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Maja Janmyr
@myrmek.bsky.social
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Humanitarianism & refugees, past & present.

Prof. International Migration Law, University of Oslo. Also Senior Visiting Fellow, Lebanese American University & Associate Fellow, American University of Beirut.
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Maja Janmyr @myrmek.bsky.social · Sep 24
Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.
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In Beirut? Come to my talk @lau.edu tomorrow on 'a most extraordinary resettlement scheme' that unfolded in Cold War Beirut.

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October 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Do you want to know more about the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states? Join our webinar TODAY. @non-signatory.bsky.social

Sign up here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
Webinar 1: Endurance of Coloniality - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)
This webinar is the first in our three-part webinar series building on the critical themes presented in our newly launched book, Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.
www.jus.uio.no
September 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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They have arrived! @non-signatory.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall.

The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.

Sign up here and do help us spread the word!

www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
myrmek.bsky.social
Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.
September 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Check out our new video abstract from Pakistan 🇵🇰

In @kazmiarj.bsky.social's latest research, she examines how Pakistan’s judiciary engages with the Refugee Convention despite being a non-signatory state.

🔗 Watch the full video here:
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
September 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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non-signatory.bsky.social
Flere av de politiske partiene på Stortinget ønsker i hovedsak å hjelpe flyktninger i «nærområdene» 🌍 Men hva vil det egentlig si?

@myrmek.bsky.social mener Norge må kunne ha to tanker i hodet samtidig: Støtte opp om «nærområdene», samt verne om retten til å søke om asyl.

Les hele saken her:
Partienes asylpolitikk om «nærområdene» - Institutt for kriminologi og rettssosiologi (IKRS)
Flere av de politiske partiene på Stortinget ønsker i hovedsak å hjelpe flyktninger i «nærområdene». Men hva vil det egentlig si?
www.jus.uio.no
September 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Exciting news ✨ Our PhD candidate, Naureen Rahim, had her midway assessment yesterday on Bangladesh and the International Refugee Law Regime 🎓

Special thanks to Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin from @unibirmingham.bsky.social for acting as the external assessor and for sharing valuable feedback.
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Just released 📣

@myrmek.bsky.social's latest article, 'Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians during the Cold War' is now published in Mashriq & Mahjar.

Read the full article here: lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/ma...
August 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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How can ethnographic methods enhance refugee law research? ✨

In @myrmek.bsky.social's keynote at the Refugee Law Initiative's annual conference in London, she outlined three ways she has used ethnographic methods to navigate legal complexities. Discover the details below:
Rethinking refugee law through an ethnographic lens - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)
At the Refugee Law Initiative’s annual conference in London, Professor Maja Janmyr delivered a keynote on the use of ethnographic approaches in refugee law.
www.jus.uio.no
June 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Brilliant keynote by @myrmek.bsky.social at #RLIconf25, discussing how ethnographic methods can inform, inspire and improve refugee law research
June 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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BEYOND organized a roundtable on refugee governance in Pakistan 🇵🇰

– With the current repatriation plan, there are many conflicting opinions and misunderstandings. We wanted to create a space to address these issues, Dr. Arjumand Bano Kazmi says.

Discover the insightful discussions here:
Discussing refugee rights and governance in Pakistan - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)
The BEYOND project organized a roundtable in Islamabad to address the politically sensitive and timely issue of refugee governance in Pakistan.
www.jus.uio.no
May 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Yesterday BEYOND organized a panel on non-signatory states in international refugee law in Lahore, Pakistan 🏛️

Thank you LUMS University for giving us the opportunity and for shedding light on this important topic.
April 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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We are excited to be a part of the Futures of International Law conference at LUMS University in Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰

Looking forward to stimulating conversations ahead!
April 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Excited to be taking part in this excellent conference and to hear from the wonderful keynote speakers @myrmek.bsky.social & @jfcrisp.bsky.social! Do consider joining if you’re in or near London the first week of June
rli-sas.bsky.social Refugee Law Initiative @rli-sas.bsky.social · Mar 18
RLI ANNUAL CONFERENCE - DRAFT PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE 👇 👇 👇

"Refugee Law and Forced Migration Studies: Debates, Interactions and Futures’’, the RLI's 15th Anniversary Conference, 2 - 4 June 2025, Senate House, London
rli.sas.ac.uk/rli-annual-c...
#law #refugees #refugeeprotection #forcedmigration
RLI Annual Conference
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March 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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non-signatory.bsky.social
Check out our new video abstract ✨

In @ozlemgs.bsky.social's latest research, she explores how the Turkish Council of State engages with the Refugee Convention in cases involving 'non-European' refugees.

🔗 Watch the full video here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Fascinating new article by @newnhamcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Dr Diala Lteif in @antipodeonline.bsky.social based on her research into The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina
In this paper, I examine the spatial processes of class formation within informal urban spaces. To do so, I consider Karantina in the 1960s, an outgrowth of one of the oldest refugee camps in the wor...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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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

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February 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Exciting news 🌟 @myrmek.bsky.social's new book chapter 'Lebanon and the establishment of international refugee law' in Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics, is now published!

Read the full book chapter here: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
February 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Maja Janmyr
non-signatory.bsky.social
Thrilled to share our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law 📖

Özlem Gürakar Skribeland explores the Turkish Council of State’s engagement with international refugee law in cases involving ‘non-European’ refugees.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
February 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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📣 Hot off the press 📣

In our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Arjumand Bano Kazmi delves into the intricacies of Pakistan’s judiciary and its interaction with international refugee law.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
February 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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non-signatory.bsky.social
Over the past four years, the BEYOND project has conducted empirical case studies in Lebanon, Pakistan, Türkiye and Bangladesh, examining their relationships with international refugee law.

Explore our map to see which states that remain non-signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention 🔍
The map provides an overview of UN member and observer states that have not signed the 1951 Convention nor the 1967 Protocol. The figure indicates that the majority of these non-signatory states are in the Middle East and South Asia.
January 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hot off the press!

My new article on refugee rights claiming through protest at UNHCR Beirut.

Free e-prints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IVH6P...
January 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Our BEYOND project team is heading to Yogyakarta, Indonesia for IASFM 2025. We are looking forward to an exciting week ahead. If you are around, be in touch! iasfm.org/iasfm2025/
January 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM