Short Course on European Union Asylum Law and Policy

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 asylum regime and provide attendants with an in-depth look at the complex relation between the universal and European systems of refugee protection.

The programme has been designed to cover all major areas of interest in EU asylum law, with each seminar delivered by leading academic experts and practitioners, with the purpose of providing a comprehensive view at the current status of refugee law in the EU.

It is aimed at lawyers, policy-makers, NGO workers, international agency staff, post-graduate students, and others working in the field or interested in European Union asylum law and policy. Course attendance will be formally certified by the School of Advanced Study and CPD Points can also be accredited to participating barristers and solicitors. Each session is delivered by an expert in this specialized field.

The deadline for registering on this short course, now in its 2nd year, is 17.00 hrs on Wednesday 19 December 2012. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. Please book using this link http://link.event.ly/c/262/5773031f2298085e6e860cda51ef30a532c582d5b68c5e907c5079fd5fd8865d

Sessions:

4 Feb 2013
Week 1: Introduction / EU institutional framework and sources of law Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex

11 Feb 2013
Week 2: European human rights protection and asylum – the European Convention on Human Rights and Strasbourg jurisprudence Dr Cathryn Costello, University of Oxford

18 Feb 2013
Week 3: The scope of EU protection – qualification and status under EU Law Dr Maria-Teresa Gil-Bazo, Newcastle University (tbc)

25 Feb 2013
Week 4: Reception of asylum-seekers and asylum procedures in the EU Mr Kris Pollet, European Council of Refugees and Exiles

4 Mar 2013
Week 5: The externalization of protection – resettlement, offshore processing and regional protection programmes Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax, University of Liverpool

11 Mar 2013
Week 6: Responsibility-sharing and solidarity in the Common European Asylum System Mr Michele Cavinato, UNHCR Bureau for Europe

18 Mar 2013
Week 7: Recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice and its implications for the Dublin system Mr Mark Symes, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers

25 Mar 2013
Week 8: International and European systems – the influence of European asylum law on international refugee protection Professor Hélène Lambert, University of Westminster

Further details: Please contact the Research Coordinator at rli@sas.ac.uk

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Imminent Registration Deadline for Short Course: ‘International Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons’
The deadline for registering on this short course, now in its 2nd year, is also 17.00 on Wednesday 19 December 2012. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. Please book using this link http://link.event.ly/c/262/5773031f2298085e6e860cda51ef30a532c582d5b68c5e907c5079fd5fd8865d
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