Congratulations Silvia Steininger — what a wonderful achievement 🤩🤩

I am so pleased to see this new paper just published by my colleague Natasa Mavronicola. It is an absolutely fantastic paper; challenging, clear, persuasive, and impeccably executed. Required reading for human rights lawyers everywhere IMO academic.oup.com/ojls/advance-a…

✍️ The Rwanda Act is now law and the UK-Rwanda Treaty has been ratified.

🤔 But what do they intend to achieve? What is their potential impact? And why is the Rwanda policy controversial?

Dr Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald are here to explain.

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And I assume Chris Philp MP voted against the Lords amendment that would have provided for group exceptions to removal to Rwanda, eg for Congolese people at risk of hostility. But perhaps he didn’t think, or understand, or care

The updated, simple UK in a Changing Europe explainer from Professor Alice Donald:

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If Croydon South needs another reason to vote for Ben Taylor The Labour Party, I’m sure Ben knows that Congo & Rwanda are different countries. More seriously, Chris Philp MP does not understand what he’s voted for, with people’s lives in the balance. Utterly shameful

This election will be extremely close.

The Tories have changed the voting system & you only have one vote for Mayor.

If you usually vote Green or Lib Dem - please lend me your vote to make free school meals permanent, freeze TfL fares & get more council homes built. #BBCLondon

✊🏽We are standing together against the cruel Rwanda Act.

That is why we & 250 other organisations wrote to the PM about about our shared outrage on this despicable assault on the most marginalised in our society.

#NotRwandaNotAnywhere

Read more👇🏽

Event 8 May (in-person and live streamed): Seeking Accountability for Russian Attacks on Medical Facilities in Syria: A Case Study - Open Society Foundations
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Devastating intervention from David Anderson which deserves to be quoted long after this tawdry, cruel policy has been consigned to history

Of interest to everyone Just Fair!

In summer term, our attention Goldsmiths Law turns from teaching to research (though we prioritise synergies betw the two all year long); thrilled to announce our annual human rights symposium & lecture, on May 17, on ‘Contemporary Challenges to Social and Economic/Labour Rights’

Congratulations Dr Brian Moore for passing your viva today & for a truly exceptional thesis on UK whistleblowing law. Thanks to external examiner Prof John Blenkinsopp Northumbria Uni and proud supervisors Prof David Lewis & Alessandra De Tommaso & chair Dr Alex Patrick 🎉🎉🎉🎉

🗣️ The Rwanda Bill returns to the Lords today after the House of Commons rejected all the previous Lords amendments.

🧐 To find out all about the Bill and the latest developments, read Dr Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald's regularly updated explainer.

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More wisdom and insight from Dr Joelle Grogan

'Safety' - is this a matter of fact on evidence or a statement of law...?

With the Rwanda Bill having 'ping-ponged' between the Lords & Commons, Dr Joelle Grogan speaks to the BBC about this key potential issue of contention & disagreement, plus the chance of a Rule 39 order📺⚖️🔎

🏓 'On 17 April 2024, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill continued to ping-pong between the House of Commons and the House of Lords'

👀 To find out all about the Bill read Dr Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald's explainer.

ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/wha…

Yet another must-read piece from ⁦Dr Joelle Grogan⁩ ⁦UK in a Changing Europe⁩ >> Leaving the European convention on human rights won’t stop the boats – but it will create other problems for the UK theconversation.com/leaving-the-eu…

As the #RwandaBill returns to the Commons tomorrow, here's your simple @ukandeu explainer including:
➡️What the law aims to do
🤔Why it's controversial
🚨The latest updates as the Bill ping-pongs through Parliament.

ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/wha…

Alice Donald

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