Blog post written by Professor James C. Simeon (York University, Canada). A more detailed paper and argument was recently presented on the subject of persistent protracted armed conflict and the criminalization of ‘mass forced displacement’, as a serious international crime and an atrocity crime, at the Refugee Law Initiative’s Third Annual Conference held in London on 18-19 July 2018. (more…)
Blog post written by Susan Reardon-Smith (RLI) reflecting on the theme and purpose of the upcoming RLI Third Annual Conference. The conference programme is online and registration for the event is now open. This post was originally published on the Talking Humanities blog. (more…)
Blog post by Matthew Zagor (ANU) who will present on the ‘Resettlement: Legal and Political Visions’ panel at the upcoming RLI 3rd Annual Conference. The draft conference programme is online and registration for the event is now open. (more…)
Blog post written by Dr Cosmin Corendea, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL). Cosmin will chair the ‘Environmental Refugees? Climate, Disasters and Protection’ panel at the upcoming RLI 3rd Annual Conference. The draft conference programme is online and registration for the event is now open. (more…)
Blog post by Naoko Hashimoto, a Research Affiliate of the RLI. Naoko has a number of years’ practical experience in refugees and forced migration issues, as a staff member of UNHCR, IOM, and the Government of Japan. She is currently undertaking PhD research focusing on refugee resettlement at the School of Law, Politics and Sociology of the University of Sussex, as an International Fellow of Nippon Foundation.* (more…)