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Maja Janmyr

@myrmek.bsky.social

Humanitarianism & refugees, past & present. Prof. International Migration Law, University of Oslo. Also Senior Visiting Fellow, Lebanese American University & Associate Fellow, American University of Beirut.

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In Beirut? Come to my talk @lau.edu tomorrow on 'a most extraordinary resettlement scheme' that unfolded in Cold War Beirut.

eventscal.lau.edu.lb/event.php?ev...

01.10.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Webinar 1: Endurance of Coloniality - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) This webinar is the first in our three-part webinar series building on the critical themes presented in our newly launched book,Β Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.

Do you want to know more about the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states? Join our webinar TODAY. @non-signatory.bsky.social

Sign up here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

30.09.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They have arrived! @non-signatory.bsky.social

26.09.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tusen tack Erik!

24.09.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall.

The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.

Sign up here and do help us spread the word!

www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

24.09.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" published on 09 Sep 2025 by Brill | Nijhoff.

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24.09.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.

24.09.2025 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Check out our new video abstract from Pakistan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡°

In @kazmiarj.bsky.social's latest research, she examines how Pakistan’s judiciary engages with the Refugee Convention despite being a non-signatory state.

πŸ”— Watch the full video here:
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

12.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Partienes asylpolitikk om Β«nΓ¦romrΓ₯deneΒ» - Institutt for kriminologi og rettssosiologi (IKRS) Flere av de politiske partiene pΓ₯ Stortinget ΓΈnsker i hovedsak Γ₯ hjelpe flyktninger i Β«nΓ¦romrΓ₯deneΒ». Men hva vil det egentlig si?

Flere av de politiske partiene pΓ₯ Stortinget ΓΈnsker i hovedsak Γ₯ hjelpe flyktninger i Β«nΓ¦romrΓ₯deneΒ» 🌍 Men hva vil det egentlig si?

@myrmek.bsky.social mener Norge mΓ₯ kunne ha to tanker i hodet samtidig: StΓΈtte opp om Β«nΓ¦romrΓ₯deneΒ», samt verne om retten til Γ₯ sΓΈke om asyl.

Les hele saken her:

03.09.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting news ✨ Our PhD candidate, Naureen Rahim, had her midway assessment yesterday on Bangladesh and the International Refugee Law Regime πŸŽ“

Special thanks to Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin from @unibirmingham.bsky.social for acting as the external assessor and for sharing valuable feedback.

03.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just released πŸ“£

@myrmek.bsky.social's latest article, 'Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians during the Cold War' is now published in Mashriq & Mahjar.

Read the full article here: lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/ma...

01.08.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rethinking refugee law through an ethnographic lens - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) At the Refugee Law Initiative’s annual conference in London, Professor Maja Janmyr delivered a keynote on the use of ethnographic approaches in refugee law.

How can ethnographic methods enhance refugee law research? ✨

In @myrmek.bsky.social's keynote at the Refugee Law Initiative's annual conference in London, she outlined three ways she has used ethnographic methods to navigate legal complexities. Discover the details below:

30.06.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant keynote by @myrmek.bsky.social at #RLIconf25, discussing how ethnographic methods can inform, inspire and improve refugee law research

02.06.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Discussing refugee rights and governance in Pakistan - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) The BEYOND project organized a roundtable in Islamabad to address the politically sensitive and timely issue of refugee governance in Pakistan.

BEYOND organized a roundtable on refugee governance in Pakistan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡°

– With the current repatriation plan, there are many conflicting opinions and misunderstandings. We wanted to create a space to address these issues, Dr. Arjumand Bano Kazmi says.

Discover the insightful discussions here:

06.05.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday BEYOND organized a panel on non-signatory states in international refugee law in Lahore, Pakistan πŸ›οΈ

Thank you LUMS University for giving us the opportunity and for shedding light on this important topic.

23.04.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited to be a part of the Futures of International Law conference at LUMS University in Lahore, Pakistan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡°

Looking forward to stimulating conversations ahead!

22.04.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to be taking part in this excellent conference and to hear from the wonderful keynote speakers @myrmek.bsky.social & @jfcrisp.bsky.social! Do consider joining if you’re in or near London the first week of June

19.03.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to seeing you there! ✨

20.03.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out our new video abstract ✨

In @ozlemgs.bsky.social's latest research, she explores how the Turkish Council of State engages with the Refugee Convention in cases involving 'non-European' refugees.

πŸ”— Watch the full video here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

19.03.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina In this paper, I examine the spatial processes of class formation within informal urban spaces. To do so, I consider Karantina in the 1960s, an outgrowth of one of the oldest refugee camps in the wor...

Fascinating new article by @newnhamcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Dr Diala Lteif in @antipodeonline.bsky.social based on her research into The Conditions of the Working Class in 1960s Beirut: Fire and Everyday Struggles in Karantina onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

06.03.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯Full volume out now: 'What role for law in refugee studies? Towards a transdisciplinary agenda' - our special issue in J Refugee Studies (w/ the amazing
@danghez.bsky.social and Helene Lambert)

academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/jrs/issue/37/4

@mobileucph.bsky.social

24.02.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Exciting news 🌟 @myrmek.bsky.social's new book chapter 'Lebanon and the establishment of international refugee law' in Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics, is now published!

Read the full book chapter here: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

14.02.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law πŸ“–

Γ–zlem GΓΌrakar Skribeland explores the Turkish Council of State’s engagement with international refugee law in cases involving β€˜non-European’ refugees.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

04.02.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Hot off the press πŸ“£

In our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Arjumand Bano Kazmi delves into the intricacies of Pakistan’s judiciary and its interaction with international refugee law.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

06.02.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The map provides an overview of UN member and observer states that have not signed the 1951 Convention nor the 1967 Protocol. The figure indicates that the majority of these non-signatory states are in the Middle East and South Asia.

The map provides an overview of UN member and observer states that have not signed the 1951 Convention nor the 1967 Protocol. The figure indicates that the majority of these non-signatory states are in the Middle East and South Asia.

Over the past four years, the BEYOND project has conducted empirical case studies in Lebanon, Pakistan, TΓΌrkiye and Bangladesh, examining their relationships with international refugee law.

Explore our map to see which states that remain non-signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention πŸ”

24.01.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How sweet of you to say, thank you! I hope we get the chance to chat more during the conference.

22.01.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hot off the press!

My new article on refugee rights claiming through protest at UNHCR Beirut.

Free e-prints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IVH6P...

22.01.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

21.01.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BEYOND - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) Protection without Ratification? International Refugee Law beyond States Parties to the 1951 Refugee Convention (BEYOND)

To read more about the BEYOND project, check out our page: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

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