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From Specificity to Institutional Reliability: J.B. v. Greece and Diplomatic Assurances

August 27, 2026

On 26 May 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment in J.B. v. Greece (no. 54796/16). The case concerns the potential removal of a Syrian national from Greece to Türkiye under the EU-Türkiye Statement of 18 March 2016, following the rejection of his asylum claim on safe third country grounds. The Court struck out the applicant's substantive Article 3 complaint concerning his removal to Türkiye (§ 64), found no violation of Article 13 taken with Article 3 as regards the examination of his asylum claim (§ 135), and found a violation of Article 3 concerning the conditions of his detention at Mytilene police station (§ 145). While the detention finding largely follows established Article 3 case law concerning conditions in Greece, the judgment’s more significant doctrinal question concerns the Court’s treatment of assurances supporting return to Türkiye.

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The Award in Rwanda versus the United Kingdom: The PCA’s Interpretation of VCLT, Article 13

July 8, 2026

The PCA’s Award in the arbitration between Rwanda and the United Kingdom, decided on May 15, 2026, was released on June 1, 20226. The arbitration related to the decision by the incoming Labour Government to cancel the Agreement between the United Kingdom and Rwanda (formally the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the…

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Frontex’ Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The CJEU and Certain Aspects of the International Responsibility of International Organisations

January 29, 2026

Setting the scene: Frontex, CJEU and the ARIO...and beyond Although the Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (ARIO) were adopted 15 years ago by the International Law Commission (ILC), international judicial practice interpreting and unpacking the ARIO remains scarce. That the case law of regional courts can contribute to shedding light onto ARIO…

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The US Proposal to Reinvent International Refugee Law

October 9, 2025

Several weeks ago, it was reported by Reuters (here) that the United States would seek to radically reshape the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951 Convention) at a side event it had organised at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.  On the date on writing – 25 September 2025 – the Deputy…

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Palestinian Refugees and the Future of Asylum

November 19, 2024

The Palestinian refugee protection framework adopted after WWII faces a crisis of unprecedented proportions. While it remains unclear whether this framework will survive, Israel’s recent attack on it sheds new light on asylum's oldest conundrum: the inherent tension between individual rights protection and state sovereignty.

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