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SUMMARY:The relevance of the 1951 Refugee Convention in a fragmented world
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DESCRIPTION:About this talk: \nThe 1951 Refugee Convention\, commonly cons
 idered the cornerstone of the modern international refugee protection regi
 me\, was drafted as the world was recovering from the devastation of the S
 econd World War. Through the newly-established United Nations\, States sou
 ght a more collaborative\, rules-based international system to secure key 
 international goals and the protection of human rights. Today\, this multi
 lateral legal order is under unprecedented strain\, as a number of nationa
 list and populist governments question long-term commitments to key intern
 ational institutions\, and refugee and human rights issues appear secondar
 y to concerns regarding state sovereignty and national identity. Set again
 st this backdrop\, it might be considered a dubious time to be celebrating
  the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. \n\nIn this talk\, Profes
 sors Sarah Singer and Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi reflect on the enduring u
 tility of the 1951 Convention today in the face of mounting global fragmen
 tation. This seminar introduces a double special issue of the Internationa
 l Journal of Refugee Law (volume 38\, issues 3 and 4) commemorating the an
 niversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. This publication brings together
  commentary from leading academics\, practitioners and those with lived ex
 perience\, to reflect on key aspects of the international refugee protecti
 on regime and its future in today’s increasingly fragmented world. \n\nA
 bout the speakers:\nSarah Singer is a Professor of Refugee Law at the Refu
 gee Law Initiative\, School of Advanced Study\, University of London. She 
 is an internationally recognised expert on asylum and criminality and has 
 broader research interests in domestic and international refugee and human
  rights law. She is inaugural Programme Director of the distance-learning 
 Master’s programme in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies\, 
 and Joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Refugee Law (OUP
 ). \n\nLilian Tsourdi is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in European Migra
 tion Law and Governance at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University\, as w
 ell as the joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Refugee L
 aw (OUP). She is currently (2025-2029) Principal Investigator of the SoftE
 n (Soft Enforcement of EU Migration Law) project supported by a European R
 esearch Council Starting Grant. \n\nThe seminar will be followed by drinks
  in the hall\, registration is not required. All enquiries should be direc
 ted to: \nrsc-outreach@qeh.ox.ac.uk
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LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth House - Seminar Room 1\, Seminar Room 1 Queen Eli
 zabeth House 4 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TB United Kingdom
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