05 October 2026

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Opportunities:

Seminar: The relevance of the 1951 Refugee Convention in a fragmented world, Oxford, 21 October 2026 [info]
- During this discussion, "a double special issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (volume 38, issues 3 and 4) commemorating the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention" will also be introduced.

Call for registration: 55th Online Course on International Refugee Law (English), 23 November- 18 December 2026 [info]
- Register by 26 October 2026.

Harrell-Bond Lecture: Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Oxford, 26 October 2026 [info]

Webinar: The Refugee Convention at 75 – Fatally limited or vitally focused?, 28 October 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

Lifting the Veil: Assessing Obligations of Receiving States in Externalisation of Border Control Agreements (RLI Blog, Aug. 2026) [text]

Pro Bono: Doing Good for Others – and for Yourself (The Asylumist Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

Refugees are made by States: the politics behind the application of international law (RLI Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

"Wealthy countries want refugees close to home – but make it impossible," The New Humanitarian, 21 Sept. 2026 [text]

Reports:

Expulsion of refugees involved in committing serious crimes in host countries (UNHCR, Aug. 2026) [text]

High-Level Side Event Commemorating 75 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention, New York, 23 Sept. 2026 [access]
- Follow link for meeting-related documents, statements, and a video recording of the discussions. See also the High Commissioner's opening and closing remarks.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Criminal state practices during migration control: Identifying another face of crimmigration," Social & Legal Studies, OnlineFirst, 10 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Introduction," Chapter in The Freedom of Movement of Asylum Seekers within the State: Scope and Safeguards under International Law (Edward Elgar, Aug. 2025) [free full-text]

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 9, no. 6 (2026) [open access]
- Special Issue on "Global Mobility Law: Rethinking the Role of Law In Movement Across Borders."

"The Legality of Evacuation Warnings in International Humanitarian Law," Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Advance Articles, 10 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Migration Governance Transformation Through and Beyond the UN Global Compacts: Multilateralism and Minilateralism," Global Policy, Early View, 21 Sept. 2026 [open access]
- See also info on an upcoming related event.

"The personal scope of the right: are asylum seekers entitled to freedom of movement?," Chapter in The Freedom of Movement of Asylum Seekers within the State: Scope and Safeguards under International Law (Edward Elgar, Aug. 2025) [preprint]

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