Book Launch - Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
4-12 Little Titchfield St | London, EN
About this Event
Date and time
Wednesday, October 29 · 5 :30- 7:00pm GMT+1
Location
Room. B.01, 4–12 Little Titchfield St, London W1W 7BY
About the book
Achieving a more fair and equitable sharing of refugee protection responsibilities between states has been a perennial challenge of the global refugee regime. The Refugee Convention did not codify a legal obligation of responsibility sharing and as a result any assistance to refugee host states remains voluntary. This responsibility sharing gap has in turn negatively impacted on the quality of refugee protection and on interstate relations by exacerbating existing inequalities undermining the fairness of the international refugee law regime.
This book offers a pragmatic yet principled solution to the responsibility sharing gap. It puts down a detailed proposal for the long-resisted UN Protocol on Responsibility Sharing which would codify a light package of responsibility sharing obligations by requiring states to contribute to refugee protection and solutions under a framework of common but differentiated responsibilities based on capabilities. Building on the Global Compact on Refugees and drawing inspiration from international climate change law, the book makes a compelling case for further multilateral law making.
Discussants:
- Professor Violeta Moreno Lax, Wübben Foundation Chair of International Law, Hertie School & Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London.
- Professor David Cantor, Director of the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Studies, University of London
Chair:
- Dr. Marco Longobardo, Reader in International Law, University of Westminster
The event will be followed by a drinks reception with all participants.
The event is organised under ILAW at Westminster and is supported by (B)OrderS: Centre for the Legal Study of Borders, Migration and Displacement
About
The International Law at Westminster research centre (ILaW) was founded in 2014 by Professor Marco Roscini to bring together academics and PhD students who research international law at Westminster Law School. Today the centre has over 15 academics and PhD Students with over 30 research outputs.
About (B)OrderS: Centre for the Legal Study of Borders, Migration and Displacement
Founded in 2022, the (B)Orders Centre focuses on the study of bordering, ordering and othering processes through law. It constitutes an excellence hub for intellectual collaboration and the evaluation of the role of law in the making and unmaking of borders and their impact on global (im)mobility. It connects scholars within and beyond Queen Mary Law School to harness existing inter- and multi-disciplinary research into law, borders and (im)mobility and shape future policy and research agendas in response to global challenges.
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