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The protection elsewhere approach 

The protection elsewhere approach 

Event
20 March 2024
Danish Refugee Council’s office, Copenhagen

The event will take point of departure in recent ASILE research findings on the fundamental challenges of the EU’s extraterritorial asylum and migration policy and principles of responsibility attribution in complex multi-actor migration management contexts.

EU Asylum Reform and the Western Balkans

Policy Brief
September 2023

PUBLICATIONSEU Asylum Reform and the Western Balkans: What Does the Future Hold for Serbia? PublicationWritten by Julian Lehmann (GPPI) / September 2023In June 2023, the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council agreed to reform the Common European Asylum system and...

The EU-Turkey cooperation in the field of migration and asylum

Policy Brief
February 2024

PUBLICATIONSThe EU-Turkey cooperation in the field of migration and asylum: What is wrong with it and how to fix it?PublicationWritten by Meltem Ineli Ciger (Suleyman Demirel University), Orçun Ulusoy (VU Amsterdam), Gamze Ovacık (Baskent University) / February...

Tunisia-EU cooperation inmigration management

Policy Brief
February 2024

PUBLICATIONSTunisia-EU cooperation in migration management: From Mobility Partnership to containmentPublicationWritten by Fatma Raach (Tunisian Association for International law) / February 2024The particularity characterizing Tunisia-EU cooperation in migration...

Creating an Inclusive Refugee Response in Jordan

Policy Brief
October 2023

PUBLICATIONSCreating an Inclusive Refugee Response in JordanPublicationWritten by Lewis Turner (Newcastle University) / February 2024This policy brief focuses on people seeking international protection in Jordan, which hosts around 750,000 people of concern to UNHCR,...

Emphasizing Fairness and Effectiveness

Policy Brief
October 2023

PUBLICATIONSEmphasizing Fairness and Effectiveness: Policy recommendations: Best Practices for Ensuring Additionality and Fostering Refugee Agency in Complementary Pathways for Refugees in Canada and Beyond PublicationWritten by Andrew Fallone and Roberto Cortinovis...

The Protracted Rohingya Refugee Situation in Bangladesh

Policy Brief
February 2024

PUBLICATIONSThe Protracted Rohingya Refugee Situation in Bangladesh: Towards Reducing Precarity and Increasing Responsibility SharingPublicationWritten by M Sanjeeb Hossain (Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University / University of Oslo) / February 2024Within a...

Towards A Stylized Model of Dynamicson the Market for Smuggling Services

Towards A Stylized Model of Dynamicson the Market for Smuggling Services

Publication
December 2023

PUBLICATIONSTowards A Stylized Model of Dynamics on the Market for Smuggling Services  Written by Gerard van der Meijden, Orçun Ulusoy, Erik Verhoef, Thomas Spijkerboer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) / December 2023In 2015-2016, Europe witnessed a sharp increase...

Responsibility Allocation and UN GCR Implementation

Responsibility Allocation and UN GCR Implementation

Publication
December 2023

PUBLICATIONSResponsibility Allocation and UN GCR Implementation  Written by Eleni Karageorgiou, Gregor Noll and Gamze Ovacık (University of Gothenburg) / December 2023The effectiveness of the UN Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) depends on increased cooperation...

Status Determination, Vulnerability and Rights

PUBLICATIONSStatus Determination, Vulnerability and Rights  Written by Sergio Carrera (CEPS), M Sanjeeb Hossain (University of Oslo) and Lewis Turner (Newcastle University, UK) / October 2023This Report presents the final synthesis results and comparative...

EU Third Country Arrangements

EU Third Country Arrangements

New Publication
March 2023

The paper identifies specific forms of EU cooperation with selected third countries that give rise to questions of compatibility with binding norms of international, European and EU law.

Asylum for Containment

Asylum for Containment

Publication
March 2023

This report synthesises four country studies concerning European political, legal and financial instruments in the field of Asylum and Migration in Niger, Serbia,
Tunisia and Turkey.
This Report is available in English and in French.

Temporary Protection for Refugees: The Caseof Zimbabwe

Temporary Protection for Refugees: The Case
of Zimbabwe

ASILE Annual Conference_Events
25 January 2023
Cape Town

On the occasion of the third ASILE Annual Meeting, our partner UCT organized a public event and a Task Force looking at the Temporary Protection of Zimbabwean Refugees.

Policing Search and Rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean

Policing Search and Rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean

Publication
February 2023

The policing of NGOs and human rights defenders providing humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers and immigrants, as well as search and rescue (SAR) in the Mediterranean has reached a new low due to the current far-right Italian government.

Webinar – The fate of Ukranian refugees

Webinar – The fate of Ukranian refugees

Webinar
1 March 2023 - 08h15-09h15 (CET)
Via Zoom

This session examines the key implementation issues and open questions regarding the activation of the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) to respond to refugees’ fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Policy drivers on the Global Compact on Refugees in Serbia

Policy drivers on the Global Compact on Refugees in Serbia

New Publication
3 November 2022

Although the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) has elaborated a clear set of shared policy objectives on addressing forced displacement, it is less evident how these objectives are best to be achieved politically. Using a lens of “political responsibility” for policies, this paper studies domestic and international policy actors, and their roles and interests for explaining policies relevant to the GCR in the Republic of Serbia since 2018.

The Declaration on a Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism and EU Asylum Policy

Forum Contribution on EU Temporary Protection Responses to the Ukraine War and the Future of the EU Asylum System
7 October 2022

Closing paper contribution to the Forum on EU Temporary Protection Responses to the Ukraine War and the Future of the EU Asylum System by Sergio Carrera & Roberto Cortinovis

Containing and controlling mobility in Canada and the EU

Containing and controlling mobility in Canada and the EU

ASILE Regional Workshop Canada
7 September
Hybrid

This Regional Workshop will gather academics, civil society representatives and other key stakeholders to comparatively address a set of relevant policy and legal developments related to refugee protection and solutions in Canada and the European Union.

ASILE paper on Refugee Recognition and Resettlement

ASILE paper on Refugee Recognition and Resettlement

New Publication
May 2022

This working paper explores refugee recognition processes, in particular refugee status determination (RSD), and resettlement processes, with the aim of opening up new lines of scholarly and policy enquiry.

The Right of Asylum in Comparative Regional Perspectives

The Right of Asylum in Comparative Regional Perspectives

New ASILE publication
May 2022

This working paper provides an account of regional standards on the right of asylum, with a focus on protection systems in Europe, the Americas and Africa – the three regions with binding regional and sub-regional protection regimes.

Temporary Protection for People Fleeing War in Ukraine

Temporary Protection for People Fleeing War in Ukraine

Webinar
5 May 2022

ASILE, PROTECT & VULNER projects joint forces in a Webinar to discuss the EU responses to people fleeing war in Ukraine, including the implementation challenges and the way forward for the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).

New ASILE Forum Discussion

New ASILE Forum Discussion

New Forum Discussions on EU Temporary Protection Responses to the Ukraine War and the Future of the EU Asylum System
April 2022

The second ASILE Forum assesses the responses of the EU and the Member States to the forced displacement from Ukraine and activation of the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC in Europe.

New Working Papers Series

New Working Papers Series

Working Paper Series
11 March 2022

From the first ASILE Virtual Training School that took place from 14-17 September 2021, you can now download the selected papers from the participating students.

Between politics and inconvenient evidence

Between politics and inconvenient evidence

ASILE Paper
10 December 2021

Following the European Commission’s recent release of its Renewed EU Action Plan Against Migrant Smuggling (2021-2025), the authors take stock of key insights arising from recent and ongoing research on the facilitation of irregular migration.

Implementing the united nations global compact on refugees?

Implementing the united nations global compact on refugees?

Policy Brief
June 2021

This Policy Brief presents the preliminary findings and policy recommendations emerging from the first 18 months of the ASILE H2020 project (Global Asylum Governance and the EU’s Role). It provides an analysis of asylum governance instruments that have been portrayed as ‘promising practices’ in countries like Brazil, Canada, Jordan, South Africa as well as in the EU.

Community Sponsorship in Europe

Community Sponsorship in Europe

Relevant Publication
April 2021

This article explores the recent emergence of community sponsorship of refugees in Europe, an approach which shares responsibility between civil society and the state for the admission and/or integration of refugees.

Check our Country Fiches

Check our Country Fiches

Country Fiches
March 2021

The Country Fiches examine and provide evidence on country-specific instruments, their material and personal scope. You will find a total of six Country Fiches: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Jordan, South Africa and Turkey.

Pushbacks and lack of accountability at the Greek-Turkish borders

Pushbacks and lack of accountability at the Greek-Turkish borders

New Publication
February 2021

Check our new Publication on ‘Pushbacks and lack of accountability at the Greek-Turkish borders’ by Dr. Roberto Cortinovis (CEPS). This paper analyses the negative impact of this heavily securitised approach on asylum seekers’ fundamental rights, in particular its implications for the right to asylum that underpins the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).

Unpacking EU Asylum Policy in light of The UN Global Compact on Refugees

Unpacking EU Asylum Policy in light of The UN Global Compact on Refugees

Virtual academic conference
19 January 2021, 15:15-16:45 CET
via Zoom

ASILE organized a Europe session at the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the UNHCR. This Session assessed the most recent developments in EU Asylum Policy from the perspective of their impacts on the UN GCR core guiding principles: international refugee protection and human rights.
Watch it now in YouTube.

Border Procedure: Efficient Examination or Restricted Access to Protection?

Related Publication
18 December 2020

This blogpost focus on the two proposals for a Screening Regulation and for an Asylum Procedure Regulation from the European Commission that must be seen in conjunction, these procedural devices should be considered in the light of the proposed pre-entry screening.

Introducing the ASILE project

Introducing the ASILE project

In this video the ASILE Project Coordinator, Prof. Carrera, together with Ms Pavey (UNHCR) introduce the ASILE project giving an overview on the main objectives of the project and the role of UNHCR.

ASILE Kick-off Meeting

ASILE Kick-off Meeting

During the 30-31 January, the ASILE partners gathered together in Brussels to present and debate on the work plan of the project as well as the timeline of the tasks.