Prof Thomas Spijkerboer, Dutch member of the Odysseus Academic Network and based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, together with Yussef Al Tamimi and Evelien Brouwer, has written advice on the issue on CJEU Case C-638/16 PPU regarding the issuing of humanitarian visas to a Christian Syrian family. The central question discussed is whether international treaties and European Union law can oblige consuls and embassies of EU Member States to issue a humanitarian visa. You can find the document here.