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LLM Programme in Immigration Law

Queen Mary, University of London, is launching an ambitious LLM Programme in Immigration Law, starting September 2014, with full time and part time options. The Programme will provide students with the opportunity to study legal responses to the global phenomenon of migratory movements at international, supranational and domestic levels and to understand the rationale and … متابعة قراءة LLM Programme in Immigration Law

Addressing Migrant Bodies on Europe’s Southern Frontier: An agenda for research and practice

An agenda for research and practice Please find attached a briefing note that discusses the issue of the management of the bodies of migrants found at the EU’s southern border, based on recent research in Lesbos, Greece. In recent years thousands of undocumented migrants have died in shipwrecks on the coasts of Greece, Spain and … متابعة قراءة Addressing Migrant Bodies on Europe’s Southern Frontier: An agenda for research and practice

‘Even if…’ The use of Internal Protection Alternative in UK asylum decisions

The report, aimed at legal practitioners and Home Office decision makers, explores the application of the ‘Internal Protection Alternative’ (IPA) concept in the UK asylum system, finding that it is regularly used as a fall-back option where the application has been deemed not to be credible in the first place, rather than as a protection … متابعة قراءة ‘Even if…’ The use of Internal Protection Alternative in UK asylum decisions

LLM Programme in Immigration Law

LAUNCH OF NEW LLM PROGRAMME IN IMMIGRATION LAWQUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON STARTING SEPTEMBER 2014 – SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE –  Queen Mary, University of London, is launching an ambitious LLM Programme in Immigration Law, starting September 2014, with full time and part time options. The Programme will provide students with the opportunity to study legal responses to the global phenomenon … متابعة قراءة LLM Programme in Immigration Law

Russian Refworld

Dear Refworld Subscribers, UNHCR’s Refworld database at www.refworld.org is a protection information and knowledge resource which facilitates effective, evidence-based decision-making in refugee status determination procedures. The database also serves more broadly as a key tool for well-informed advocacy relating to resettlement, statelessness, internal displacement, as well as specific protection concerns. UNHCR launched Refworld on the … متابعة قراءة Russian Refworld

Forced Labour’s business models and supply chains

How do employers make money from forced labour? Our research into how UK industries profit from forced labour found that: The way the UK economy functions creates a pool of people vulnerable to forced labour. People who are excluded from formal work and those in jobs at or near minimum wage are most susceptible. Forced … متابعة قراءة Forced Labour’s business models and supply chains

Short Course on European Union Asylum Law and Policy

Where: School of Advanced Study, University of LondonWhen: Eight week evening course (18.00-20.30 on Mondays), February-March 2013 The Refugee Law Initiative is pleased to announce its short course on European Union Asylum Law and Policy, to be held in London in early 2013. It will focus on both procedural and substantive aspects of the common … متابعة قراءة Short Course on European Union Asylum Law and Policy

Ties that bind: Governmentality, the state, and asylum in contemporary Ireland

Abstract. Coinciding with the so-called ‘Celtic Tiger’ boom of the 1990s, Ireland experienced a momentous shift in long-standing patterns of migration, with significant in-migration and an unprecedented change in population dynamics. Asylum seekers form a small and noteworthy group within the population in association with several recent legislative changes. In 2003 a previously granted guarantee … متابعة قراءة Ties that bind: Governmentality, the state, and asylum in contemporary Ireland

The Battle of Attica Square

The Battle of Attica Square (English with French subtitles)

The council of Europe and the reduction of statelessness

Scharer, R. (2006). The council of Europe and the reduction of statelessness. Refugee Survey Quarterly. 25(3). 33-39. The Council of Europe has for a long time made significant efforts with regard to the avoidance and reduction of statelessness. Based on the fundamental principle that everyone has the right to a nationality, enshrined in article 15 … متابعة قراءة The council of Europe and the reduction of statelessness