Non-Penalization Under Threat

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Non-Penalization Under Threat

28.04.2025

Elisha Gunaratnam

In February 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) introduced new guidance for its immigration staff regarding the “good character” requirement in its citizenship applications. Under the new guidance, people who have travelled...

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The Plight of Palestinian Refugees

22.04.2025

Melina Pullin

Introduction With regards to refugee status determination, Palestinians are uniquely positioned under international law. This unique position goes back to the Arab-Israeli war in 1948, when thousands of Palestinians fled...

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Victims of Gender-Based Violence: Between Hope and Reality

11.03.2024

Anna Kompatscher Katia Hamann Alexandra Kempf

On 16 January 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “the Court”) clarified in C-621/21 (“WS”) that women, when victims of gender-based...

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Women in International Law Vol. 3

Public Health as a Strategic Instrument

07.03.2024

Selin Altay

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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Germany and the Yazidis – Going back on a Promise?

05.02.2024

Jona Höni

When Josefine Paul, the asylum minister of the state of North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), announced that NRW would provisionally suspend all deportations of Yazidi women and children to Iraq, this...

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A Circumvention of Refugee Rights?

22.06.2023

Klaas Müller

On the May 11, 2023, the pandemic US border regulation – Title 42 - ran out. To replace it, the Biden Administration put in place a new rule titled “Circumvention...

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An Unneighborly Gift in Times of Need

20.04.2023

Spyridoula (Sissy) Katsoni

In February 2023, the news of devastating deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria shook the globe. The horrifying effects of these earthquakes led to a death toll that has surpassed...

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Women in International Law Vol. 2

“Voluntary” Repatriation

08.03.2023

Natasha Yacoub

Voluntary repatriation has been upheld as the ideal durable solution for refugees by the Executive Committee of the UN High Commissioner’s Programme (‘Ex Com’) and has its roots in efforts...

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Women in International Law Vol. 2

How Joining a Majorette Group Can Lead You to Being Denied International Protection

07.03.2023

Lore Roels

“… [Y]ou have been working since you were 17 ...; you are financially independent ...; [a member of a] religious community..., the choir ..., [and] the majorette group ...; [and]...

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Women in International Law Vol. 2

Introducing the Second Annual ‘Women in International Law’ Symposium

07.03.2023

Spyridoula (Sissy) Katsoni

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on the 8th of March, the Völkerrechtsblog celebrates women in international law with the annual ‘Women in International Law’ symposium....

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Out of Sight, out of Mind?

27.06.2022

Jona Höni

On June 14th 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued an interim measure against the United Kingdom, effectively halting a deportation flight at the 11th hour that would...

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70 Years of UNHCR and Refugee Convention

Before 1951, Outside Europe

06.04.2021

Jochen Lingelbach

The 1951 Refugee Convention and the UNHCR had a longer pre-history drawing on experiences influencing its further developments. A critical predecessor in this regard was the UN’s International Refugee Organization...

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