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1
Dec
2020

Humanitarianism or Immigration Control – or Both...

The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented battle between values and pragmatism, and between humanitarianism and immigration control in large parts of the world. Asylum as an institution has always...
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14
Aug
2020

Privacy Amidst COVID-19

It is exciting and troubling to ponder the profound changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example: what will remain of offices when all is said and done? Will there be any? Why make the commute—why...
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29
Jun
2020

COVID-19 and the Vulnerability of Migrants

One of the many―arguably lesser attended―effects of the COVID-19 crisis has been the continued exacerbation of the vulnerability of migrants. With borders closed and the threat of the “end of asylum”...
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17
Jun
2020

COVID-19 and Refugee-Led Organisations

Refugees in lower- and middle-income countries are facing some of the most serious consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. In refugee camps, which have high population densities and thus present a particular...
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8
Jun
2020

COVID-19 and the End of Asylum

The hard-won institution of asylum is under threat. States around the world have shut their borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now near impossible for most asylum seekers to travel in...
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21
Apr
2020

COVID-19 Mobile Phone Contact Tracing and...

Part 1 outlines the rapid worldwide use of mobile phone location data for contact tracing purposes. Part 2 concludes by examining how information privacy law protections apply now and how they should...
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17
Apr
2020

COVID-19 Mobile Phone Contact Tracing and...

Should we forgo information privacy law protections for COVID-19 mobile phone contact tracing? Governments worldwide view contact tracing as a key tool to mitigate COVID-19 community transmission. Contact...
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2
Apr
2020

Global Governmental vs Non-Governmental Approaches...

Alexandru Grigorescu, author of 'The Ebb and Flow of Global Governance', on the international response to public health crises...
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