The purpose of this publication is to document and share promising practices in legal aid provision across three countries—Ukraine, Poland, and Sweden—focusing on support for internally displaced persons within Ukraine and persons with temporary protection status in Poland and … Continue reading » “Legal Aid Provision to Displaced People from Ukraine: Promising Practices from Ukraine, Poland and Sweden, with Recommendations”
Continue readingMore TagEvery 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?”
Continue readingMore TagOn 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”
Continue readingMore TagAsylum 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”
Continue readingMore TagFlyktingmottagandet i Europa är en politisk kris. Att vi blev tagna på sängen är inte sant, säger Morten Kjaerum på Raoul Wallenberg Institutet. FN varnade men möttes av tystnad.… Continue reading » “Mänskliga rättigheter i kris”
Continue readingMore Tag4 690 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean this year, making 2016 once again set a tragic record and the Mediterranean account for more than three fourths of all registered migrant casualties worldwide. In his most recent book … Continue reading » “The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration”
Continue readingMore TagMost international lawyers like to think that their particular branch of law exerts a certain, undeniable influence on state behaviour. And while international human rights law has traditionally been derided by some as abstract and wishful legal thinking, stronger oversight … Continue reading » “Does International Refugee Law Still Matter?”
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