U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Recognizing Right of Internally Displaced Refuges from Georgia’s Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Regions to Return Home (June 5, 2014)
Author:
Nicole R. Tuttle
On June 5, 2014, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/274 (draft only), which “[r]ecognizes the right of return of all int
U.N. Human Rights Experts Urge Governments to Adopt Legally Binding Treaty Against Forced Labor (May 23, 2014)
Author:
Nicole R. Tuttle
On May 23, 2014, independent United Nations human rights experts dealing with issues of slavery, migrants, and trafficking called on governments to adopt a legally binding treaty to address forced
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Return of Asylum Seekers to Responsible Country under Dublin II (February 19, 2014)
Author:
Emily MacKenzie
On February 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the Court) allowed four asylum seekers’ appeals in R (on the application of EM (Eritrea)) v.
Court of Justice of the European Union Rules in Leyla Ecem Demirkan v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland That Turkish Nationals Do Not Have the Right to Enter the Territory of an EU Member State Without a Visa in Order to Obtain Services
Author:
Kathleen Doty
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that, according to the press release, "Turkish nationals do not have the right to enter the territory of an EU Member State without a visa in or