🧵New study: “Beyond walls and fences: EU funding used for a complex and digitalised border surveillance system” with Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) We analysed the the programming and implementation of the BMVI in EU MS to date We are glad to see so many engaging with our research:

"EU institutions and member states may succeed in delinking internal border controls from secondary movements. Doing so requires reinforced efforts to implement the new rules as well as rebuilding inter-state trust.” From Daniel Thym in the European Policy Centre Odysseus series

New EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights publication: Search and rescue operations and fundamental rights - Update June 2024: fra.europa.eu/en/publication… It provides an overview of criminal investigations and other legal proceedings initiated by EU Member States against civil society organisations

How can we better monitor #FundamentalRights violations at EU borders? The latest #EURightsAgency report calls for robust monitoring at borders and stronger accountability mechanisms. It sets out 6 steps to effectively investigate violations. See: europa.eu/!Chbm7Q

Our network member, Daniel Thym, has posted the following blogpost on ADiM: 'Judicial Dynamism and Its Limits: The Role of National Courts and their Interaction' adimblog.com/2024/08/31/jud…

The crisis at the Belarusian Border has been ongoing for more than three years. As three different cases have been relinquished to the Grand Chamber, Maja Lysienia looks ahead. An excellent read on what to expect - for better or for worse. #pushbacks strasbourgobservers.com/2024/09/06/for…

Odysseus Network founder Philippe De Bruycker has published his discussion paper 'The new European solidarity mechanism: Towards a fair sharing of responsibility between member states?' for the European Policy Centre (EPC). The paper is available on epc.eu/en/Publication…

📣New blog of our special collection on the #Pact: Paula García Andrade analyses the cooperation with third countries within the EU legislative reform on migration and asylum by highlighting its risks, challenges and judicial protection possibilities. eumigrationlawblog.eu/cooperation-wi…

Congratulations to Odysseus member Lilian Tsourdi for receiving an ERC Starting Grant for her project SoftEn (Soft Enforcement of EU Migration Law)! maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/lilian-ts…

Apply for an internship position at the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the UN Office on Drugs & Crime until 12 September 2024 careers.un.org/jobSearchDescr…

Our Odysseus member Madalina Moraru has co-organised the ACCESS kick-off Workshop on "The Evolving Role of Courts in Adjudicating Barriers to Accessing Asylum" that will take place on the 19th and 20th September 2024. site.unibo.it/access/en/agen…

A vacancy for a PhD researcher at the philosophy of law department of the Radboud University @[email protected] on the philosophical foundations of migration law is open. The deadline is 18 September 2024. ru.nl/en/working-at/…

📣 New blog post of our special collection on the #Pact: Tesseltje de Lange critically assesses the recast Single Permit Directive 2024/1233/EU through the topics of migrant worker protection and the creation of more legal pathways. eumigrationlawblog.eu/the-recast-sin…

ECtHR’s Veil of Ignorance: Intersectionality and Indirect Discrimination in the Belgian Headscarf Ban in School | by Sarthak Gupta ejiltalk.org/ecthrs-veil-of…

Congratulations to Thomas Spijkerboer who will join MigrLaw  as of 1 October 2024! His new project ‘Global Migration Justice‘ (MIGJUST) aims to go beyond conflicting approaches to migration in international human rights law. ugent.be/re/epir/en/new… thomasspijkerboer.eu/wp-content/upl…