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Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎙️ In our new podcast, @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social explains why Frontex has so far evaded accountability for severe human rights violations and discusses legal pathways for change. 🇪🇺🇪🇺

🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/7zrbnam7

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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · Jul 8

Many thanks to the teams at @elpais.com @lemonde.fr @wearesolomon.bsky.social & @netzpolitik.org for making this story happen.

@lydiaemman.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social Iliana Papangeli & Maxime Vaudano.

netzpolitik.org/2025/gefluec...

Geflüchtete und Aktivist:innen: Frontex schickte jahrelang unrechtmäßig Daten an Europol

Frontex hat jahrelang personenbezogene Daten gesammelt und unrechtmäßig an Europol weitergeleitet. Tausende Personen, darunter EU-Bürger:innen, die Geflüchtete unterstützen, gerieten durch groß angele...

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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · Jul 8

Serious questions about evasion of accountability arise, too. FOI documents reveal that senior EU officials had coordinated to misled MEPs about the scale of unlawful Frontex-Europol data transfers during a hearing that followed our earlier investigation: balkaninsight.com/2022/07/07/e...

EU’s Frontex Tripped in Its Plan for ‘Intrusive’ Surveillance of Migrants

Frontex and the European Commission sidelined their own data protection watchdogs in pursuing a much-criticised expansion of “intrusive” data collection from migrants and refugees to feed into Europol...

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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · Jul 8

Frontex revised its protocols after a probe by the EU data protection watchdog in May 2023. To Europol's chagrin, it is no longer passing data 'automatically'. But, crucially, Europol is refusing to confirm it will 'restrict' or 'delete' data - unlawfully shared by Frontex - as required by law.

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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our investigation reveals that prominent human rights defenders, who have faced lengthy criminal investigations in Spain and Greece - including @helenamaleno.bsky.social and @aegeanboatreport.bsky.social - have also landed in Frontex & Europol databases.

www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...

Frontex unlawfully shared thousands of people's personal data with European police

In the name of combating migrant smugglers, the European Union's border surveillance agency spent years collecting information on migrants and civil society activists deemed 'suspect,' before passing ...

www.lemonde.fr

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎥 Check out our latest STALS video!
We discussed @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social’s (@eui-eu.bsky.social) book and shared some thoughts on its key themes. @lorgas.bsky.social @hartpublishing.bsky.social
Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfMQ...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨'𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗽

YouTube video by STALS Sant'Anna Legal Studies

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Jun 30

Join us!

Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Jun 28

📚 Join us for this book launch!
🗓️ See you on 3 July
📩 For info and the participation link, contact: [email protected] @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social @lorgas.bsky.social

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Julia Emtseva @jemtseva.bsky.social · May 13

Please check it out in case you have ⏱️. Some friends already did & I can't say how grateful I am for your feedback. Academia is a communal project! @alonso-gd.bsky.social @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social @julianascrv.bsky.social @sjorspolm.bsky.social @timozandstra.bsky.social @judithbauder.bsky.social

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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · Apr 21

The article, written with @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, on Human Rights Respectful Trade, is available in the Berkeley Journal of International Law - a contribution to the debate about the role of human rights clauses in EU trade agreements #EU #humanrights #trade
lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/13134...

Human Rights Respectful Trade

De Coninck, Joyce; Elsuwege, Peter Van

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OxfamBE @oxfam.be · Mar 18

We woke up to the horrific news of the heaviest attacks in Palestine since the ceasefire. The devastation and human suffering are unimaginable—and only getting worse. Alongside 138 well-known Belgians, we speak up for Palestine.⁠
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#SpeakUpForPalestine

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Silvana Tapia Tapia @silvilunazul.bsky.social · Mar 17

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemns Ecuador for Violating Rights of Tagaeri-Taromenane People Living in Voluntary Isolation
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemns Ecuador for Violating Rights of Tagaeri-Taromenane People Living in Voluntary Isolation in Yasuní National Park | Amazon Watch

“This judgment of the Inter-American Court is the result of many years of struggle and is a guarantee of the rights to territory for peoples in isolation, so that they can live without the threat of o...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Mar 11

Also he should wear a suit while doing this

Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social · Mar 11

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Grażyna Baranowska @grabaranowska.bsky.social · Mar 5

What – if any – are the consequences of the ‘instrumentalization of migration’ for human rights protection under the ECHR?

Strasbourg Observers published my thoughts on the arguments raised at Grand Chamber hearing on pushbacks to Belarus.

strasbourgobservers.com/2025/03/04/w...

What – if any – are the consequences of the ‘instrumentalization of migration’ for human rights protection under the ECHR? A look at the arguments raised at the ECtHR Grand Chamber hearing on pushback...

By Grazyna Baranowska On 12 February 2025, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR held three hearings relating to pushback cases conducted by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. The cases were relinquished to the G...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Feb 24

The CJEU will hold its first hearing on the Italy/Albania asylum treaty on Tuesday. My analysis of the legal issues: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

The Italy/Albania asylum treaty reaches the CJEU: what are the issues?

Professor Steve Peers , Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit : Pudelek, via Wikimedia Commons Is the Italy/Albania dea...

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Feb 22

Thank you sincerely @Globalisation and Law Network for the invitation and exciting conversation!

What an engaging and sharp community @maastrichtu.bsky.social !

Globalisation and Law Network (Maastricht) @glnmaastricht.bsky.social · Feb 21

🤩 Here's a quick throwback to our seminar with Joyce De Coninck held on 6 February! Check out our new blog for insights from the engaging exchange between Joyce and our members: lnkd.in/eG28EdCn 🇪🇺 🌐

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Feb 21

May i be added please? ❤️

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Feb 19

With many thanks to @verfassungsblog.de @Giulia Raimondo @Martin Lemberg-Pedersen @Jan-Hendrik Seelow and @Amanda Musco Eklund 🙏

My thoughts on the burden, standard and method of proof in #ARE, #GRJ; #WS; #Hamoudi; #RA; #HMM and #COCG before the Strasbourg and Luxembourg courts 🙏

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Feb 19

Two months into 2025, Europe's courts have already dealt with 7 cases concerning pushbacks, with each case raising crucial questions of proof.

JOYCE DE CONINCK on the need for tailored rules of evidence in situations of procedural inequality.

verfassungsblog.de/binoculars-a...

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EUI Department of Law @eui-law.bsky.social · Feb 14

Max Weber Fellow @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, alumni
@leticiadiezsanchez.bsky.social, Sarah Tas, Theodosia Stavroulaki, and @marcoalmada.com, as well as Prof. @competitionprof.bsky.social 🎓👏

📖 Read the full edition here: ➡ loom.ly/eEdfP8Q

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Public Law & Human Rights @markard-chair.bsky.social · Feb 11

Check out the recording of our webinar on ”The absolute prohibition of refoulement and exceptional circumstances“ with Başak Çalı, @jameshathaway.bsky.social @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social and @mstille.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eMg...

Bonavero Report Launch: The Absolute Prohibition of Refoulement and Exceptional Circumstances

YouTube video by Oxford Law Faculty

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Thomas Verellen @tverellen.bsky.social · Feb 7

We had Dr. Joyce De Coninck over this week at Utrecht University to talk to us about her book "The EU's Human Rights Responsibility Gap." She lays out how difficult it is for (often vulnerable) people to get relief for violations of their fundamental rights caused by the EU & its agencies & bodies.

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Feb 4

Engaging with the Court during the Q&A on matters of burden, standard and method of proof in joint conduct between Fx and EU MS: one of the highlights of my career!Heartfelt thanks 2 the @front-lex.bsky.social directed by @iftachco.bsky.social Cohen, & supported by @Francesco Luigi Gatta. 💫

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Feb 4

👩‍⚖️What.an.experience: blessed to have sat alongside the brilliant @Amanda Musco Eklund in representing Mr. Hamoudi in front of the CJEU’s Grand Chamber today.

Watch the hearing here: lnkd.in/ec2UM9C7

front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Feb 4

Alaa’s team is ready for the historic Hamoudi v Frontex hearing:

Front-LEX litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social, Amanda Musco-Eklund, Francesco Gatta, @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, and of course Alaa.

Let’s win this case!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Feb 4

Alaa’s team is ready for the historic Hamoudi v Frontex hearing:

Front-LEX litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social, Amanda Musco-Eklund, Francesco Gatta, @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, and of course Alaa.

Let’s win this case!

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Globalisation and Law Network (Maastricht) @glnmaastricht.bsky.social · Jan 30

🚀Globalisation & Law Network Seminar Series🚀

We’re excited to welcome @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social to discuss:

📝 The EU’s Human Rights Responsibility Gap: Deconstructing Human Rights Impunity of International Organisations

📅 6 Feb 2025 | 11:00 - 12:30 CET
More info 👉 lnkd.in/euUzzaTy

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Joyce De Coninck @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social · Jan 27

Indeed ❤️❤️❤️