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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...

New book by Catherine Briddick analyses treatment of women in migration law

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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Tineke Strik @tinekestrik.bsky.social · 14d

Link to the report: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the v...

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Odysseus Network @odysseusnetwork.bsky.social · 20d

📢Our members Prof. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶 (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social ) and Prof. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 have co-edited, together with Prof. Niovi Vavoula, the volume: “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐” by Routledge.

To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...

Intertwining Criminal Justice and Immigration Control in the EU

This book offers a contemporary understanding of the state of the art of

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Odysseus Network @odysseusnetwork.bsky.social · 21d

📚 The Council of Europe ( @coe.int ) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a report on the 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"

📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...

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

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 27d

As Pacific leaders meet ⁦‪@ForumSEC‬⁩ this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. ⁦Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...

Foregrounding Displacement in the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters

This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted signif...

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European Constitutional Law Review @euconst.bsky.social · 27d

Fresh out of the press: ECtHR judge András Jakab reflects on constitution-making procedures and different conceptions of legitimacy.
Read the new piece at:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Constitution-Making Procedure and Legitimacy Maximisation: How Different Constitution-Making Procedures Satisfy Different Conceptions of Legitimacy | European Constitutional Law Review | Cambridge Cor...

Constitution-Making Procedure and Legitimacy Maximisation: How Different Constitution-Making Procedures Satisfy Different Conceptions of Legitimacy

www.cambridge.org

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · 29d

📚 UN Global Compacts on Migration & Refugees: Where do they stand today?

New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev.

🧵 A quick thread:

Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts - Research Report | ENSURED

The UN’s Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees create room for dialogue, but remain non-binding and underfunded. With limited political will for reform, their role will likely be confined to forum...

www.ensuredeurope.eu

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 4

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 4

CJEU, immigration law II

New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CURIA - Documents

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 4

CJEU, immigration law

New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CURIA - Documents

curia.europa.eu

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Florian Trauner @ftrauner.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 New publication out!
Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation.
📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share!

zenodo.org/records/1696...

The EU's Return Regulation: Negotiating on the Basis of Evidence, not Narratives

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3

EU Commission proposes remaining budget laws for next long-term EU budget - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission completes proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget

Today, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034.

ec.europa.eu

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3

CJEU, free movement law/LGBT rights

New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...

curia.europa.eu

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Felix Peerboom @felixpeerboom.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report

✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees

For those interested, see:

Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts - Research Report | ENSURED

The UN’s Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees create room for dialogue, but remain non-binding and underfunded. With limited political will for reform, their role will likely be confined to forum...

www.ensuredeurope.eu

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢Calling prospective authors!

Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.

⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!

Topics include:

💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:

🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Aug 31

My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...

Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight

Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.

www.smh.com.au

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Katarzyna Strąk @katarzynastrak.bsky.social · Aug 4

Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...

Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | Think Tank | European Parliament

Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

www.europarl.europa.eu

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European Constitutional Law Review @euconst.bsky.social · Aug 18

Back after the summer break with a new issue. Constitutional court appointments, admissibility requirements for citizens' initiatives, the Spanish judicial council crisis, academic freedom in EU law, and case notes on Mirin and KlimaSeniorinnen, all OpenAccess at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Latest issue | European Constitutional Law Review | Cambridge Core

European Constitutional Law Review

www.cambridge.org

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Brigitte Le Normand 🟥 @blenormand.bsky.social · Aug 11

A reminder that this postdoctoral position is still open until September 1. Please spread the word!

Brigitte Le Normand 🟥 @blenormand.bsky.social · Jun 25

My ERC project FeMMiWork is hiring a postdoctoral researcher. Must have strong German language skills and archival research experience. Please help spread the word! Deadline is Sept. 1.

Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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Nikos Sitaropoulos @nsitaropoulos.bsky.social · Aug 8

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #Migration #Asylum

Migration - New reference document on the Council of Europe’s non-binding legal instruments - Division on Migration and Refugees - www.coe.int

Division on Migration and Refugees Strasbourg 7 August 2025

www.coe.int

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jul 26

"A Single Paragraph’s Promise"

LENA RIEMER on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change and the understated question of climate-induced human displacement.

verfassungsblog.de/icj-advisory...
@sabincenter.bsky.social @matigre.bsky.social @antoine-despieg.bsky.social

Quote: “This one seemingly modest paragraph may have profound implications for millions of people fleeing across borders due to climate change, potentially reshaping the legal landscape for those seeking protection and at least offering minimum guarantees against their removal to a place where they would be at risk.”

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Davide Tomaselli @evadimus.bsky.social · Jul 24

I am genuinely happy to share that my first big publication is now available online!
"'Forced' Refugees versus 'Voluntary' Migrants" is the result of two years of research, writing, reflection, discussion, rethinking.
Now I can't wait to debate it!

‘Forced’ Refugees versus ‘Voluntary’ Migrants: Deconstructing a Binary through SOGIESC Claims of Asylum

Abstract. This article addresses the consequences that SOGIESC claims of asylum have on international refugee law and its fundamental distinction between ‘

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EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights @fra.europa.eu · Jul 23

When it comes to the instrumentalisation of migrants, EU countries need to direct their measures towards the hostile actors not punish the migrants & refugees who are being used for political gains.

Read more in the latest position paper from @fra.europa.eu: europa.eu/!8QWdt9

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Jul 23

500+ Master’s scholarships available for African refugee and displaced students at 25+ universities worldwide www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...

RLRH launches new round of Graduate Horizons application support scheme

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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