The RefMig project is delighted to have arranged the panel “Understanding the Role of UNHCR in Refugee Recognition” as part of the Refugee Law Initiative’s 5th Annual Conference ‘Growing Old Gracefully? The 1951 Convention Refugee Convention at 70’

Moderator: Professor Cathryn Costello, Hertie School, Germany

Friday 11 June 16.00– 17.20 BST

• “UNHCR in Malaysia: Mandate and Protection Obligations Explored” - Dr Alice Nah, University of York, UK

• “Handover of Refugee Status Determination from UNHCR to States: Motivations and Outcomes” - Dr Caroline Nalule and Dr Derya Ozkul, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK

• “The Role of the UNHCR in the Refugee Status Determination Procedure: Protection without Impunity?” - Didem Doger, McGill University, Canada

• “The Determination of Refugee Status: Conceptualising beyond Binaries” - Professor Cathryn Costello, Hertie School, Germany, and Professor Gregor Noll, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Watch the panel