Coming soon…Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Migration Control: New Frontiers of Individual and Organisational Responsibility

The first working paper of the RefMig Research series is a summary based on the Legal Accountability workshop held in Oxford in November 2018. Participants probed complex questions of international human rights and EU law.  They also assessed attempts to use international criminal law to enhance accountability where rights violations rise to the level of international crimes. The aim of the workshop was to bring together legal experts to reflect on the state of the art in international and EU law, and to consider mechanisms, legal and political, to enhance accountability for human rights violations in this context, and ensure that human rights are respected and protected in the migration context.  In particular, it provided the opportunity to reflect on the growing operational role of EU agencies, IOM, and other non-state actors in this context.

The RefMig working paper summarising the themes addressed in the workshop will be released shortly in Summer 2019.

A special issue addressing this theme will be forthcoming in the German Law Journal

Working PapersBryony Varnam