Migration and Refugees

The EUNAVFOR MED Operation and the Use of Force

On May 18, 2015, the European Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 (Decision) launching the European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) with the aim of disrupting the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks in the Southern Central Mediterranean.[1] The operational headquarters is located in Rome.

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Topic 1
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19
Issue: 
27
Author: 
Giuliana Ziccardi Capaldo
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Human Rights
International Organizations
Migration and Refugees
Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law
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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Expulsion of Refugess from Russia to Syria Violated the European Convention on Human Rights (October 15, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valezuela-Bock

On October 15, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)

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International Law in Brief

United Nations Security Council Adopts Resolution to Prevent Migrant Smuggling in Libya (October 8, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 8, 2015, the United Nations Security Council (Council) adopted a resolution under Chapte

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International Law in Brief

Court of Justice of the European Union Decides EU Nations May Imprison Migrants Who Enter Illegally In Breach of an Entry Ban (October 1, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 1, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court)

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Deportation of Somali Asylum-Seeker does not Violate the European Convention on Human Rights (September 10, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 10, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in R.H. v.

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that Transgender Immigrant is Protected under UN Convention against Torture (September 4, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 4, 2015, the U.S.

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International Law in Brief

UN Refugee Agency Releases Guidelines on International Protection (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released “Guidelines on International Protection No.

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International Law in Brief

European Court Rules on Revocation of Refugee Status after Allegations of Terrorism (June 24, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

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International Law in Brief

UN Refugee Agency Publishes Manual on Case Law of European Regional Courts (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a manual titled “The Case Law of the