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Refugee Law Initiative
About Us
The RLI is the only academic centre in the UK to concentrate specifically on international refugee law. Find out more about us here.
About UsProjects
Find out more about our current and past research projects, including Asylum and Migration and Criminality, Refugees and Migrants.
ProjectsEvents
Our seminars, lectures and conferences bring together world-leading scholars. Most events are free and open to the public.
EventsStudy with Us
Our MA allows students to acquire a rigorous legal, practical and theoretical understanding of refugee protection and forced migration.
Study with UsAnnual Conference
The Annual Conference serves as a forum to share, discover and debate the latest developments in the refugee protection field.
Annual ConferenceRLI blog
The RLI blog on Refugee Law and Forced Migration is a platform to publish content from our networks in a conversational and informal setting.
RLI blogNews
Refugee and Migrant Rights Photography Competition
Wednesday 16 August 2017
'Lost rights, found justice?' Refugee and Migrant Rights Photo Competition
Publications
Publications
'Boat Refugees' and Migrants at Sea: A Comprehensive Approach
Edited by Violeta Moreno-Lax (RLI EU Coordinator) and Efthymios Papastavridis (RLI Visiting Fellow)
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The latest publication in the International Refugee Law Book Series, this book aims to address ‘boat migration’ with a holistic approach. The different chapters consider the multiple facets of the phenomenon and the complex challenges they pose, bringing together knowledge from several disciplines and regions of the world within a single collection.