29 August 2017

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Book Discussion: Itamar Mann’s Humanity at Sea: Maritime Migration and the Foundations of International Law (EJIL: Talk Blog, Aug. 2017) [text]
- Posts include: 1) Introduction; 2) Review 1; 3) Review 2; 4) Review 3; 5) Review 4; 6) Conclusion.

Building a Sociology of Law for the Humanitarian Field (IntLawGrrls Blog, Aug. 2017) [text]

"The Expansion of International Space: UNHCR’s Establishment of its Executive Committee ('ExCom')," Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3 (Sept. 2017) [preview via Academia.edu]

Non-State Actors and Non-Refoulement: The Supreme Court’s Decision in Zain Taj Dea (EJIL: Talk Blog, July 2017) [text]

"The 'Right to Remain Here' as an Evolving Component of Global Refugee Protection: Current Initiatives and Critical Questions," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 3 (2017) [open access]

The Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers under the European Convention on Human Rights: A Case-Study of Selected Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 2000-2015 (Univ. of Iceland, April 2016) [text]
- Focuses on Articles 2, 3, 5, and 6.

"The Rise of Consensual Containment: From ‘Contactless Control’ to ‘Contactless Responsibility’ for Forced Migration Flows," Chapter in Research Handbook on International Refugee Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming) [preprint via SSRN]
 
Understanding “Suffering,” Yet Misconstruing Intentionality: U.S. Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Convention against Torture (RefLaw Blog, Aug. 2017) [text]

UNHCR Preliminary Legal Observations on the Seizure and Search of Electronic Devices of Asylum-Seekers (UNHCR, Aug. 2017) [text]

Resource:

International Humanitarian Law Bibliography (ICRC) [access]
- Updates issued quarterly.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (25 July 2017)

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