15 December 2023

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Short pieces:

The Advancement and Protection of the Human Rights of Refugees and Other Migrants in the Age of the Global Compacts (RLI Blog, Nov. 2023) [text]

UN and regional human rights experts launch platform to coordinate advocacy on rights of refugees and asylum-seekers (UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Astronauts and Asylum: Investigating the Intersection Between Outer Space and Immigration," Univ. of Pittsburgh Law Review, vol. 84, no. 3 (2023) [open access]
- "This Note explores the emerging intersection of outer space and immigration, specifically whether the United States can lawfully adjudicate asylum claims from astronauts."

"Conceptualization Shapes Practice: Apostasy-Based Refugee Claims and International Human Rights Law," Journal of Human Rights Practice, Advance Articles, 2 Nov. 2023 [open access]

"Culture and credibility: the assessment of asylum seekers’ statements," Psychology, Crime & Law, Latest Articles, 10 Nov. 2023 [open access]

"The Global Compact on Refugees: Inadequate Substitute or Useful Complement?," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 28 Nov. 2023 [open access]

Nordic Asylum Practice in relation to Religious Conversion: Insights from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Legal and Protection Policy Research Series, no. PPLA/2023/02 (UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [text]

"Reviewing the Reviews: The Global Compacts' Added Value in Access to Asylum Procedures and Immigration Detention," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 22 Nov. 2023 [open access]

Thematic COI Sources Toolkit (Asylos, Nov. 2023) [access]
- Provides access to a wide variety of Country of Origin Information sources organized by topic.

"Travel Document," Chapter in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

Multimedia:

A Passport to Opportunity: The Importance of Refugee Access to Travel Documents (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2023) [access]

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