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Talks on Migration (ToM) 10

The tenth of the Talks on Migration series occurred on March 16, 2022, via Zoom.

Prof. Dr. Jinske Verhellen was the keynote speaker of this session.

Professor Verhellen gave a talk on “Cross Border Portability of Refugees’ Personal and Family Status– A plea for Better Interplay Between Private International Law and Migration Law”.

You can access the recording of the talk below:

We want to extend our sincere thanks to our speaker and the participants.

We hope to see you at other talks and conferences!

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Talks on Migration-10

You are kindly invited for our online talk on “Cross Border Portability of Refugees’ Personal and Family Status– A plea for Better Interplay Between Private International Law and Migration Law” by Prof. Dr. Jinske Verhellen on March 16, 2022.

Please send an email if you would like to join us: Jmmigration@bilkent.edu.tr.

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Talks on Migration (ToM) 6

The sixth of the Talks on Migration series took place on April 13, 2021, via Zoom.

Metin Çorabatır, President of IGAM, was the keynote speaker of this session.

Çorabatır has delivered a speech titled “1951 Refugee Convention-Reservations and Restrictions”.

Çorabatır highlighted the importance of the 1951 Refugee Convention by stating some statistics regarding migration. According to statistics, there are 80 million people who are replaced from their home country and 25 million refugees.

Çorabatır stated that the Convention is still valid and applicable to current needs thanks to its flexible nature while noting the opposite views in the doctrine and diplomacy.

Moreover, Çorabatır emphasized that the current international situation is not available to draft a brand-new convention; thus, he suggested holding onto this Convention and fully implementing it by the parties.

At the end of her speech, a very fruitful Q&A session has been carried out.

Thanks to all participants!

Till next time!

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Talks on Migration (ToM) 5

The fifth of the Talks on Migration series took place on March 9, 2021, via Zoom.

Dr. Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School, was the keynote speaker of this session.

She has delivered a speech titled “Regional Migration Governance: Soft Law and the Diffusion of Policies on Integration and Inclusion”.

Dr. Abou-Nigm explained the context of South America while she has introduced regional governance of migrants. Also, she has highlighted that South America has the most developed instruments after the EU while she was diving into the details of intra-regional diffusion of national laws and implementation deficiencies.

Moreover, Dr. Abou-Nigm touched upon soft law’s role and its chances to narrow the implementation deficiencies.

At the end of her speech, a very fruitful Q&A session has been carried out, and the importance of public opinion in the social integration of migrants has been emphasized.

Thanks to all participants!

Till next time!

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European Integration and Migration Conference

On 13th of November, the conference on European Integration and Migration was held via Zoom; and the participation to the conference was satisfactorily high.

Prof. Dr. Sanem Baykal, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülüm Özçelik and Akif Atlı, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, made speeches on Turkey-EU relations as regards the migration issues, development of migration law in the EU and efforts for refugee protection in Turkey respectively.

At the end of the conference, a very thought-provoking Q&A session has been carried out. 

A huge thanks to all participants!