NEWS

Odysseus Belgian member Sylvie Sarolea and a team from UCL Louvain launch interdisciplinary MOOC on migration issues

Published by Odysseus Network on 16th September 2018

Since 3 years, Odysseus member Sylvie Sarolea coordinated a team of professors from various disciplines of the humanities at the Catholic University of Louvain, who has created an interdisciplinary MOOC on migration issues. The course involves lawyers, economists, demographers, anthropologists, social scientists and social psychologists, aiming at achieving an interdisciplinary perspective. This MOOC may be […]

Odysseus Croatian member Iris Goldner Lang and her colleagues from the EU law Department at the University of Zagreb – Faculty of Law have been awarded a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

Published by Odysseus Network on 16th September 2018

We are pleased to announce that Odysseus Croatian member Iris Goldner Lang and her colleagues from the EU law Department at the University of Zagreb – Faculty of Law have been awarded a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, with the title “EU Global Leadership in the Rule of Law”.

International Conference coordinated by Odysseus Portuguese Member Prof. Urbano de Sousa

Published by Odysseus Network on 11th September 2018

1 October 2018 Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa International Conference: The relevance of migration for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Coordinated by Odysseus Portuguese Member Prof. Constança Urbano de Sousa Programme: More info and registration here.

Odysseus Portuguese Member Nuno Piçarra appointed as a judge to the CJEU

Published by Odysseus Network on 26th July 2018

The Odysseus Academic Network is very pleased to announce that its Portuguese Member Nuno Piçarra has been appointed as a judge to the Court of Justice of the European Union. On 25 July 2018, the representatives of the governments of the member states appointed Mr Nuno José Cardoso da Silva Piçarra (Portugal) as judge to […]

Odysseus Dutch Member Thomas Spijkerboer new article on the Journal of Refugee Studies

Published by Odysseus Network on 21st June 2018

Bifurcation of people, bifurcation of law: externalization of migration policy before the EU Court of Justice Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 31, No. 2 . Thomas Spijkerboer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Abstract: In the past 25 years, European migration policy has been externalized, resulting in a bifurcation of human movement. This has become clearly […]

Odysseus Member Meltem Ineli Ciger new post on Ejil: Talk!

Published by Odysseus Network on 21st June 2018

Will the Global Compact on Refugees Address the Gap in International Refugee Law Concerning Burden Sharing? New post on Ejil: Talk! by Odysseus Turkish Member Meltem Ineli-Ciger. Available here.

Odysseus Member Elspeth Guild at the 2018 Venice Academy of Human Rights

Published by Odysseus Network on 8th June 2018

2018 Venice Academy of Human Rights The Venice Academy of Human Rights is an international and interdisciplinary programme of excellence for human rights education, research and debate. It provides an enriching forum for emerging ideas, practices and policy options in the field of human rights. The Academy hosts distinguished experts to promote critical and useful […]