The paper identifies specific forms of EU cooperation with selected third countries that give rise to questions of compatibility with binding norms of international, European and EU law.
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Asylum for Containment
This report synthesises four country studies concerning European political, legal and financial instruments in the field of Asylum and Migration in Niger, Serbia,
Tunisia and Turkey.
This Report is available in English and in French.
Temporary Protection for Refugees: The Case
of Zimbabwe
On the occasion of the third ASILE Annual Meeting, our partner UCT organized a public event and a Task Force looking at the Temporary Protection of Zimbabwean Refugees.
The role of crises in the unresolved EU asylum reform and the Schengen non-enforcement dilemmas
This session explored the role of crisis in the scope and features of the proposed reforms of the EU asylum and Schengen acquis, and their impacts on Member States’ discretion, as well as the enforcement of existing EU law standards in these areas.
Policing Search and Rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean
The policing of NGOs and human rights defenders providing humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers and immigrants, as well as search and rescue (SAR) in the Mediterranean has reached a new low due to the current far-right Italian government.
Webinar – The fate of Ukranian refugees
This session examines the key implementation issues and open questions regarding the activation of the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) to respond to refugees’ fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Are all Afghan women and girls refugees? An analysis in light of the Refugee Convention
Article for EJIL Talk arguing that Afghan women and girls as a group face discriminatory ill treatment amounting to persecution and, as such, qualify for group-based recognition as Convention refugees.
The Jordan Compact, COVID-19, and Refugee Labour Rights
The event provided an opportunity to share knowledge and discuss how needs and pathways to durable solutions have altered in Jordan.
Externalization and the UN Global Compact on Refugees
This Policy Brief examines recent externalization policy and legal initiatives in Europe that are
affecting asylum seekers’ and refugees’ access to asylum.