Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Publications:

"Asylum as a General Principle of International Law," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 27, no. 1 (March 2015) [free full-text]
- Part of a special collection providing free access to articles until the end of July 2016.

The Crisis of European Refugee Law: Lessons from Lake Success (SSRN, May 2016) [text]

"The Development of a Common EU Migration Policy and the Rights of Irregular Migrants: A Progress Narrative?," Human Rights Law Review, vol. 16, no. 2 (2016) [free full-text]

Outdated Rules of War Need Major Overhaul: Experts (Refugees Deeply, May 2016) [text]

"The Potential and Limitations of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Shaping International Refugee Law," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 27, no. 2 (June 2015) [free full-text]
- Part of a special collection providing free access to articles until the end of July 2016.

"The Protection Paradox: Why Hasn’t the Arrival of New Media Transformed Refugee Status Determination?," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 27, no. 4 (Dec. 2015) [free full-text]
- Part of a special collection providing free access to articles until the end of July 2016.

Resources:

Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog (ICRC) [access]
- "Focusing on the interplay between international law and the policies that shape humanitarian action, it gathers academics, lawyers and aid workers concerned with how to better protect and assist those affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence."

Would a New UN Convention Help Refugees? (BBC World Service, May 2016) [access]
- Interview with four experts. Follow link for transcript and audio.

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