Every minute, 20 people are forced to flee their homes somewhere around the globe, half of them are children. In New York and Geneva another clock is ticking, as state leaders are struggling to negotiate a new global agreement for … Continue reading » “Commitments and Compromises: will the world be able to secure a better deal for refugees?”
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WHAT IS A COMPACT? Migrants’ Rights and State Responsibilities Regarding the Design of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
On 19 September 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic. The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “WHAT IS A COMPACT? Migrants’ Rights and State Responsibilities Regarding the Design of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”
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Human Rights Cities and Regions
Human rights have very little meaning if they do not protect people where they live their lives, and people live locally where municipalities and regions exercise their authority. Consequently, the local authorities share the responsibility with the government to respect, … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and Regions”
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Human rights under pressure
Read the interview with Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law’s interview on contemporary human rights challenges in Lund University’s Research Magazine.… Continue reading » “Human rights under pressure”
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The Practice of Shared Responsibility in Relation to Private Actor Involvement in Migration Management
This is the third book in the series Shared Responsibility in International Law, which examines the problem of distribution of responsibilities among multiple states and other actors. In its work on the responsibility of states and international organisations, the International … Continue reading » “The Practice of Shared Responsibility in Relation to Private Actor Involvement in Migration Management”
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Politics in an age of legal proliferation
The End of the Deterrence Paradigm? Future Directions for Global Refugee Policy
Asylum seekers and refugees continue to face serious obstacles in their efforts to access asylum. Some of these obstacles are inherent to irregular migration, including dangerous border crossings and the risk of exploitation. Yet, refugees also face state-made obstacles in … Continue reading » “The End of the Deterrence Paradigm? Future Directions for Global Refugee Policy”
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