Empirical Socio-Legal Research on the EU’s Externalisation of Asylum: Amalgamating Texts and Refugee Artworks?

Berfin Nur Osso Doctoral candidate at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law. LL.B. and Minor degree in International Relations (Koç University, Istanbul), MSocSc in International Relations and Political Science (Tampere University, Finland) Socio-Legal Research on Externalisation? Refugees (including asylum seekers) often encounter barriers that prevent or restrict their movement before, whilst, or after reaching …

Sleeping BEaUty – The Revival of the EU Temporary Protection Directive

Ms Jannicke Martin, Candidate, LLM in Human Rights Law 2021/22, winner of the EU Asylum and Immigration Law Prize 2022, University of Edinburgh Introduction Faced with the reality of mass arrivals of displaced people following Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the established mechanisms of the EU asylum systems ran a substantial risk of collapsing under …

Asylum-seekers’ and refugees’ access to healthcare in Germany and the UK

Asylum-seekers’ and refugees’ access to healthcare in Germany and the UK Sioned Ellis, MSc Public Policy, University of Edinburgh Asylum-seekers and refugees (ASRs) are particularly vulnerable to a number of health risks, from infectious diseases acquired in transit to psychological trauma resulting from war or persecution. This makes the accessibility of healthcare services paramount for …

Could the current strict Danish migration policy serve as an example for the EU, or does it undermine a common EU migration approach?

Jacob Jung Frellesvig, MSc International Relations, University of Edinburgh Through strict migration policies, Denmark seems to have developed a migration model that ensures a high employment rate for migrants along with few new migrants entering Denmark. With Europe looking into a future of mass migration due to climate change, could this Danish approach serve as …

Aid to Compensate the Damage Caused by Exceptional Occurrences: The Limited Usefulness of Article 107(2)(b) TFEU in the Times of the Pandemic

Dr Dionysios Pelekis  –  Teaching Associate, School of Law, Nottingham University   Ever since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a very trying period for all. Beyond the untold and incalculable human cost of this pandemic, its spread as well as the measures taken to combat it, have caused a serious economic downturn. In the …