Webinar: UN Global Compacts: Governing Migrants and Refugees
Nicholas R. Micinski, Visiting Researcher, Center for the Study of Europe
Discussant:
Susan M. Akram, Clinical Professor of Law
Chairs:
Kaija E. Schilde, Associate Professor of International Relations
Noora Lori, Assistant Professor of International Relations
Tuesday, June 30th at 3:00pm (EST)
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Migration has once again made it to the top of the global governance agenda. In just a few years, the UN adopted three landmark agreements: the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), and the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). What are the causes and consequences of the compacts? And will the compacts improve the lives of migrants and refugees? Dr. Nicholas Micinski will present his book project analyzing the Global Compacts and their impact on global migration governance. His project traces the development of cooperation on migration both inside and outside of the UN system, in addition to the specific legal contributions of the New York Declaration, GCR, and GCM to international law and global governance. Micinski finds the Global Compacts are part of three shifts in global governance: first, from hard to soft law; second, from human rights to humanitarian aid; and third, from the politics of the Cold War to nationalism. The webinar will discuss these themes, in addition to the role of the EU in global migration governance.
Nicholas R. Micinski is the ISA James N. Rosenau Post-Doctoral Fellow and a Visiting Researcher at the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University. Nick was research associate at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and the Future UN Development System Project. Nick has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Baruch College and Boston University.
Susan M. Akram is Clinical Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law and directs BU Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, in which she supervises students engaged in international advocacy in domestic, international, regional, and UN fora. Professor Akram is a leading scholar on refugee law and has published widely on issues related to asylum, refugees, and international law.
Webinar Details: The webinar will take place on Zoom. To receive the link and password, please RSVP to micinski@bu.edu.