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
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
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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February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
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...
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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February 2, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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...
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...
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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February 2, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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...
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...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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...
'"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...
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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January 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
'"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...
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...
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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January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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...
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...
Non-Residential Fellowship
Just another University of Auckland Blogs Sites site
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January 14, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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...
It is very disappointing to see the US’ withdrawal from 66 international bodies - full list embedded below www.state.gov/releases/off...
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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January 8, 2026 at 1:55 AM
It is very disappointing to see the US’ withdrawal from 66 international bodies - full list embedded below www.state.gov/releases/off...
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/...
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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December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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/...
Our recommendations @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for your summer reading, listening and watching www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
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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December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Our recommendations @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for your summer reading, listening and watching www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
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...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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...
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/
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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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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/
Home Affairs Minister says Australian government has a special team ready to rapidly process visitor visas for relatives of those directly impacted by yesterday’s attack in Bondi
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Home Affairs Minister says Australian government has a special team ready to rapidly process visitor visas for relatives of those directly impacted by yesterday’s attack in Bondi
Now is a time for care and compassion, not racism and retribution #bondibeach
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Now is a time for care and compassion, not racism and retribution #bondibeach
Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency
Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, has been appointed the next U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, breaking the tradition of selecting leaders mainly fr...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UNHCR at 75: I explain why the world still needs the UN refugee agency www.themandarin.com.au/304884-unhcr...
UNHCR at 75: Why the world still needs the UN refugee agency
OPINION | Governments must ensure the UNHCR has all of the resources it needs to sustain its life-saving work.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
UNHCR at 75: I explain why the world still needs the UN refugee agency www.themandarin.com.au/304884-unhcr...
Consultations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga confirm that labour mobility brings real economic and social gains, but there are also trade-offs in terms of the social impacts associated with migrant workers’ extended periods of absence. devpolicy.org/making-the-t...
Making the triple win of Pacific labour mobility sustainable - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Labour mobility brings real economic and social gains, alongside social impacts on families and communities, according to the second Pacific Labour Mobility Survey.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Consultations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga confirm that labour mobility brings real economic and social gains, but there are also trade-offs in terms of the social impacts associated with migrant workers’ extended periods of absence. devpolicy.org/making-the-t...
Since its creation on 14 Dec 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of refugees and others forced to flee. We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social urge global solidarity in enabling @unhcr.org to continue its vital work. Read our full statement with @refugeecouncilau.bsky.social: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
Statement on UNHCR’s 75th Anniversary: Kaldor Centre and RCOA
December 14 marks 75 years of UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Since 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of people forced to flee, upholding rights and delivering hope. Now more than ever, the world must...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Since its creation on 14 Dec 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of refugees and others forced to flee. We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social urge global solidarity in enabling @unhcr.org to continue its vital work. Read our full statement with @refugeecouncilau.bsky.social: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
Have you been following our new blog series celebrating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced in the context of disasters and climate change? climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/
Nansen Initiative +10 blog
PODCAST: Reflections from the frontlines
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December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Have you been following our new blog series celebrating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced in the context of disasters and climate change? climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/
10 years ago, 109 governments endorsed the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement. In this podcast, Prof Walter Kaelin - Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement - and I reflect on that time and what's happened since climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/podcast/
NIPA +10 Podcast
PODCASTReflections from the frontlines: 10 years of protecting people displaced in the context of disasters
climatemobility.unsw.edu.au
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
10 years ago, 109 governments endorsed the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement. In this podcast, Prof Walter Kaelin - Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement - and I reflect on that time and what's happened since climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/podcast/
The latest post in our new Nansen Initiative +10 blog is out now! It's about how regional frameworks can drive real change for those most at risk of displacement in the context of climate change, written by @iom.int climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/iom/
Regional advances and momentum
A decade of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda: Regional advances and momentum
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November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The latest post in our new Nansen Initiative +10 blog is out now! It's about how regional frameworks can drive real change for those most at risk of displacement in the context of climate change, written by @iom.int climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/iom/
And Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
And Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...
The UK’s new 20-year temporary protection policy for #refugees, with rolling 30-month reviews, is inefficient, costly, unsustainable and cruel. Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The UK’s new 20-year temporary protection policy for #refugees, with rolling 30-month reviews, is inefficient, costly, unsustainable and cruel. Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...
I am honoured to have been appointed today to the inaugural NSW Settlement Advisory Council, which will provide advice to the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism and Multicultural NSW on refugee settlement policy in the state multicultural.nsw.gov.au/media-releas...
Inaugural NSW Settlement Advisory Council members announced - Multicultural NSW
The Minns Labor Government has today announced the inaugural members of the NSW Settlement Advisory Council, a new expert body that will provide advice to the Minister for Multiculturalism and Multicu...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I am honoured to have been appointed today to the inaugural NSW Settlement Advisory Council, which will provide advice to the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism and Multicultural NSW on refugee settlement policy in the state multicultural.nsw.gov.au/media-releas...
Today @kaldorcentre.bsky.social, Platform on Disaster Displacement & @unhcr.org launch Nansen Initiative +10 - a new blog reflecting on a decade of the Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda. Explore how disaster displacement policy has evolved, and what’s next. climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog
Plus 10 Blog
About the Nansen Initiative +10 blog
climatemobility.unsw.edu.au
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Today @kaldorcentre.bsky.social, Platform on Disaster Displacement & @unhcr.org launch Nansen Initiative +10 - a new blog reflecting on a decade of the Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda. Explore how disaster displacement policy has evolved, and what’s next. climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog