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Let’s face things head-on, dig in, and explore all the implications the Pact on Migration and Asylum brings. Bonus points for the PDF format!

Advice for Cambodia! Strengthen Historical Research: Cambodia should thoroughly examine historical treaties, maps, and documents to build a strong case for its claims, if it wishes to pursue this matter further. International Partnerships: Engaging with international legal experts and organizations can help Cambodia advocate for its territorial rights effectively. Public Awareness: Educating Cambodians about historical treaties and border issues is vital to ensure unity and support for the country’s position.

Very happy to see this out on #WorldRefugeeDay! In our piece, Eleonora Milazzo, PhD and I argue that argue that the EU approach to cooperation with 3rd countries in the #NewPact on #migration and #asylum and beyond falls short of ensuring adequate protection of refugees and to pursue genuinely balanced partnerships based on mutual interests. We recommend policy-makers and authorities implementing the new rules to: 📌 Put fundamental rights at the centre of any form of cooperation with third countries, through rigorous impact assessment, monitoring, and explicit human rights conditionality; 📌 Prioritise funding projects in third countries with a protection component or which facilitate legal migration over those with a containment objective; 📌 Avoid entering into partnerships with autocratic and highly unstable regimes; 📌 Take into account the interests of third countries when negotiating partnerships, and avoid prioritising deterrence and return at the expense of other foreign policy objectives; 📌 Engage more with the evidence on the drivers of migration before formulating and implementing policies to contain migration. The policy study is part of a series developed by the European Policy Centre and the Odysseus Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe in collaboration with FEPS Europe and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. To know more, check 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmUsP_Qf

📌 Watch the Webinar: Understanding the Italy-Albania Migration Deal 💡 In November, MedMA brought together leading experts to discuss the Italy-Albania Migration Protocol, and shed light to its political, legal, and humanitarian aspects. 🔗Missed the webinar? You can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/d3C9jqfB

I combine insights from law, sociology, political science, social psychology, theology, philosophy, and more, testing these against EU asylum policy, to provide a more integral understanding of solidarity in the EU that can be employed across disciplines. I aim to reduce uncertainty around the application of the concept and inform policymakers, jurisdiction as well as the academic debate.

💡 MedMA of the EPLO European Public Law Organization participated in a panel discussion as part of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Athens Thematic Meeting titled "External Dimension of Migration Management - Tools for Regular Pathways." hosted at the premises of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. 👉 The panel discussion, "A New External Migration Management for Safe and Orderly Migration: Multilateral and Bilateral Approaches," featured MedMA's Director, Dr Markos Karavias and members of the ICMPD, European University Institute, & ELIAMEP (Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy) 👉 They discussed the concepts and typologies of #legalpathways, policy dilemmas for mobility, and explored how policy design can lead to partnerships that benefit migrants and the relevant countries.

Submit your paper abstract focusing on Asian and/or African perspectives on law and sea level rise by 15 May 2024. We look forward to welcoming you in #Lisbon! #climatechange , #sealevelrise , #humanrights, #migration , #lawofthesea , #corporateresponsibility

📣 ❗ ❗ A new blog post of our 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦 has been published! Written by Meltem Ineli Ciger, the article provides an in depth legal analysis of the 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. To read the article: https://lnkd.in/eeESEjJh

✍ Editorial: EU changing of the guard: Winter (may be) coming   For asylum and migration policy, there is not much good news – but when is there ever? ✒ Written by ECRE's Director Catherine Woollard 🔗 Read the full editorial here: https://bit.ly/46cvWYI