Asylum, Migration and Human Rights Conference
Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne
Wednesday 20 September to Thursday 21 September 2006

Provisional Programme

This major conference is being organised jointly by Durham University Human Rights Centre and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

The conference presents a unique opportunity to bring together practitioners, academics, and other stakeholders to interrogate core issues in the international and national protection of refugees.

Conference themes include recent developments in domestic, ECHR & EU asylum law; credibility; expert evidence; and the future of asylum law practice.

Keynote Speakers

Anthony Good, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh speaking on ‘Persecution for Reasons of Religion under the 1951 Refugee Convention: an Anthropological Approach’

Mark Symes, HJT Training, speaking on ‘The Refugee Qualification Directive - Europe enters the arena of refugee law’

Robert Thomas, University of Manchester Law School speaking on ‘Assessing asylum determination processes’

Other Participants

John Dean, Editor and Training Co-ordinator, Electronic Immigration Network, speaking about on-line legal research

Abigail Read, BPP Law School, convening a session on ‘The future of the immigration lawyer’

Adam Sandell, GP and author of the Oxford Handbook of Patients’ Welfare (Oxford University Press, 1998), convening a session on medical practice and asylum seekers

Ellie Smith, Researcher for the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

Further speakers will be confirmed shortly, please check this page for regular updates.

Further information
Please contact Dr James Sweeney with any queries, or to submit papers to be considered for delivery at the conference.
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