Working Group on Internal Displacement Law and Policy

Established in 2022, the Working Group on Internal Displacement Law and Policy builds on the Internal Displacement Research Programme to provide an academic platform for the exchange of ideas, extending and deepening connections, promotion of opportunities, and developing collaborative research on the legal and policy frameworks concerning internally displaced persons. Currently, it has members from all parts of the world.

Key outputs and activities

The Working Group hosts bimonthly meetings where members can showcase and receive constructive feedback on their work, as well as share opportunities concerning internal displacement in law and policy.

The Internal Displacement Law and Policy Working Group is convened by Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne and Professor David Cantor. RLI network members who wish to become involved should email the convenors directly.

Dr Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova

Senior Research Fellow, Rule of Law Clinic, Central European University’s Democracy Institute

Zoé Briard

Student in Gender Studies / PhD Candidate (EDEM, UCL) / Teaching assistant (ULB)

Professor David James Cantor

Director and Professor of Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies

Marie Courtoy

PhD Candidate, Université catholique de Louvain/Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Joint PhD)
Associate Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Dr Omotunde Enigbokan

Project Officer, Migration Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria

Dr Carolin Funke

Senior researcher, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict

Prof Geoff Gilbert

Professor of Law in the School of Law and Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex

Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne

Assistant Professor, School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University, Ireland
Senior Researcher at the Judicial Studies Institute, Masaryk University, Czech