A recent special edition of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, featuring a number of articles written by scholars and researchers working or affiliated with RWI, aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the current refugee situation as it … Continue reading » “Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation”
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Lecture on the 1951 Convention on Refugees
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a lecture on February 16 titled “Refugee Flight and Mobility: Lessons from the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Then and Now.”
The lecture will be given by Cathryn Costello, Andrew … Continue reading » “Lecture on the 1951 Convention on Refugees”
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Gammeltoft-Hansen calls for paradigm change in EU migration policy
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, head of research at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, will give a key-note speech on Friday at the Nordic conference on European Migration and Asylum Policies for the Future in Oslo.
The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will … Continue reading » “Gammeltoft-Hansen calls for paradigm change in EU migration policy”
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Public lecture: Rescuing Migrants Making Perilous Sea Crossings
Dr. Ralph Wilde, a member of the Faculty of Laws at University College London, will speak at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on Thursday, October 27 at 14:00 about his research project on extraterritorial application of international human rights law.… Continue reading » “Public lecture: Rescuing Migrants Making Perilous Sea Crossings”
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Exploring Dimensions of the Migration Treaty between Australia and Cambodia
Ratana Ly, researcher at the Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law in Cambodia, recently visited the Raoul Wallenberg Institute where we got the opportunity to interview her on her research on the human rights implications of the bilateral resettlement … Continue reading » “Exploring Dimensions of the Migration Treaty between Australia and Cambodia”
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What are the Human Rights Implications of the Cambodia-Australia Resettlement Deal?
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute will host a lecture on the human rights implications of the bilateral resettlement agreement between Cambodia and Australia on Thursday 22 September 2016.
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Morten Kjaerum to Speak About the Refugee Crisis in Istanbul
RWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum is giving a lecture on Wednesday, April 27 at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.
The lecture will be at 19.00 and is titled “Human Rights and the European Refugee Situation: What is at … Continue reading » “Morten Kjaerum to Speak About the Refugee Crisis in Istanbul”
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Humanitarian Visas Key to Improving Europe’s Migration Crisis
Humanitarian visas can be highly effective and useful tools to ensure access to asylum for select groups of asylum-seekers with a need for international protection.
That is what Gregor Noll, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law … Continue reading » “Humanitarian Visas Key to Improving Europe’s Migration Crisis”
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Yijun Zhen: “Like Opening a Window to a New Reality”
Yijun Zhen is a student at the Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law in Lund. She comes from China, driven by her ambition to learn about a subject she didn’t have the chance to study in her home country.… Continue reading » “Yijun Zhen: “Like Opening a Window to a New Reality””
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