In Beirut? Come to my talk @lau.edu tomorrow on 'a most extraordinary resettlement scheme' that unfolded in Cold War Beirut. eventscal.lau.edu.lb/event.php?ev...

Do you want to know more about the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states? Join our webinar TODAY. @non-signatory.bsky.social Sign up here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Webinar 1: Endurance of Coloniality - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)

This webinar is the first in our three-part webinar series building on the critical themes presented in our newly launched book, Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.

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They have arrived! @non-signatory.bsky.social

To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall. The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states. Sign up here and do help us spread the word! www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Webinar Series: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)

We are proud to announce a three-part webinar series building on the critical themes presented in our newly launched book, Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.

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Maja Janmyr@myrmek.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.

Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.

Check out our new video abstract from Pakistan 🇵🇰 In @kazmiarj.bsky.social's latest research, she examines how Pakistan’s judiciary engages with the Refugee Convention despite being a non-signatory state. 🔗 Watch the full video here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Flere av de politiske partiene på Stortinget ønsker i hovedsak å hjelpe flyktninger i «nærområdene» 🌍 Men hva vil det egentlig si? @myrmek.bsky.social mener Norge må kunne ha to tanker i hodet samtidig: Støtte opp om «nærområdene», samt verne om retten til å søke om asyl. Les hele saken her:

Partienes asylpolitikk om «nærområdene» - Institutt for kriminologi og rettssosiologi (IKRS)

Flere av de politiske partiene på Stortinget ønsker i hovedsak å hjelpe flyktninger i «nærområdene». Men hva vil det egentlig si?

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Exciting news ✨ Our PhD candidate, Naureen Rahim, had her midway assessment yesterday on Bangladesh and the International Refugee Law Regime 🎓 Special thanks to Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin from @unibirmingham.bsky.social for acting as the external assessor and for sharing valuable feedback.

Just released 📣 @myrmek.bsky.social's latest article, 'Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians during the Cold War' is now published in Mashriq & Mahjar. Read the full article here: lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/ma...

How can ethnographic methods enhance refugee law research? ✨ In @myrmek.bsky.social's keynote at the Refugee Law Initiative's annual conference in London, she outlined three ways she has used ethnographic methods to navigate legal complexities. Discover the details below:

Rethinking refugee law through an ethnographic lens - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)

At the Refugee Law Initiative’s annual conference in London, Professor Maja Janmyr delivered a keynote on the use of ethnographic approaches in refugee law.

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Brilliant keynote by @myrmek.bsky.social at #RLIconf25, discussing how ethnographic methods can inform, inspire and improve refugee law research

BEYOND organized a roundtable on refugee governance in Pakistan 🇵🇰 – With the current repatriation plan, there are many conflicting opinions and misunderstandings. We wanted to create a space to address these issues, Dr. Arjumand Bano Kazmi says. Discover the insightful discussions here:

Discussing refugee rights and governance in Pakistan - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)

The BEYOND project organized a roundtable in Islamabad to address the politically sensitive and timely issue of refugee governance in Pakistan.

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Yesterday BEYOND organized a panel on non-signatory states in international refugee law in Lahore, Pakistan 🏛️ Thank you LUMS University for giving us the opportunity and for shedding light on this important topic.

We are excited to be a part of the Futures of International Law conference at LUMS University in Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰 Looking forward to stimulating conversations ahead!

Excited to be taking part in this excellent conference and to hear from the wonderful keynote speakers @myrmek.bsky.social & @jfcrisp.bsky.social! Do consider joining if you’re in or near London the first week of June

Refugee Law Initiative@rli-sas.bsky.social · last yr.

RLI ANNUAL CONFERENCE - DRAFT PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE 👇 👇 👇 "Refugee Law and Forced Migration Studies: Debates, Interactions and Futures’’, the RLI's 15th Anniversary Conference, 2 - 4 June 2025, Senate House, London rli.sas.ac.uk/rli-annual-c... #law #refugees #refugeeprotection #forcedmigration

Check out our new video abstract ✨ In @ozlemgs.bsky.social's latest research, she explores how the Turkish Council of State engages with the Refugee Convention in cases involving 'non-European' refugees. 🔗 Watch the full video here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Fascinating new article by @newnhamcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Dr Diala Lteif in @antipodeonline.bsky.social based on her research into The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina

In this paper, I examine the spatial processes of class formation within informal urban spaces. To do so, I consider Karantina in the 1960s, an outgrowth of one of the oldest refugee camps in the wor...

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🔥Full volume out now: 'What role for law in refugee studies? Towards a transdisciplinary agenda' - our special issue in J Refugee Studies (w/ the amazing @danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert) academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4 @mobileucph.bsky.social

Exciting news 🌟 @myrmek.bsky.social's new book chapter 'Lebanon and the establishment of international refugee law' in Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics, is now published! Read the full book chapter here: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

Thrilled to share our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law 📖 Özlem Gürakar Skribeland explores the Turkish Council of State’s engagement with international refugee law in cases involving ‘non-European’ refugees. Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

📣 Hot off the press 📣 In our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Arjumand Bano Kazmi delves into the intricacies of Pakistan’s judiciary and its interaction with international refugee law. Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Over the past four years, the BEYOND project has conducted empirical case studies in Lebanon, Pakistan, Türkiye and Bangladesh, examining their relationships with international refugee law. Explore our map to see which states that remain non-signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention 🔍

Hot off the press! My new article on refugee rights claiming through protest at UNHCR Beirut. Free e-prints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IVH6P...

Our BEYOND project team is heading to Yogyakarta, Indonesia for IASFM 2025. We are looking forward to an exciting week ahead. If you are around, be in touch! iasfm.org/iasfm2025/

This is a great idea: a developmental editing workshop, run by the Journal of Global History. But, it's for colleagues for whom English is not a first language - and who work in institutions outside Western Europe and North America. 🗃️ networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

I am so excited and hopeful for Lebanon. Mabrouk Lubnan! Truly the start of a new era.✨

Reuters@reuters.com · 2y ago

Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon's next prime minister after a majority of lawmakers backed him for the post, a big blow to Hezbollah which accused opponents of working to exclude it reut.rs/40vtVWi

Last Friday, I successfully defended my doctoral thesis on migration management and refugee struggles at the EU external borders! My heartfelt gratitude to my opponent @myrmek.bsky.social who raised important and critical questions & my supervisors @panuminkkinen.bsky.social and Dr Päivi Neuvonen.

A proud supervisor’s moment: celebratory ’karonkka’ dinner after @bossoloji.bsky.social’s successful doctoral defence of her thesis on migration management and refugees with a stellar examination by @myrmek.bsky.social (Oslo). My sincere thanks to all.