Migration and Refugees

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules Asylum Seeker May be Detained for National Security or Public Order Reasons (February 15, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 15, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rule

Prohibiting Collective Expulsion of Aliens at the European Court of Human Rights

Over the past few months, the mass movement of Syrian migrants into and across Europe has transfixed the international community. Though international law governs the decisions as to whether these Syrians are eligible for protection against refoulement (return to torture or persecution), the texts of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the UN Convention Against Torture have nothing to say about the process through which these protection determinations happen.

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20
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1
Author: 
Jaya Ramji-Nogales
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The EUNAVFOR MED Operation and the Use of Force

On May 18, 2015, the European Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 (Decision) launching the European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) with the aim of disrupting the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks in the Southern Central Mediterranean.[1] The operational headquarters is located in Rome.

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19
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27
Author: 
Giuliana Ziccardi Capaldo
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European Court of Human Rights Rules that Expulsion of Refugess from Russia to Syria Violated the European Convention on Human Rights (October 15, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valezuela-Bock

On October 15, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)

United Nations Security Council Adopts Resolution to Prevent Migrant Smuggling in Libya (October 8, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 8, 2015, the United Nations Security Council (Council) adopted a resolution under Chapte

Court of Justice of the European Union Decides EU Nations May Imprison Migrants Who Enter Illegally In Breach of an Entry Ban (October 1, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 1, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court)

European Court of Human Rights Rules Deportation of Somali Asylum-Seeker does not Violate the European Convention on Human Rights (September 10, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 10, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in R.H. v.

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that Transgender Immigrant is Protected under UN Convention against Torture (September 4, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 4, 2015, the U.S.

UN Refugee Agency Releases Guidelines on International Protection (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released “Guidelines on International Protection No.