“My life has been full of directions I never imagined. As an 18-year-old refugee from Lebanon, I had no idea I would become a scientist, and certainly not the recipient of a Nobel Prize.” – 2021 medicine laureate Ardem Patapoutian Ardem Patapoutian.

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Good to speak (twice) w/Newshour at @BBCWorldService today about the #ICJ decision in #Nicaragua v #Germany . I've pointed out that while the Nic's request failed, the case will make it difficult for Germany to resume selling 'war weapons' to #Israel under current circumstances.

Excited to announce that Professor Jude Browne, Head of POLIS, will deliver this year's Alan Turing Lecture on 'AI and Political Responsibility,' drawing from her forthcoming book on Political Responsibility and Tech Governance. King's College, Cambridge #AI

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I'm hearing disturbing reports that students face suspension if they don’t end their peaceful protests in #Columbiauniversity in the USA. This is a clear violation of their right to peaceful assembly

Tice's view on returning migrants to France without French consent is legally absurd, as explained here. But if it *were* legal, then Ireland could simply do it to the UK in turn.

Anyone interested in the political agency of refugees will want to read this new paper by Lamis Abdelaaty.
She describes how refugees in camps in Kenya formulate collective claims in letters to the UNHCR, and how the UNHCR insists on viewing them as depoliticized subjects.

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Statement on obligations of airlines and airline carriers, and links to previous communications to UK authorities - with Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture and UN Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi
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Look man, there is only 'a risk of irreparable harm to the Palestinian right to be protected from genocide' if someone is plausibly threatening that right.

Greatly looking forward to discussing the turn to the CIJ_ICJ with the leading expert Mike Becker in Dublin on 8th May ... link to book below..

Looking forward to discussing the latest high-profile developments at the International Court of Justice on 8th May with Cathryn Costello. All are welcome.

#PRIMEprojectEU launches its debut 🎧episode

Principal Investigators Martin Ruhs & Bridget Anderson MigrationMobilitiesUoB discuss why this project is important, the challenges during year 1 & what they are most looking forward to.

👂now ➡ loom.ly/BeZS_PI

Seolta sí…

Organised by CRIDS & UNamur
With Michael Lognoul, Gianclaudio Malgieri Universiteit Leiden, Vereecken Isabelle EDPB, Jessica Eynard Université Toulouse Capitole, David Dab Microsoft, Sandra Wachter - @[email protected] University of Oxford
#CPDPai2024 #CPDPconferences #CPDP2024

Dr Ciara Smyth, has contributed a compelling piece to today's The Irish Times.

Read now: irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

#UniversityOfGalway #ForYouForTomorrow #GalwayLaw

@UniOfGalway

“Now is not the time to abandon one of the most effective mechanisms ... to bolster democracy & safeguard the rule of law across a ... space in which over 700 million people reside.”

ECHR CEDH President Judge Síofra O'Leary BCL '89 (@iiea, 15 Mar 2024)

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The migration scholar who referred to an activist vandalising the Balfour painting as the 'Nazis of today' is invited to one of the most important German news shows to discuss the UK's #Rwanda deal, basically agreeing with its 'deterrence effect'. Terrible @Tagesthemen

How amazing would this be? Come research migrant rights mobilisation at Africa's premier migration research centre. Become a part of the Mobility Governance Lab, ACMS Wits University and ODID family.

A wonderful opportunity to engage with the amazing doctoral researchers Irish Centre for Human Rights - so inspiring to hear about all the great work, and share ideas with Ardi Imseis and Hasret Cetinkaya

👏🏽👏🏾👏🏼 Rónán Riordan (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈 BA (Politics with International Relations & Sociology) '16 MCL '18!

Your colleagues Hertie School & now Law in Maastricht are fortunate to have you, as we were!

Guímid gach rath ort i do ghairm bheatha acadúil amach anseo!

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.@UniOfGalway's Irish Centre for Human Rights successfully hosted its 23rd annual doctoral seminar this week, bringing together PhD students and distinguished experts in the field of human rights.

More info: universityofgalway.ie/irish-centre-h…

#UniversityOfGalway #ForYouForTomorrow

Ardi Imseis