Odysseus Network

New Paper on the Rhetoric of the Refugee Crisis and the Failed Reform of the CEAS by Vincent Chetail (Swiss Member of the Network)

Published by Odysseus Network on 16th January 2017

Professor Vincent Chetail, based at the Graduate Institute of International and Development studies Geneva and Swiss member of the Odysseus Academic Network, has published a paper titled ‘Looking Beyond the Rhetoric of the Refugee Crisis: The Failed Reform of the Common European Asylum System’. The full paper can be downloaded here. Abstract: This column challenges […]

Working paper on the 19 September New York Declaration and the Global Compact on Migration by Prof Elspeth Guild (British Member of the Network)

Published by Odysseus Network on 12th January 2017

Prof Elspeth Guild, based at Queen Mary, University of London and British Member of the Network, and Stefanie Grant have published a working paper titled ‘Migration Governance in the UN: What is the Global Compact and What Does it Mean?’. See here for the full paper. Abstract: The subject of this Working Paper is the […]

Advice in CJEU Case C-638/16 PPU on prejudicial questions concerning humanitarian visas by Prof Thomas Spijkerboer (Dutch Member of the Odysseus Network)

Published by Odysseus Network on 9th January 2017

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 […]

Newsletter on Jurisprudence by Dutch Member of Odysseus

Published by Odysseus Network on 16th December 2016

The latest isues of the NEMIS and NEAIS Newsletter and a CJEU overview by the Dutch Member of the Odysseus Network are now available here: http://www.ru.nl/law/cmr/documentation/cmr-series/

Revisiting the Odysseus 2010 report on the Common European Asylum System

Published by Odysseus Network on 12th December 2016

In 2010, the Odysseus Network produced a comprehensive report on the Common European Asylum System after the request by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Six years on, the report remains relevant to the understanding of the future and the challenges of the CEAS. You can read the report here. […]

New Publication by Daniel Thym (German Member of the Odysseus Network) on The ‘Refugee Crisis’ as a challenge of legal design and institutional legitimacy

Published by Odysseus Network on 8th December 2016

Prof Dr Daniel Thym, German Member of the Odysseus Network and based at the University of Konstanz has published a new article in the Common Market Law Review, titled “The ‘Refugee Crisis’ as a challenge of legal design and institutional legitimacy”. Abstract Events during 2015 and early 2016 revealed structural deficiencies at the heart of […]

Announcement of the 2016 Odysseus Annual Prize Winners

Published by Odysseus Network on 8th December 2016

The Odysseus Network is delighted to announce the 2016 winners of the Odysseus Prizes for outstanding publications in EU Immigration and Asylum Law. In the category of Best Publication, the prize is shared between Dr Cathryn Costello for her book ‘The Human Rights of Migrants and Refugees in European Law’ and Prof Marie-Bénédicte Dembour for her […]