Migration and Refugees

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Rights of Refugees Displaced by Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (June 16, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 16, 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) held in Ch

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules States May Require Civic Integration Examination for Long-Term Residence Status (June 4, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 4, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

Operation "Sovereign Borders": the High Court of Australia Considers Implications of International Law

Introduction

On January 28, 2015, the High Court of Australia (Australia’s highest court) issued a decision examining the question of where to take a person who flees a country for fear of persecution and is intercepted in international waters by national authorities. The judgment arose from operation “Sovereign Borders,” Australia’s latest effort to stem the flow and resultant loss of life of people travelling without authorisation to Australia by sea.

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Volume: 
19
Issue: 
12
Author: 
Stephen Tully and Michael Smith
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UNHCR Publishes Recommendations to Address Challenges in Asylum System (April 6, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 6, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published a report titled Greece as a Country

U.K. Court Rules Jamaica may be Categorized as Unsafe for Gay Asylum Seeker (March 4, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 4, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously rejected the U.K.

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on When a Third-Country National Deserter may Receive Asylum in Europe (February 26, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 26, 2015, in Shepherd v.