Migration and Refugees

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights and EU Fundamental Rights Agency Launch Updated Guide to European Law on Asylum, Borders and Immigration (June 25, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 25, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights launched an update to its

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U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Recognizing Right of Internally Displaced Refuges from Georgia’s Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Regions to Return Home (June 5, 2014)

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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

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U.N. Human Rights Experts Urge Governments to Adopt Legally Binding Treaty Against Forced Labor (May 23, 2014)

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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

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Senate in the Dominican Republic Unanimously Passes Bill For Migrants’ Children (May 22, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On May 22, 2014, the Senate in the Dominican Republic unanimously passed a bill granting citizenship to Dominican-born children of immigrants.

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Return of Asylum Seekers to Responsible Country under Dublin II (February 19, 2014)

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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.

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Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Meaning of Internal Armed Conflict in EU law (January 30, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On January 30, 2014, the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued its

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Weight to be Accorded to Decisions of the UN High Commission for Refugees (January 29, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On January 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the Court) decided I.A. v.