the relevant laws and regulations of the country and the manner in which they are applied;
observance of the rights and freedoms laid down in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and/or the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights and/or the Convention against Torture, in particular the rights from which derogation cannot be made under Article 15(2) of the said European Convention;
respect of the non-refoulement principle according to the Geneva Convention;
provision for a system of effective remedies against violations of these rights and freedoms.