Refugee Law Initiative Events
- "International Refugee Law" seminar series
- Seminar Series on "New challenges in Refugee Integration"
- Short Course: The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons
"International Refugee Law" seminar series
We are pleased to announce the 2nd year of this seminar series, which has attracted wide participation from universities, government departments, international agencies, legal practitioners, non-governmental organizations, and diplomatic representatives.
The “International Refugee Law” seminar series aims to consolidate the network of participants developed during the 2010-2011 seminar series, and to provide an accessible and public focus for promoting and facilitating cutting-edge research, debate and collaboration on this topic between academics and practitioners.
For the programme details click here [PDF].
Please visit our events calendar for details of the next seminar.
Seminar Series on "New challenges in Refugee Integration"
To mark the 60th anniversary of the British Refugee Council, this interdisciplinary series of six seminars on new thinking and directions in refugee integration seeks to provide a focal point for scholars and practitioners working on refugee integration in the United Kingdom and internationally to reflect on the state of the art, to present and receive feedback on current work, and to develop research and policy agendas for the future. The theme of refugee integration is of critical importance to societies worldwide, not least in this time of funding cuts to refugee services and policy changes in the United Kingdom.
During the first five seminars of the series, presentations by leaders in the field will generate wide-ranging debate among the participants. The final session will pull together the themes canvassed by the previous seminars as the basis for direct discussion with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees.
For the programme details click here [PDF].
Short Course: The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons
Where: School of Advanced Study, University of London
When: Eight week evening course (18.00-20.30) Wednesdays, February-March 2013
The planned short course is a core project of the Refugee Law Initiative that serves to disseminate a strong grounding in the protection of refugees and other displaced persons under international law among lawyers, policy-makers, NGO workers, international agency staff, post-graduate students, and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues. It consists of eight once-weekly evening sessions that will be delivered to participants by leading academic experts and practitioners in international refugee law.
Course attendance will be formally certified by the School of Advanced Study and CPD points can also be accredited to participating solicitors and barristers. Participants have the opportunity to join the Refugee Law Initiative network based at the School of Advanced Study, and will be encouraged to engage with other activities run by the Refugee Law Initiative.
Participants will be assigned readings during weeks 2-8 to read in preparation for the following week’s session. Participants will be expected to dedicate 3-4 hours outside the sessions each week to reading these materials. Copies of the core readings will be distributed during the first session.
For the 2012 programme details click here.
Registration is now open. There are limited places available on the course and they will be offered on a first-come basis, but will not be guaranteed until payment in full has been received.
Applications must be returned to:
Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, Room 208, Senate House, South Block, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU; or by email to RLI@sas.ac.uk.
WORD general application form/ PDF general application form
For any further information please see the frequently asked questions (FAQs) or contact Ms Margherita Blandini, RLI Research Co-ordinator, at RLI@sas.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7862 8570.
