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Call for Applications – Two PhD Scholarships in Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School

The Hertie School is offering two three-year scholarships for exceptional candidates to pursue a full-time PhD in the field of Fundamental Rights starting from September 2021. Apply by 31 January 2021.
Podcast

Racial Borders - a presentation by Tendayi Achiume

Prof. E. Tendayi Achiume discussed the intersection between racial injustice and migration governance from an international law perspective. You can listen to her presentation here.
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Forced Migration Review issue on Recognising refugees is now available online

This issue is published in collaboration with the RefMig research project.
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An academic centre for research, outreach and teaching about current and future challenges concerning the protection of human and fundamental rights in domestic, regional and global governance.
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Visiting Fellowship (non-stipendiary)

We welcome applications from self-funded scholars, practitioners and PhD candidates who wish to visit the Centre for Fundamental rights. Application deadline is 31 January 2021.
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UN Treaty Bodies act as “soft courts” for migrants and refugees in non-refoulement cases, study finds.

Başak Çalı, Cathryn Costello and Stewart Cunningham examine three decades of cases as migrants increasingly seek protection through the UN Treaty Bodies.
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Could the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies act as a unified entity?

Examining how the United Nations Treaty Bodies handle individual complaints, Başak Çalı and Alexandre Skander Galand find some commonalities.
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Bemba and the Individualisation of War

Through a critical examination of the ICC Bemba Appeal Judgment, Alexandre Skander Galand designs a model that individualises the doctrine of command responsiblity, and, by the same token, respect the fundamental rights of military commanders.
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Border Justice: Migration and Accountability for Human Rights Violations

Special issue of the German Law Journal co-edited by Cathryn Costello. 

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