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The Oxford Handbook of InternationalRefugee Law: A conversation

The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law is a ground-breaking new book. Its 65 chapters,involving78 authors, critique the status quo in international refugee law and set the agenda for future research. Bahati Kanyamanzawill engage in a discussion with one of the Handbook’s editors, Professor Jane McAdam, and two of its authors, Professors Deborah Anker and Catherine Dauvergne. They will discuss the state of asylum in North America, the notion of regional protection, and on-going challenges faced by women seeking protection.

The event is proudly hosted by the American Society of International Law’s International Refugee Law Interest Group, and will be chaired by its co-chair,Ian M Kysel.
Date: Thursday 24 June
Time: 5–6pm EDT(2–3pm PDT)
Register at: http://www.asil.org/events

The Spring 2021 edition of the Lieber Code Newsletter is now available!

On Friday, April 16 at noon, five experts from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will present case studies of their local work on globally significant issues such as refugee asylum, COVID-19, racism, antisemitism and disaster relief.

This is part of an interdisciplinary effort at the Eberly College that will explore how to handle global challenges in general and how to respond to them at national, regional, state, city and local levels. The project welcomes collaborators from within and outside West Virginia University. To learn more and get involved, contact Paolo Farah at pdfarah@mail.wvu.edu.

Presenters and topics
Robert Blobaum, Department of History: “Racism and Antisemitism”
Cynthia Gorman, Department of Geology and Geography: “Contemporary Struggles Over Political Asylum”
Kathryn Pirie, Master of Public Administration student, Department of Public Administration: "Policies to Slow the Spread of COVID-19: A Review of Successes and Failures"
Herschel Thomas, Department of Political Science: “Non-State Actors in Disaster Response and Recovery”
Moderator: Paolo Farah, John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics, Department of Public Administration at West Virginia University

The recording for this event can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6z8F5ZJa4w

The Informer, the newsletter of ILRIG, was not published in 2020, the year of the pandemic and ASIL first virtual Annual Meeting; we had our featured program on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, but no Business Meeting, so activities for that year are summarized in this issue's Annual Report.

Lieber Notes Volume 5, Issue 4

Please enjoy the third edition of our Lieber Notes.

Dear Members of the DLIG,

I am happy to inform you that the inaugural volume of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law has officially been launched. The aim of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law is to foster the interest of academics and practitioners on legal and institutional issues relevant to all forms of natural, technological/human-made disasters, including rapid and slow onset events, but excluding armed conflicts or political/financial crises per se. As such, it is hoped that the Yearbook will serve as a home for scholarship in the burgeoning area of international disaster law. Members of the DLIG are strongly encouraged to consider submitting contributions to future volumes of the Yearbook. Please also feel free to spread the word about the Yearbook to your colleagues and students!

The Yearbook is available in both print and online.

Best regards,

Arnold Pronto

The number, intensity, and impact of diverse forms of 'natural' and ‘human-made’ disasters are increasing. In response, the international community has shifted its primary focus away from disaster response to prevention and improved preparedness. The current globally agreed upon roadmap is the ambitious Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 2030, central to which is the better understanding of disaster risk management and mitigation. Sendai also urges innovative implementation, especially multi-sectoral and multi- hazard coherence. Yet the law sector itself remains relatively under-developed, including a paucity of supporting 'DRR law' scholarship and minimal cross-sectoral engagement. Commonly, this is attributable to limited understanding by other sectors about law's dynamic potential as a tool of disaster risk mitigation, despite the availability of many risk-related norms across a broad spectrum of legal regimes. This unique, timely Handbook brings together global and multi- sector perspectives on one of the most pressing policy issues of our time.

This document provided by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is a compilation of the UN Space Treaties including the "Outer Space Treaty," "Rescue Agreement," "Liability Convention," "Registration Convention," and "Moon Agreement." It also includes relevant Principles and Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, and additional documents. This document and many more can be found at http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties.html.

Remarks of Brian J. Egan, Legal Adviser to the US State Department
Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
Washington, DC
December 7, 2016
http://www.state.gov/s/l/releases/remarks/264963.htm