Collaboration with Brac University in Dhaka
Drawing on her research findings from the BEYOND project, PI Maja Janmyr gave a lecture on non-signatory states and the international refugee regime at Brac University in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The event took place on November 29, 2022 and was a collaboration between the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) at Brac University and the research projects BEYOND and ASILE at the University of Oslo.
International Refugee Law in non-signatory states
In her lecture, Professor Janmyr highlighted how “international refugee law ‘happens’ in non-signatory states, and non-signatory states also ‘do’ international refugee law”. She elaborated on this argument with examples from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
Dr. M Sanjeeb Hossain, researcher in the ASILE project, followed with a presentation on Bangladesh as a non-signatory state. Hossain is also member of BEYOND's Advisory Board.
In addition to Janmyr and Hossain, Dr. Faustina Pereira (Senior Fellow, CPJ), Dr. Sergio Carrera (Head of Justice and Home Affairs, CEPS), Dr. David Dowland (Registrar, Brac U) and Manzoor Hasan (Executive Director, CPJ) took part in the panel discussion.
Among the audience were students, academics and practisioners of international refugee law who contributed in the open discussion with insightful questions and remarks.