Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
Scientia Professor of Law; Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow; Director, Evacuations Research Hub, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Jane Alexandra McAdam is an Australian legal scholar, and expert in climate change and refugees. She is a Scientia Professor at the University of NSW, and is the inaugural Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2021 for “distinguished service to international refugee law, particularly to climate change”. .. more
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International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals
Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026
The International Journal of Refugee Law is pleased to announce a Call for proposed Special Issues. Proposals for
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International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the ‘right to asylum’ under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation
Abstract. This article examines the ‘right to asylum’ guaranteed under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter) and its correspondin
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Congratulations to Dr Riona Moodley @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for her new article 'Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the "right to asylum" under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation' academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
Judicial engagement with the non-refoulement principle
Enhancing legal preparedness for climate displacement: Judicial engagement with the non-refoulement principle in the decade since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda
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Great new blog post explaining how international and domestic law is adapting to the growing challenge of climate-related displacement - by NZ Immigration and Protection Tribunal senior member, Bruce Burson climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/bruce-b...
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I'm pleased that my new article with Thomas Mulder is now out: 'A Last Resort? Reframing Evacuations as an Anticipatory Disaster Risk Management Strategy' - read it here! brill.com/view/journal...
More Ideas and Less CV?
Various EJIL editorials have highlighted some of the dangers to the integrity of academic life of excessive reliance on quantitative indicators in assessing the excellence or otherwise of scholars in ...
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'"Productivity" measured by the number of articles published puts immense pressure on authors, with the risk of sacrificing quality for quantity', writes Prof Sarah Nouwen @eui-law.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/more-ideas-a...
Waiting for academia: The impact of research on UNHCR policy, programmes and practice
UNHCR has always had close connections with the academic world. Jeff Crisp explains why those linkages have had a limited influence on the organisation’s operations and asks whether current developmen...
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To what extent does refugee research by academics have a substantive impact on UNHCR’s work? A frank assessment by @jfcrisp.bsky.social www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/blog/waiting...
Non-Residential Fellowship
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Applications now open for the 2026 CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship which supports research on forced displacement in the Asia-Pacific, offering $12,500 NZD to support dissemination and impact.
🗓️ Applications close 9 Feb 2026
👉 Find out more & apply: www.caprs.auckland.ac.nz/non-resident...
🗓️ Applications close 9 Feb 2026
👉 Find out more & apply: www.caprs.auckland.ac.nz/non-resident...
Withdrawal from Wasteful, Ineffective, or Harmful International Organizations - United States Department of State
Today, in furtherance of Executive Order 14199, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations identified as part of the Trump Administration’s revie...
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It is very disappointing to see the US’ withdrawal from 66 international bodies - full list embedded below www.state.gov/releases/off...
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Protection Of Disaster Displaced Persons Discussed At Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 - Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, 15 December – A Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 commemorates 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda and refle
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We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social were proud to co-host a Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review commemorating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced across borders in the context of disasters & climate change disasterdisplacement.org/news-events/...
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Our summer selection: Stories worth sharing
Discover your next great read, listen, or watch in these picks from the Kaldor Centre team.
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Our recommendations @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for your summer reading, listening and watching www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Dec 18
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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I'm pleased to share my latest article on 'Displacement in the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change' - available free here journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas
Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas: A decade of progress since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda
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We are pleased to share the latest Nansen Initiative +10 blog on 'Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas: A decade of progress since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda' @unhcr.org climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/americas/