Nik Tan
@ndftan.bsky.social
International refugee law and policy. Senior lecturer, Melbourne Law School.
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Nik Tan
@ndftan.bsky.social
· May 14
Transnational Asylum: Toward a Principled Framework
This book presents an original framework of transnational asylum to inform future cooperation between states on asylum processing and refugee protection.
The book provides scholarly guidance on how po...
www.routledge.com
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Reommended reading!
Last day of this deal today… (& if you download a 99p version consider spreading the word, telling your friends, buying someone a hardcopy from an independent bookshop etc.) www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-Time-...
July 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Reommended reading!
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ICJ extends time periods in Genocide Convention case www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...
‘Really cautious’: why the ICJ is delaying a Gaza genocide verdict
While civilians starve and global opinion hardens, judgment from international court may not come until 2027 – or later
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
ICJ extends time periods in Genocide Convention case www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...
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In our free inaugural editorial as E-i-C w/Sarah Singer @rli-sas.bsky.social we trace 40 years of scholarship @ the #International_Journal_of_Refugee_Law (OUP) & reflect on new directions: academic.oup.com/ijrl/article...
@profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In our free inaugural editorial as E-i-C w/Sarah Singer @rli-sas.bsky.social we trace 40 years of scholarship @ the #International_Journal_of_Refugee_Law (OUP) & reflect on new directions: academic.oup.com/ijrl/article...
@profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
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Several alternative approaches to achieving accountability for transnational migration control have been championed in recent years by both academics and practitioners. For one example and some reflections see this collab with @ndftan.bsky.social : www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Topographical Approach to Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Migration Control | German Law Journal | Cambridge Core
A Topographical Approach to Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Migration Control - Volume 21 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Several alternative approaches to achieving accountability for transnational migration control have been championed in recent years by both academics and practitioners. For one example and some reflections see this collab with @ndftan.bsky.social : www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The ECtHR finally decided SS v Italy; a case that has spawned dozens of scholarly articles since its submission in 2018. The outcome is highly worrying for migrant rights, but at the same time hardly surprising given the court’s previous case law on extraterritorial jurisdiction 🧵1/6
20jurisd.pdf
20jurisd.pdf
hudoc.echr.coe.int
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The ECtHR finally decided SS v Italy; a case that has spawned dozens of scholarly articles since its submission in 2018. The outcome is highly worrying for migrant rights, but at the same time hardly surprising given the court’s previous case law on extraterritorial jurisdiction 🧵1/6
20jurisd.pdf
20jurisd.pdf
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CJEU, new case, temporary protection
Dutch court asks CJEU if Member States can suspend the processing of asylum applications by temporary protection beneficiaries for the entire period of temporary protection - curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
Dutch court asks CJEU if Member States can suspend the processing of asylum applications by temporary protection beneficiaries for the entire period of temporary protection - curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
curia.europa.eu
May 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
CJEU, new case, temporary protection
Dutch court asks CJEU if Member States can suspend the processing of asylum applications by temporary protection beneficiaries for the entire period of temporary protection - curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
Dutch court asks CJEU if Member States can suspend the processing of asylum applications by temporary protection beneficiaries for the entire period of temporary protection - curia.europa.eu/juris/showPd...
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Discover this 2025 book on transnational asylum via @tandfresearch.bsky.social.
Transnational Asylum: Toward a Principled Framework
This book presents an original framework of transnational asylum to inform future cooperation between states on asylum processing and refugee protection.
The book provides scholarly guidance on how po...
www.routledge.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Discover this 2025 book on transnational asylum via @tandfresearch.bsky.social.
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Less than 1 week left to the deadline for our call for article proposals for #ClimateChange: choices for displaced people!
All article proposals must be submitted via the online form by 14 May, 11pm BST
See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/
#Displacement #Refugees #Migration #AcademicSky
All article proposals must be submitted via the online form by 14 May, 11pm BST
See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/
#Displacement #Refugees #Migration #AcademicSky
FMR 76 'Climate change: choices for displaced people' - Forced Migration Review
www.fmreview.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Less than 1 week left to the deadline for our call for article proposals for #ClimateChange: choices for displaced people!
All article proposals must be submitted via the online form by 14 May, 11pm BST
See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/
#Displacement #Refugees #Migration #AcademicSky
All article proposals must be submitted via the online form by 14 May, 11pm BST
See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/
#Displacement #Refugees #Migration #AcademicSky
Essential reading
🛑 In Australia, tens of thousands of people are waiting for asylum decisions.
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases
Overall, Australia needs a fundamental shift that recognises fairness contributes to, rather than detracts from efficiency.
theconversation.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Essential reading
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🛑 In Australia, tens of thousands of people are waiting for asylum decisions.
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases
Overall, Australia needs a fundamental shift that recognises fairness contributes to, rather than detracts from efficiency.
theconversation.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🛑 In Australia, tens of thousands of people are waiting for asylum decisions.
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
New piece in @theconversation.com by @danghez.bsky.social, Mia Bridle and Keyvan Dorostkar outlines 5 ways to fix it: theconversation.com/5-ways-to-ta...
#RefugeeLaw #AsylumSeekers #Fairness=Efficiency #AusPol
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Come and work with me! We’re hiring a new Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - apply by 15 May external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow - Evacuations in International Law
Unique opportunity for a Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join a world-leading research program on ‘Evacuations in International Law: Disasters, Conflict an...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
April 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Come and work with me! We’re hiring a new Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - apply by 15 May external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
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FMR’s next issue on 'Dangerous Journeys’ is due out in May & then we’ll be working toward our October issue on a #ClimateChange -related theme.
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
#Displacement
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
#Displacement
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
FMR’s next issue on 'Dangerous Journeys’ is due out in May & then we’ll be working toward our October issue on a #ClimateChange -related theme.
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
#Displacement
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
#Displacement
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🔥Full volume out now: 'What role for law in refugee studies? Towards a transdisciplinary agenda' - our special issue in J Refugee Studies (w/ the amazing
@danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert)
academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4
@mobileucph.bsky.social
@danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert)
academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4
@mobileucph.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🔥Full volume out now: 'What role for law in refugee studies? Towards a transdisciplinary agenda' - our special issue in J Refugee Studies (w/ the amazing
@danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert)
academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4
@mobileucph.bsky.social
@danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert)
academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4
@mobileucph.bsky.social
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📺Did you miss our speed briefing on the ground-breaking new legal toolkit on climate and disaster displacement?
No worries; watch on demand.
W/@profjmcadam.bsky.social, Madeline Garlick @unhcr.org and Dr Tamara Wood
#climate #disasters #dispalcement #law #protection www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHH...
No worries; watch on demand.
W/@profjmcadam.bsky.social, Madeline Garlick @unhcr.org and Dr Tamara Wood
#climate #disasters #dispalcement #law #protection www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHH...
Speed briefing - Practical toolkit on climate and disaster displacement
YouTube video by UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📺Did you miss our speed briefing on the ground-breaking new legal toolkit on climate and disaster displacement?
No worries; watch on demand.
W/@profjmcadam.bsky.social, Madeline Garlick @unhcr.org and Dr Tamara Wood
#climate #disasters #dispalcement #law #protection www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHH...
No worries; watch on demand.
W/@profjmcadam.bsky.social, Madeline Garlick @unhcr.org and Dr Tamara Wood
#climate #disasters #dispalcement #law #protection www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHH...
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Thursday 6th in Oxford @refugeestudies.bsky.social, the brilliant Prof Audrey Macklin on exit.
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/no-ex...
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/no-ex...
No Exit: Preventing Exit to Prevent Entry
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Thursday 6th in Oxford @refugeestudies.bsky.social, the brilliant Prof Audrey Macklin on exit.
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/no-ex...
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/no-ex...
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The European Court of Human Rights is now posting on here 👋🏛
The President of the ECHR, Marko Bošnjak, held a press conference on 31 January 2025. After presenting the results of the Court’s activities and statistics for 2024, he took questions from journalists alongside Marialena Tsirli, Registrar of the Court. tinyurl.com/bdhtxd5j
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
January 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The European Court of Human Rights is now posting on here 👋🏛
Proud to be an affiliate of the Kaldor Centre, a leading international refugee law research centre
www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr...
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January 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Proud to be an affiliate of the Kaldor Centre, a leading international refugee law research centre
www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr...
www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr...
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Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, including supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, alleging crimes against humanity for widespread discrimination against women and girls.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
ICC seeks arrest warrants against Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The ICC chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, including Haibatullah Akhundzada, alleging crimes against humanity for widespread discrimination again...
www.abc.net.au
January 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, including supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, alleging crimes against humanity for widespread discrimination against women and girls.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Thanks IASFM and the conference organisers for an excellent few days in Yogya
January 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thanks IASFM and the conference organisers for an excellent few days in Yogya
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Submit your abstracts by 14th Feb for ‘Race, Refuge & Repair’ @uctlaw.bsky.social with @bordercrim.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social & KCL Law
with E. Tendayi Achiume, @madlingozi.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social & Siphamandla Zondi
Call for papers here
law.uct.ac.za/sites/defaul...
with E. Tendayi Achiume, @madlingozi.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social & Siphamandla Zondi
Call for papers here
law.uct.ac.za/sites/defaul...
January 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Submit your abstracts by 14th Feb for ‘Race, Refuge & Repair’ @uctlaw.bsky.social with @bordercrim.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social & KCL Law
with E. Tendayi Achiume, @madlingozi.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social & Siphamandla Zondi
Call for papers here
law.uct.ac.za/sites/defaul...
with E. Tendayi Achiume, @madlingozi.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social & Siphamandla Zondi
Call for papers here
law.uct.ac.za/sites/defaul...