The UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: The extent to which the protection of IDPs has been advanced
Blog post written by Amilcar Kraudie, a current student on our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies.
(more…)Refugees’ Self-reliance: The dilemma of implementing the Global Compact on Refugees in Africa
Blog post written by Tsion Tadesse Abebe (Senior Researcher, Migration Program, at the Institute for Security Studies, Addis Ababa) and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees.
(more…)GCM Indicators: Objective 4: Ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate documentation
Blog post written by Sandra Mantu, Assistant Professor (Radboud University, the Netherlands) and forms part of series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
(more…)GCM Indicators: Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Blog post written by Bethany Hastie, Assistant Professor, Peter A Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
(more…)GCM Indicators: Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies
Blog post written by Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, Elspeth Guild, Queen Mary University of London, and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.*
(more…)The Global Compact for Refugees as a Soft Law Instrument: Lessons from the application of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees in Mexico
Blog post written by Diego Acosta (University of Bristol) and Monica Oehler (Organization of American States), and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees.
(more…)High Hopes: The Global Compact for Refugees and Improving Responsibility Sharing
Blog post written by Dr Sarah Deardorff Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs at Colombia University, Senior Fellow with Refugees International, and a Module Convenor on RLI’s MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. This post contributes to a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees.
(more…)GCM Indicators: Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
Blog post written by Jean-Baptiste Farcy, PhD Candidate (UCLouvain, Belgium) and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
(more…)The Global Compact on Refugees Misses the Mark on Refugee Return
Blog post written by Jocelyn Perry and Stephanie Schwartz[1], and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees.
(more…)GCM Indicators: Objective 13: Use immigration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives
Blog post written by Dr Justine N. Stefanelli (British Institute of International and Comparative Law), and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
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