International Law Project

We're looking forward to the ASIL Midyear Meeting, taking place November 14-16 at the University of Chicago School of Law. Join AJIL's EICs, Monica Hakimi and Ingrid Brunk, Book Reviews Section Editor Jeffrey Dunoff, and AJIL Administrative Editor Meaghan Kelly on Friday, November 15 for a panel on publishing international legal scholarship!

My absolute pleasure, Caroline! It's always great collaborating with you! And among other things discussing the ‘victim-perpetrator’ binary for crimes against humanity. HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre

Now #OpenAccess: my article Twists & Swirls: Caregiving & Sexualization—Femininity Construct in Gendered Migration from Nigeria to Italy. In this article, I explore how social constructs in Nigeria influence the gendered labour migration of a particular migrant corridor to Italy through what I call ‘social agency.’ I trace how these social constructs shape gender performance in the origin country, #Nigeria, by 'being gender,' and in the destination country, #Italy, by 'doing gender.' Download the full piece here: https://bit.ly/4doodsN or on SSRN: https://bit.ly/3LPJAYk #migration #gender #Nigeria #Italy #Caregiving #Carework #Feminist HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre

How is vulnerability perceived and adjudicated in #refugee claims in Canada? Anna Lise Purkey Delphine Nakache Dr. Biftu Y. and I answer this question based on our analysis of interviews with civil servants, practitioners, and refugee claimants in Canada. This research is the result of a project funded by SSHRC-CRSH and Fonds de recherche du Québec, as part of the VULNER project, an international research initiative funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Read our findings in this #FreshOffThePress #OpenAccess piece here: https://bit.ly/4dDUlIX #RefugeeClaims #HumanRights #CanadaImmigration #RefugeeLaw

This past weekend, Professor Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, as the Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law at Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, and Morris Odeh, did a phenomenal job bringing together an inspiring collective of scholars to engage with pressing questions related to, and adjacent to, international economic law. I joined Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu Mariam Momodu Katrin Kuhlmann Achiaa Abena Otuo, and Chris Nyinevi on the panel titled "Implementation of the AfCFTA: Taking Stock." My intervention focused on situating transnational labour mobility within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), arguing that addressing transnational labour movement in the operationalization of #AfCFTA is an existential priority for achieving the broader goals of Africa's Agenda 2063. The conversations—both during the panel and on the sidelines—offered nuanced ways to think through this issue. Special thanks to Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa Victor Amadi, LL.D. and Solomon Ugochukwu Ezike for their preliminary thoughts and feedback on my piece!

Congratulations to Olabisi D. Akinkugbe on his appointment as Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law And special thanks to Professor Olabisi D. Akinkugbe in his capacity as the Purdy Crawford Chair and Morris Odeh for the invitation to join leading scholars, graduate students, and practitioners for discussions on cutting-edge issues in international law. If you're in Halifax on Sept 13-14, register here: https://bit.ly/3MAVYvV and consider joining us.

🚨 Call for Essays: AJIL Unbound Symposium on Reparations in International Law 🚨 Abstracts of 300 words or less due by July 30, 2024.

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Stoked to see the first webinar in a series inspired by my 2023 IBA scholarship-winning essay on Vulnerability, Migration, Poverty and the role of lawyers come to be. On May 8 from 17:00 -18:00 BST (12:00 - 13:00 EST). I’ll be moderating a panel with an excellent cast: 🔹Anil Kalhan, Professor of law Drexel University 🔹 Delphine Nakache, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law | Common Law 🔹 Ian Kysel, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Cornell University 🔹 Oreva Olakpe, Ph.D, Research Fellow CERC in Migration & Integration This webinar is made possible by the generous support of: 🔹 The Poverty and Social Development Committee of International Bar Association 🔹 The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the International Bar Association 🔹 The Migration Law and Interest Group of the American Society of International Law; and 🔹 HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre Register! Register!! Register!!! here https://lnkd.in/gr7xbH8x And join the conversation on May 8th. #Migration #Vulnerability #Webinar

Book Review Symposium Introduction by Convener and Author Oreva Olakpe, Ph.D “South-South Migrations and the Law from Below: Case Studies on China and Nigeria” This book and symposium contribute to efforts to understand and document how international law impacts migrant communities, but also how these communities fill the lacunae created by law and migrant status through their acts of contestation and innovative approaches. It delves into the evolving approaches to migration and international obligations in the two states as they face new migration-related challenges. Reviewers Tendayi Achiume: Book Review of South-South Migrations and the Law from Below: Case Studies on China and Nigeria by Oreva Olakpe Shaimaa Abdelkarim: Book Review of South-South Migrations and the Law from Below: Case Studies on China and Nigeria by Oreva Olakpe Samuel Woldemariam: Review of South-South Migrations and the Law from Below: Case Studies on China and Nigeria by Oreva Olakpe Christiana Sagay: Unveiling Nuances, Empowering Voices, and Challenging Dichotomies in South-South Migration Dynamics. https://lnkd.in/eBhm-TRW