Selin Altay

Selin Altay is a Research Associate and PhD Candidate at Ruhr University Bochum’s Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV). Her research interests include international refugee Law, international human rights law, queer and feminist approaches to law.

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Women in International Law Vol. 4

Safety, Privacy, Self-ID

Germany’s Self Determination Act (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz or SBGG), which came fully into force on the 1st of November 2024 is welcomed both by hope and concern globally. The new law has...

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Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Detaining the “Other”

Fiza Lee-Winter Selin Altay

Not a day goes by without increasing discrimination against refugees around the world. Sometimes, this takes the form of a U.S. president making baseless claims about refugees eating other people’s...

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Women in International Law Vol. 3

Public Health as a Strategic Instrument

Public health as a policy pursuit and a legally prescribed goal has consistently served as a veneer for the implementation of discriminatory policies. Migration laws and policies have also played...

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Echoes of Nakba

On the 12th of October, Israel issued a military order for the residents of northern and central Gaza, encompassing a population of 1.1 million Gazans, to make their way to...