Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi
@liliantsourdi.bsky.social
Professor & Jean Monnet Chair in European Migration Law & Governance in Maastricht University|PI SoftEn ERC StG|WP lead @ensured.bsky.social|Joint Editor-in-Chief IJRL|Editorial Board MJECL| #asylum #migration #human rights|
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Our SI w/ @federicazardo.bsky.social on #migration governance through funding now published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies! In the intro doi.org/10.1080/1556... we advance a typology & scrutinise transparency, accountability & effectiveness impacts @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
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👨🏫 I am very grateful to have been allowed to present our (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social) @ensured.bsky.social research report "Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts" at the Instituto de Relações Internacionais PUC-Rio last week.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
👨🏫 I am very grateful to have been allowed to present our (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social) @ensured.bsky.social research report "Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts" at the Instituto de Relações Internacionais PUC-Rio last week.
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The assumption that we live in a time of multiple migration crises has had a significant impact on how international migration is understood and addressed. That's why having clear definitions is so important.
Read the new blog post ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Read the new blog post ⤵️
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October 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The assumption that we live in a time of multiple migration crises has had a significant impact on how international migration is understood and addressed. That's why having clear definitions is so important.
Read the new blog post ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Read the new blog post ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Can States use temporary status to restrict forced migrants’ protection of family reunification under European human rights law?
My article is now out in IJRL! I explore the role that legal status and temporariness play in the context of the right to family life:
academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
My article is now out in IJRL! I explore the role that legal status and temporariness play in the context of the right to family life:
academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
Playing for Time: Temporary Status, Migration Control and the Human Rights of Forced Migrants to Family Reunification
Abstract. The article analyzes a set of cases in front of the European Court of Human Rights in which forced migrants challenged restrictions to family reu
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October 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Can States use temporary status to restrict forced migrants’ protection of family reunification under European human rights law?
My article is now out in IJRL! I explore the role that legal status and temporariness play in the context of the right to family life:
academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
My article is now out in IJRL! I explore the role that legal status and temporariness play in the context of the right to family life:
academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...
New book by Catherine Briddick analyses treatment of women in migration law
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...
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Link to the report: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the v...
DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the v...
www.europarl.europa.eu
September 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Link to the report: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
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📢Our members Prof. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶 (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social ) and Prof. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 have co-edited, together with Prof. Niovi Vavoula, the volume: “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐” by Routledge.
To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...
To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...
Intertwining Criminal Justice and Immigration Control in the EU
This book offers a contemporary understanding of the state of the art of
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September 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📢Our members Prof. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶 (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social ) and Prof. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 have co-edited, together with Prof. Niovi Vavoula, the volume: “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐” by Routledge.
To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...
To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...
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📚 The Council of Europe ( @coe.int ) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a report on the 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"
📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"
📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📚 The Council of Europe ( @coe.int ) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a report on the 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"
📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"
📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...
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As Pacific leaders meet @ForumSEC this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...
Foregrounding Displacement in the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters
This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted signif...
www.ejiltalk.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As Pacific leaders meet @ForumSEC this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...
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Fresh out of the press: ECtHR judge András Jakab reflects on constitution-making procedures and different conceptions of legitimacy.
Read the new piece at:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the new piece at:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Constitution-Making Procedure and Legitimacy Maximisation: How Different Constitution-Making Procedures Satisfy Different Conceptions of Legitimacy | European Constitutional Law Review | Cambridge Cor...
Constitution-Making Procedure and Legitimacy Maximisation: How Different Constitution-Making Procedures Satisfy Different Conceptions of Legitimacy
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September 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Fresh out of the press: ECtHR judge András Jakab reflects on constitution-making procedures and different conceptions of legitimacy.
Read the new piece at:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the new piece at:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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📚 UN Global Compacts on Migration & Refugees: Where do they stand today?
New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev.
🧵 A quick thread:
New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev.
🧵 A quick thread:
Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts - Research Report | ENSURED
The UN’s Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees create room for dialogue, but remain non-binding and underfunded. With limited political will for reform, their role will likely be confined to forum...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📚 UN Global Compacts on Migration & Refugees: Where do they stand today?
New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev.
🧵 A quick thread:
New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev.
🧵 A quick thread:
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NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
🧵 [1/8]
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
🧵 [1/8]
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CJEU, immigration law II
New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
September 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CJEU, immigration law II
New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New Advocate-General's opinion on time limits for detention of irregular migrants - national authorities cannot 'reset the clock' on the time limits by releasing a migrant from detention then arresting them again the next day - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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CJEU, immigration law
New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
CJEU, immigration law
New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: national court carrying out judicial review of detention pending expulsion of irregular migrant must also carry out review of non-refoulement, best interests of the child/family life - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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🚨 New publication out!
Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation.
📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share!
zenodo.org/records/1696...
Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation.
📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share!
zenodo.org/records/1696...
The EU's Return Regulation: Negotiating on the Basis of Evidence, not Narratives
zenodo.org
September 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚨 New publication out!
Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation.
📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share!
zenodo.org/records/1696...
Together with @linavosyliute.bsky.social, we examine the EU’s risk of falling into a far-right trap in the negotiations on the Return Regulation.
📄 Published as an open-access Policy Brief by @birmm.bsky.social l — free to read & share!
zenodo.org/records/1696...
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EU Commission proposes remaining budget laws for next long-term EU budget - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission completes proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget
Today, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034.
ec.europa.eu
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
EU Commission proposes remaining budget laws for next long-term EU budget - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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CJEU, free movement law/LGBT rights
New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
curia.europa.eu
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CJEU, free movement law/LGBT rights
New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
New case: can Romania refuse entry to a non-EU same-sex civil partner of a returning Romanian citizen, on the grounds that it does not recognise same-sex civil partnerships? curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
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🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report
✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
For those interested, see:
✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
For those interested, see:
Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts - Research Report | ENSURED
The UN’s Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees create room for dialogue, but remain non-binding and underfunded. With limited political will for reform, their role will likely be confined to forum...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
September 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report
✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
For those interested, see:
✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
For those interested, see:
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📢Calling prospective authors!
Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.
⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...
Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.
⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...
July 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📢Calling prospective authors!
Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.
⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...
Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.
⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...
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📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...
Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight
Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.
www.smh.com.au
August 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...
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Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | Think Tank | European Parliament
Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
www.europarl.europa.eu
August 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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Back after the summer break with a new issue. Constitutional court appointments, admissibility requirements for citizens' initiatives, the Spanish judicial council crisis, academic freedom in EU law, and case notes on Mirin and KlimaSeniorinnen, all OpenAccess at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Latest issue | European Constitutional Law Review | Cambridge Core
European Constitutional Law Review
www.cambridge.org
August 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Back after the summer break with a new issue. Constitutional court appointments, admissibility requirements for citizens' initiatives, the Spanish judicial council crisis, academic freedom in EU law, and case notes on Mirin and KlimaSeniorinnen, all OpenAccess at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A reminder that this postdoctoral position is still open until September 1. Please spread the word!
My ERC project FeMMiWork is hiring a postdoctoral researcher. Must have strong German language skills and archival research experience. Please help spread the word! Deadline is Sept. 1.
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
August 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A reminder that this postdoctoral position is still open until September 1. Please spread the word!
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