ASGI

Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull'Immigrazione
 
 
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02.03.2014

Access to Asylum: Current Challenges and Future Directions

 
 

The aim of this international conference is to determine how best to safeguard the rights of asylum seekers in balance with the responsibilities of states. It will analyse relevant standards under regional instruments, international human rights law, and the 1951 Refugee Convention. The conference will examine current challenges faced by asylum seekers in gaining access to international refugee protection, the implications of state practices for the rights of refugees, the responsibilities of states and their impact upon refugee status determination procedures (RSD).

It will bring together refugee law scholars, government and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), and decision-makers to discuss the practices of leading asylum-host countries in different regions, including Europe, UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. In addition, the conference will involve the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and various regional organisations dealing with refugee issues.

The conference is being organised by Dr Maria O’Sullivan and Professor Susan Kneebone, Faculty of Law, Monash University with the support of Dr David Cantor, Director, Refugee Law Initiative, University of London and Dr Dallal Stevens, Faculty of Law, Warwick University.

 

Early bird registration is now open and runs through 3 March 2014.

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