This analysis provides a general introduction setting out the legal framework and an overview of the rules of interpretation of the APD (recast). It also covers the concepts of procedures and non-refoulement; an examination of the general provisions relating to definitions within the APD (recast); the rules governing asylum procedures and appeals against transfer decisions in the framework of the determination of the Member State responsible for examining an application under Dublin III Regulation; the basic principles, safeguards and procedural guarantees, including the right to remain; the examination of applications at first instance and the right to an effective remedy; and the scope and relevance of the Returns Directive to asylum procedures