Even though these events have already occurred, you can still get a sense of the discussions that took place via the various resources provided.12th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus. 28 June–2 July 2009 [access]- Listen to the podcasts of the plenary discussions."Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition," UC Davis School of Law, 6 Feb. 2010 [access]- Read the problem presented and the competitors' briefs."Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East," UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, 12 Jan. 2010 [access]- Listen to the lecture by Dawn Chatty."The Global Implications of Climate Migration," Center for American Progress, 1 March 2010 [access]- Watch the video."Haiti’s Human Rights Challenges...
Ongoing:Refugee Law Reader [access]- This "on-line model curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving field of international asylum and refugee law" is now available in French, Russian and Spanish.Upcoming:"Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection: The 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980," Human Rights First & Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, 16 March 2010 [info]- Symposium with the High Commissioner for Refugees as a special guest.39th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 24-25 April 2010 [info]- One of the conference themes will be "Forced Migration: Emerging Global Legal & Policy Issues." Submit paper proposal by 15 April 2010."The European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights...
Lessons Learned from Past Experience for International Agencies in Haiti (CDA Collaborative Learning Projects, Feb. 2010) [text via ReliefWeb]- Summarizes key lessons from Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies at Times of Disaster.Principles of Accountability (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Jan. 2010) [text]The Protection of Aid Workers: Principled Protection and Humanitarian Security in Darfur, Security in Practice 2 (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Feb. 2010) [text via Human Security Gateway]Reforming the Immigration System: Proposals to Promote Independence, Fairness, Efficiency, and Professionalism in the Adjudication of Removal Cases (American Bar Association, 2010) [text]Refugees in Eastern DRC: A Discussion Document (International Alert, Jan. 2010)...
"What We Know and What We Need to Know," First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 29-31 October 2009 [info]- "The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers from many disciplines, as well as government and non-governmental agencies who have responsibility for anti-trafficking efforts, to develop a research agenda."10th...
Addressing the Protection Gap for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in the EU: The Role of the Stockholm Programme (Save the Children, Sept. 2009) [text]Asylum-seeking Women: Violence and Health (Scottish Refugee Council et al., Sept. 2009) [text]"Constructing the Right 'Not to Be Made a Refugee' at the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights," Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol....
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7th Circuit Opinion by Judge Posner on Particular Social Group (ImmigrationProf Blog, August 2009) [text]"Asylum and Voluntary Repatriation applied to the Sub-Saharan African Legal Context: Are They Two Viable Solutions for Refugees?," Revue de droit international de sciences diplomatiques et politiques, vol. 86, no. 3 (2008)- Journal article just published; earlier version of text available...
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Breaking the wall of silence: Practitioners’ responses to trafficked children and young people (NSPCC, June 2009) [text]The Failure to Protect: Battle-Affected IDPs in Southern Afghanistan (Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, June 2009) [text]A Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of NGO Capacity Building Interventions in Conflict Affected Settings (JSI Research & Training Institute,...
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Convention Relative au Statut des Réfugiés ; Protocole Relative au Statut Des Réfugiés (UN Audiovisual Library of International Law, April 2009) [French text]- "The French version of the introductory note by Mr. Goodwin-Gill to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967, was added to the Historic Archives section of the...
"Bringing Law to Refugee Camps," IntLawGrrls Blog (April 2009) [text]"Can Tax Policy Stop Human Trafficking?" Georgetown Journal of International Law, vol. 40 (2009) [text via SSRN]"Hope for the Future? The Asylum Claims of Women Fleeing Sexual Violence in Guatemala," University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 157, no. 4 (April 2009) [text]"Refugees Themselves: The Asylum Case for Parents of...
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Zimbabwe:Beyond Cholera: Zimbabwe's Worsening Crisis (MSF, Feb. 2009) [text]In-depth: Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Crisis (IRIN, March 2009) [access]South Africa:Lawyers for Human Rights Asks Court to Stop Illegal Detentions at Zimbabwe Border (LHR, March 2009) [text]- See also related news story and earlier LHR report on Musina."SAfrica to ease immigration rules for Zimbabweans," IHT, 10 March 2009 [text]South Africa: End Strain on Asylum System and Protect Zimbabweans (HRW, Jan. 2009) [text]- See also earlier HRW report.Zimbabwe: Migrants’ needs and vulnerabilities in the Limpopo province, Republic of South Africa (IOM, Feb. 2009) [text via ReliefWeb]- See also related press release.UK:Asylum seekers from Zimbabwe (House of Commons Library, March 2009) [text]"Home Office Rejects Zimbabwe...
The Perm business advocacy coalition in Russia recognizes that with high demand for bribes, entrepreneurs are often willing suppliers. For individual entrepreneurs paying bribes is usually more cost effective than defending oneself against corrupt bureaucrats through a weak legal system. Therefore, the coalition decided to summon the powers of collective action to utilize norms and legal precedents in the fight for business rights.
Member of the coalition - associations and chambers of commerce - decided to support an entrepreneur whose rights had been violated when city officials fined him for selling goods without a license. Those officials who attempted to fine him were not tax inspectors and exceeded their duties according to the law. Furthermore, the law clearly stated that in this...