ILPA/LSE Conference: 'Migrants and Involuntary Return'
Friday, 14 December 2007, 9.15-17.15
Shaw Library, Main Building (6th Floor), LSE
Keynote Speaker: Ján ikuta
Judge, European Court of Human Rights
Additional Speakers include: Madeline Garlick, Martin Schieffer, Nikos Sitaropoulos, Syd Bolton, Rick Scannell and Kathryn Cronin.
Madeline Garlick is Senior EU Affairs Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Martin Schieffer is Head of the Immigration Section at the European Commission's Directorate for Justice, Liberty and Security, Nikos Sitaropoulos is an advisor for the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe, Syd Bolton is based at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, Rick Scannell and Kathryn Cronin are based at Garden Court Chambers.
CPD registered event. Tickets: £30-£220. For more information and to register: http://www.ilpa.org.uk/DT1022conference.pdf or contact ILPA
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Synopsis: The European legal system, with its power to influence Member States' behaviour as well as to monitor and enforce legal compliance, is arguably the most effective international legal system in the world today. Recently however, particularly in the light of national security issues, there have been significant challenges facing European States and their obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. This complex relationship is perhaps most visible in relation to Article 3 of the Convention and its interaction with non-nationals.
This conference seeks to examine the interpretation of Article 3 and the non-derogable right not to be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment from the perspective of migration rights. In particular it aims to look at the impact of Article 3 on European states' practices when dealing with cases relating to expulsion, health, welfare rights and specific groups, such as women and children. It will concentrate on the evolution of article 3 jurisprudence in Strasbourg and the United Kingdom. By bringing together key actors influencing the development of article 3 jurisprudence, this conference will reveal to what extent the European jurisprudence is being applied in Member States and has guaranteed a genuine right for migrants not to be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.
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Dr Eiko Thielemann
Department of Government & European Institute
London School of Economics and Political Science
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