Human Rights of Migrants, COVID 19 and the ECHR

Governments all around the world have imposed immobility and social distancing measures as a way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, yet responses in migration control have been highly varied.  While some borders and ports are closed, and some states have halted deportations and detention, others continue to deport unwanted migrants while they import seasonal workers. What implications do the pandemic and the responses there to have for the human rights of migrants and refugees within and outside the borders of Europe? Does the European Court of Human Rights establish adequate standards to protect the human rights of migrants and refugees in the context of COVID-19?  Is the CJEU affording better protection, while the ECtHR indulges states' migration control prerogatives? Watch the webinar held on 2nd June 2020 which brought together legal experts, including Cathryn Costello, to discuss the recent case law.