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Australia’s current refugee policies and obligations under international refugee law
The Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Act 2014 (Cth) (MMPLA) significantly changed how Australia treats asylum seekers, especially those... Read More
Syrian Torture Trial: German Court Upholds The Principle of Universal Jurisdiction
Background of the case On 24 February, 2021, a German court in Koblenz sentenced Eyad al Gharib, a low-ranking former officer of the Syrian secret... Read More
Upcoming Event: ‘We don’t want to give away how you hack the system’: An Emotional History of the Department of Immigration and Child Refugees
Dr Jordy Silverstein explores what can be learnt about the place of child refugees in Australian policy history. Presented by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute... Read More
Essay: How should we define refugees?
“A Proper Conception of refugeehood is an important matter” – Shacknove (1985, 276). In this piece, I offer a critical look at the scholarly... Read More
The EU’s Relocation of Unaccompanied Migrant Children to Safe Havens: A Good Practice?
The COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘ticking health bomb’ has proven to be a difficult time for everyone, but for the Unaccompanied or Separated Migrant Children... Read More
Family Reunification of Refugees in Brazil: Why does it Matter?
Many people fleeing armed conflicts, severe human rights violations, and persecutions are separated from their families. Once they are recognized as refugees, they can apply... Read More
Not just employment: It’s time for refugees in Malaysia to own bank accounts too
At the time of writing, it is less than a week until Malaysia decides if refugees will be granted the right to work in the... Read More
Book Review: ‘Refugee Rights and Policy Wrongs: a frank, up-to-date guide by experts’ – Jane McAdam and Fiona Chong
“Refugee Rights and Policy Wrongs: a Frank, Up-to-date Guide by Experts”, Jane McAdam and Fiona Chong, UNSW Press, 2019, 277 pages This book by legal... Read More
Contempt, Criminalisation, and No Compassion: The UK’s Asylum System
The right to asylum is one of the oldest legal rights in the world and has been recognised by societies as divergent as Ancient Greece... Read More
A Review of “Making Migration Law: The Foreigner, Sovereignty and the Case of Australia”
Making Migration Law: The Foreigner, Sovereignty, and the Case of Australia Eve Lester, Cambridge University Press, 2018 The state’s assertion of “absolute sovereignty” as the... Read More