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As a result of climate-induced more frequent and severe natural disasters, many are being forced to leave their homes. South America, with its history of natural disasters and inequality, faces a challenge. But are the countries of the continent prepared for this growing wave of climate migration? A comparison of
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Refugee lawyers have long contested the popular use of the term “climate refugee.” What could seem like legal nitpicking has the merit of highlighting major differences in legal categories. It also reveals international law’s current inability to offer adequate systematic solutions to forced cross-border displacement caused by climate change. Nonetheless,
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Qatar is basking in the global spotlight as the host of the 2022 World Cup. Less prominently, it is the latest country to introduce an asylum law. Qatar’s new-found status as a global host, of football and of asylum seekers, serves to showcase the country, and boost its global reputation. ...
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One month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly 4 million people have fled the country – a movement of population unseen in Europe since the Second World War. Europe’s response to this exodus has been similarly remarkable; the EU States have shown a degree of solidarity unobserved since the
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Les textes de cette série de blog sur la gestion migratoire ont été écrits dans le cadre d’un événement du Théâtre de la Connaissance qui s’est tenu à l’Université de Neuchâtel du 17 au 19 septembre 2021. Les participant·e·s étaient invité·e·s à se plonger dans une expérience immersive au cours
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