10th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
30 Nov - 2 Dec 2022
Session information
The world in crisis: how lawyers and NGOs responded to the Afghan airlift and Ukraine invasion
Thursday 1 December (1600 - 1800)
Committee(s)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will look at the way in which lawyers, NGOs civil society and lawmakers dealt with two major crises-the Taliban takeover and Afghan airlift in September 2021 and the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To what extend did the later crises put the earlier one it’s in shadow? How have lawyers navigated the complexities of assisting refugees to leave where there are no safe and legal routes, and how does the treatment of Afghan refugees differ from the temporary protection instruments available to Ukrainians at EU and national level?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Anne O'Donoghue | Immigration Solutions Lawyers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion - Global Employment Institute (GEI) |
Keynote Speakers
| Lady Helena Kennedy LT KC | International Bar Association, London, England |
Speakers
| Katie Newbury | Kingsley Napley LLP, London, England |
| Karolina Schiffter | PCS Paruch Chrusciel Schiffter | Littler Global, Warsaw, Poland |
| Alex Stojicevic | MKS Lawyers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Refugee Officer, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
| Helle Holm Thomsen | Holm Thomsen Law, Copenhagen N, Denmark |