Essential reading for those interested in the process of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights and the risks involved, by @drandrewforde.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social on @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/countdown-to...

CJEU, border controls 🚨 MASSIVE defeat for Frontex in two judgments - the agency is liable if it assists Member States to do pushbacks etc in breach of human rights; rules of evidence are simplified for migrants curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

We have a new mapping study out w/C. Warin geared for practice & commissioned by @coe.int Division on Migration and Refugees on identifying & responding to vulnerability in an asylum and migration context. Free access! www.coe.int/en/web/migra... @nsitaropoulos.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

👨‍🏫 I am very grateful to have been allowed to present our (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social) @ensured.bsky.social research report "Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts" at the Instituto de Relações Internacionais PUC-Rio last week.

The assumption that we live in a time of multiple migration crises has had a significant impact on how international migration is understood and addressed. That's why having clear definitions is so important. Read the new blog post ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

📢The 2026 ICON•S Annual Conference Call for Submissions is out! Join us in #Dublin from June 29 – July 1, 2026! Read the 🧵for details ⬇️

Can States use temporary status to restrict forced migrants’ protection of family reunification under European human rights law? My article is now out in IJRL! I explore the role that legal status and temporariness play in the context of the right to family life: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...

Link to the report: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

📢Our members Prof. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶 (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social ) and Prof. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 have co-edited, together with Prof. Niovi Vavoula, the volume: “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐” by Routledge. To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...

📚 The Council of Europe ( @coe.int ) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a report on the 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸. He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations" 📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...

As Pacific leaders meet ⁦‪@ForumSEC‬⁩ this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. ⁦Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...

Fresh out of the press: ECtHR judge András Jakab reflects on constitution-making procedures and different conceptions of legitimacy. Read the new piece at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📚 UN Global Compacts on Migration & Refugees: Where do they stand today? New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev. 🧵 A quick thread:

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

CJEU, immigration law II New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CJEU, immigration law New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

🚨 New publication out! Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation. 📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share! zenodo.org/records/1696...

EU Commission proposes remaining budget laws for next long-term EU budget - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

CJEU, free movement law/LGBT rights New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...

🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report ✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees For those interested, see:

📢Calling prospective authors! Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law. ⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...

📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism! Topics include: 💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO: 🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10: 🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement: 🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees: 🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies: 🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications

My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...

Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...

Back after the summer break with a new issue. Constitutional court appointments, admissibility requirements for citizens' initiatives, the Spanish judicial council crisis, academic freedom in EU law, and case notes on Mirin and KlimaSeniorinnen, all OpenAccess at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A reminder that this postdoctoral position is still open until September 1. Please spread the word!

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #Migration #Asylum

"A Single Paragraph’s Promise" LENA RIEMER on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change and the understated question of climate-induced human displacement. verfassungsblog.de/icj-advisory... @sabincenter.bsky.social @matigre.bsky.social @antoine-despieg.bsky.social

I am genuinely happy to share that my first big publication is now available online! "'Forced' Refugees versus 'Voluntary' Migrants" is the result of two years of research, writing, reflection, discussion, rethinking. Now I can't wait to debate it!

When it comes to the instrumentalisation of migrants, EU countries need to direct their measures towards the hostile actors not punish the migrants & refugees who are being used for political gains. Read more in the latest position paper from @fra.europa.eu: europa.eu/!8QWdt9

500+ Master’s scholarships available for African refugee and displaced students at 25+ universities worldwide www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...

The European Commission presents funds to "implement a fair and firm migration management system under the Pact for Migration and Asylum" under the heading "Protecting Europe".

National court ends criminalisation of woman for entering with her 8-year-old daughter and 13-year-old niece, after ground-breaking CJEU judgment - which I earlier analysed here - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-ca...

Final adoption of EU law allowing planned entry-exit system at external borders to be phased in - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

@apsmolenska.bsky.social investigates green bonds across the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden 👇

More proposals for the next multi-year EU budget immigration and asylum policy funding commission.europa.eu/document/dow... Schengen (visas/border control) - commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

In a new policy brief for @delorsberlin.bsky.social, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @pzlotnik.bsky.social, @llaube.bsky.social, @dansaracino.bsky.social and I look into how the EU has been dealing with what it calls "instrumentalised" migration. 🧵 (1/3) www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

📘 New article now out with @jcms-eu.bsky.social! “Legal Legacies of Co-ordinative Europeanisation – EU Crisis Governance Between Political Expedience and Normative Credence” Read early view here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @groningeneulaw.bsky.social @rechten050.bsky.social

The #EU Commission has proposed letting member states drop the ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ concept in #asylum cases. @gaiaromeo.bsky.social and I argue this seemingly technical tweak marks a major shift — toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’ @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇️

Marking 20 years since Commission v France (C-304/02) 🎉 In 2005, the #ECJ ordered a Member State to pay both a lump sum fine and a periodic penalty payment for failing to comply with #EUlaw – the first time that the two sanctions were applied together 🇪🇺 Read here 👉 curia.europa.eu/en/actu/comm...

The latest #RuleOfLaw Report on #Greece released on Tuesday 8 July by the @ec.europa.eu fails yet again to highlight chronic problems and structural deficiencies underlying Greek institutions: rsaegean.org/en/eu-rule-o... It remains strikingly ‘out of touch’ with the reality in the country. (1/6)

🎓🌍 It's the last day of the ENSURED Summer School! Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance. A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas! 📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...

I have been working on building this database of crimes of solidarity&humanitarianism for a few years. It's a resource for research and legal cases and activists -to get an overall sense of patterns across different locations. If you would like to help please get in touch www.crimesofsolidarity.org

The @echr.coe.int has granted interim measures ordering #Greece to urgently improve conditions and transfer nine unaccompanied minors detained in the “Safe Area” of the #Kos CCAC in #Greece. Decision after application by Equal Rights Beyond Borders.👏 equal-rights.org/articles/154

Last week, #IMISCOE gathered 1,000+ scholars in Paris to “decenter migration studies". Where is the center of migration research? Our Directory shows that 75% of institutes are in Europe & North America, shaping which stories are told. migrationpolicycentre.eu/directory-of...

In our free inaugural editorial as E-i-C w/Sarah Singer @rli-sas.bsky.social we trace 40 years of scholarship @ the #International_Journal_of_Refugee_Law (OUP) & reflect on new directions: academic.oup.com/ijrl/article... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social

CJEU, asylum law New judgment - Greek rule that asylum seekers must appear in person for their appeal against refusal of their application is a breach of EU law - curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

Save the date: Am 25. September präsentiere ich mein neues Buch "Migrationspanik" im wunderbaren Wien Museum. Eintritt frei! www.wienmuseum.at/event/2007

🚨 New Issue Alert! 🚨 Volume 63, Issue 4 of JCMS is out now! 🌍 Explore key debates on EU funding, Euroscepticism, foreign policy and more. Edited by @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social, and @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social 📚 Read the new issue here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...