Announcements: Thessaloniki Summer Courses; Spaces and Places of the Journey to the UK – Conference

1. Third Session of the Thessaloniki Summer Courses. The Kalliopi Koufa Foundation for the Promotion of International Law and the Protection of Human Rights is pleased to announce the Third Session of the Thessaloniki Summer Courses to take place from 28 June – 7 July 2017 in Thessaloniki, Greece #thirdthessalonikisummercourses. The title of this year’s session is “International Humanitarian Law: Current Developments and Challenges“. The early bird application window is already open.  For more information please visit the Foundation’s webpage. For any inquiries please contact us on summercourses@koufafoundation.org.

2. Spaces and Places of the Journey to the UK: Assessing the Legal Framework for People Fleeing Conflict Conference. The Conflict and Disasters Research Group (CONDIS), Lincoln Law School, and Birmingham City University are pleased to announce that their collaborative conference, ‘Spaces and Places of the Journey to the UK: Assessing the Legal Framework for People Fleeing Conflict,’ will be held on 10th April 2017 at the University of Lincoln. Registration and the full programme are available at the Online Store. We have a number of academics, including Keynote Speaker Professor Satvinder Juss (King’s College London), presenting their research into the movement of people into Europe, particularly the UK. We are also joined by delegates of the British Red Cross and Newcastle City Council who will talk about human trafficking. In addition, Catriona Jarvis (former Judge) and Syd Bolton will be joining us from Last Rights to talk about their ongoing work.  For any further queries, please contact Dr Christy Shucksmith (cshucksmith {at} lincoln.ac(.)uk).