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Refugee Protection in India: Justice Madan B. Lokur's Powerful Address | Justice Madan B. Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairperson, United Nations Internal Justice Council
By LB Desk
Chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council and former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Madan B. Lokur delivers an insightful inaugural address on refugee protection, constitutional…
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Upper Tribunal provides further guidance on higher standard of proof in asylum claims
By Joseph Maggs
In JCK (s.32 NABA 2022) (Botswana) [2024] UKUT 100 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal recognised that section 32 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 established a ‘new paradigm’ for the…
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Trafficking referrals increase while government targets ‘misuse’
The latest trafficking statistics for the year ending June 2026 show referrals to the National Referral Mechanism are at their highest since the record began, and the backlog of cases…
The Asylumist
Third-Country Deportees Are in Danger and Need Our Help
By Jason Dzubow
Since the advent of the second Trump Administration, our government has been deporting asylum seekers and others to third countries, often without warning or anything resembling due process of law.…
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Certification challenge fails but Home Office concedes unlawful separation of detained couple
The High Court has considered procedural fairness in protection claims, including when the Home Office certifies a claim as ‘clearly unfounded’. The case is R (FNB and FNN) v Secretary…
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Child abduction and asylum: where are we now?
By Mark Smith
In March 2021, the Supreme Court handed down their decision in G v G [2021] UKSC 9. The case considered the potential clash between the Refugee Convention 1951 and the…
EU Law Analysis
The Jilin Judgment (Case C‑249/25): Can Member States Suspend Asylum Procedures During Temporary Protection, and for How Long?
By stevepeerseulawanalysis-blogspot-com
Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger, Associate Professor of International Law, Süleyman Demirel University Photo credit: Maksym Kozlenko, via Wikimedia Commons On 1 October 2026, the Court of Justice delivered Case C‑249/25…
EU Law Analysis
New book: Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU
By stevepeerseulawanalysis-blogspot-com
Dr. Chiara Scissa, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bologna Photo: 2026 forest fires in Fontainebleu, by Jdkxhdjj, via Wikimedia Commons New book: Disaster Displacement and…
De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal
Procedure is not a gatekeeper: The Constitutional Court ends the asylum disbarment regime
By De Rebus
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (CC) (unreported case no CCT126/25, 7-7-2026) (Majiedt J) By Rénard Tollig On 7 July 2026 the…
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #138
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!The transcript of the Home Secretary’s evidence to the Home Affairs Committee was published last week. She said the new settlement policy and any transitional arrangements…