Asylum Policy in the EU and North America Treating Like Cases Alike in Refugee Law Adjudication: The Troubling Lack of Consistency in Refugee Status Adjudication within and across State Parties to International Refugee Rights Instruments

The Centre for Refugee Studies at York University has pulled together a “international joint public seminar,” a three-way video-conference presentation between London, Philadelphia, and Toronto, on disparities in refugee status adjudication. The seminar will be available through live streaming here.  The live stream capacity is limited to the first fifty virtual participants.

Special International Joint Public Seminar: Asylum Policy in the EU and North AmericaTreating Like Cases Alike in Refugee Law Adjudication:The Troubling Lack of Consistency in Refugee Status Adjudication within and across StateParties to International Refugee Rights Instruments

Thursday, April 25, 201310:00am – 12:30pmRoom 214, Barrack Hall, Temple University, Beasley School of Law

Dr. Hugo StoreySenior Judge, Asylum and Immigration Chamber, Upper Tribunal, London, UK

Madeline GarlickHead of Unit, Policy and Legal Support, UNHCR Europe, Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Sean RehaagAssociate Professor, Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada

Jaya Ramji-NogalesAssociate Professor of Law, Beasley School of Law, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

ModeratorsDr. James C. Simeon, Acting Director, Centre for Refugee Studies; Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York UniversityDr. Violeta Moreno-Lax, Lecturer in Law, European Partnerships Officer, School of Law, University of Liverpool

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