working in the area. It includes the new Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 and the related Procedure Rules, as well as previous legislation such as the Human Rights Act1998. The book also includes changes to the Statutory Instruments and four new EC Regulations and Directives.