Migration and Refugees

Eur. Ct. H.R. Sides with Spain on Collective Expulsion Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 13, 2020, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision in N.D.

Council of Europe Adopts Recommendation on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On December 11, 2019, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommend

ECtHR Holds No Art. 5 Violation for Migrants Who Could Have Left Detention Area

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights announced its judgment i

Lengthy Detention in Airport Transit Zone in Moscow Violates ECHR

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in 

EU Court Rules for First Time on Scope of State Power to Reduce or Withdraw Material Reception Conditions

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 12, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) ruled for the first time on the scope of EU member states' right to reduce or withhold material rece

U.N. Member States Make New Commitments to End Statelessness

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

At the UNHCR High-Level Segment on Statelessness held this week in Geneva, UN member states made over 300 pledges to tackle statelessness.

Council of Europe Releases Recommendation Titled "Lives Saved. Rights Protected. Bridging the Protection Gap for Refugees and Migrants in the Mediterranean" (June 2019)

Author: 
Erin K. Lovall

In June 2019, the Council of Europe released its Recommendation regarding the “protection of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants travelling by sea,” titled

UNHCR Issued Report Regarding Education of Refugee Children (August 30, 2019)

Author: 
Erin K. Lovall

On August 30, 2019, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a report entitled