Nik Tan

It's out routledge.com/Transnational-…

'Australia and New Zealand are well placed to become champions of the issue of disaster‑related displacement and to be leading voices on an issue of critical importance to the region' as new disaster treaty is negotiated, write Thomas Mulder and I anzsilperspective.com/disaster-displ…

International Journal of Refugee Law. New edition! fm-cab.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-is…

The Evacuations Research Hub @KaldorCentre @UNSWLaw is excited to offer two PhD scholarships in law to examine the role of evacuations in different contexts. Applications due 18 May 2026; details here: unsw.edu.au/law-justice/st…

Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. apnews.com/article/juerge…

A vacancy has arisen for the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture - apply here ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/h…

New: Landmark Cases in International Refugee Protection International Jurisprudence on the Rights of Refugees bloomsbury.com/au/landmark-ca…

Geek alert!👨‍🎓what role does credibility assessment play in asylum determination and what does research tell us about how it should or shouldn't(!) be done? check out our systematic lit. review featured in JEMS new OA forum series: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @mobileucph @VILLUMFONDEN

Complementary Pathways: New Horizons or Muddied Waters? academic.oup.com/rsq/article/44…

la1ere.franceinfo.fr/martinique/sai… la1ere.franceinfo.fr Previous plans in the Carribean region to host Haitian asylum seekers and refugees failed in July 1994. It will be interesting to see what safeguards are in place to ensure the protection of those deserving it.

Expansion of Community Refugee Sponsorship: Principles for Sustainability and Australia’s Community Support Program in Review academic.oup.com/rsq/article/44…

International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/int…

Yes, no surprise, UNHCR rarely did anything for Palestinian refugees even outside UNRWA areas of operation (which does not include Egypt) except to resettle & relocate some refugees following their expulsion from Libya in 1995/1996 and a few individual cases 1/2

Applications now open for the 2026 CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship which supports research on forced displacement in the Asia-Pacific, offering $12,500 NZD to support dissemination and impact. 🗓️ Applications close 9 Feb 2026
👉 Find out more & apply: caprs.auckland.ac.nz/non-residentia…

And you can share an office with me!

Apply now for the RSC International Online School in Forced Migration, bringing together practitioners, policymakers, and academics worldwide. Join participants from more than 20+ countries this December. Info: rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/internat…

2026 Refugee Law and International Journal of Refugee Law: Online Workshop for Prospective Authors. Details here: …oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/ijrl/pages/ams…

New issue of Forced Migration Review out now on climate change and displacement: 'responses to climate displacement must be proactive, rights-based, and human-centered, moving beyond reactive measures' fmreview.org/climate-choice…

This is an excellent overview of developments on planned relocations in the context of disasters and climate change over the last decade by Elizabeth Ferris, Erica Bower and Sanjula Weerasinghe (and brings back lots of memories!) researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces/r…

Towards a Theoretical Account of the Refugee in International Law academic.oup.com/ijrl/article/3…

Dutch Migration and Foreign Affairs Minister David van Weel has told the Financial Times that his government will send dozens of migrants, whose asylum requests have been denied, to Uganda. infomigrants.net/en/post/67688/…