8th IARLJ Conference

The International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ) held its 8th World Conference in Cape Town, 28-30 January 2009. The theme was "Where to now: Charting the future course of international protection."

Papers from the following Working Parties are now available on the IARLJ web site:
- Expert evidence
- Vulnerable persons
- Country of origin and country guidance
- The 1951 Convention and subsidiary protection
- Human rights nexus
- Membership in a particular social group
- Asylum procedures

In addition, here are the texts of two of the speeches at the conference:
- Baleka Mbete, Dep. President of the Rep. of South Africa [address]
- Erika Feller, UNHCR's Assistant HC for protection [statement]

Other papers from the conference are still due to be posted. In the interim, you can watch streaming video of a presentation by James Simeon entitled "Charting the Future Course of International Refugee Protection: A Review of the 8th IARLJ World Conference in Cape Town, South Africa" (scroll down page to locate the talk).

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