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Catherine Briddick

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Andrew W Mellon Associate Professor of International Human Rights and Refugee Law @refugeestudies.bsky.social, University of Oxford. Trustee @4refugeewomen.bsky.social. Feminist.

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Promises that sovereignty would be regained were central to the Brexit referendum campaign.  In their chapter on 'Asylum in the UK' @catbriddick.bsky.social and Cathryn Costello chart the sovereignty myths that underpin commonly held views concerning asylum. 
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The UK Regulatory Framework Post-Brexit: 'Law Unbound'
Abstract. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory framework and does so against the conceptual frame of the ‘Law Unbo
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A Special Issue on the Refugee Convention at 75. Contributions from @yuliaioffe.bsky.social, @myrmek.bsky.social, Marina Sharpe @profjmcadam.bsky.social & Geoff Gilbert, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, @ndftan.bsky.social & Jessica Schultz. More to come! academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
'He doubted strongly whether there would be any cases of persecution on grounds of sex: Women, Discrimination, and the Refugee Convention at 75'. Must read - Associate Professor Catherine Briddick's article in the International Journal of Refugee Law: bit.ly/4a9iIzi @catbriddick.bsky.social
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Lovely to be talking about my book to colleagues, students, and friends @refugeestudies.bsky.social, the place that gave me a room of my own in which to write it.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"What has changed is not the harm women face, but the interpretive strategies used to acknowledge – or deny – it." @catbriddick.bsky.social yesterday on #InternationalWomensDay ⤵️
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
For International Women's Day, with refugee women.
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#InternationalWomensDay 2026 arrives at a critical juncture for the international protection of refugees. As @catbriddick.bsky.social  explains, it offers an opportunity to celebrate hard-won gains, but those gains remain fragile and contested. www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/blog/doubt-to-deni…
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Ensuring a Human Rights-Compliant End to Refugeehood through Integration, Naturalisation or Voluntary Repatriation. New thematic paper co-authored by @catbriddick.bsky.social, @profccostello.bsky.social & Minos Mouzourakis for @coe.int Read more and download: bit.ly/3N0awZa
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New paper on ensuring a human rights-compliant end to refugeehood co-authored by Catherine Briddick
The Council of Europe Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR) has released a new thematic paper, Ensuring a Human Rights-Compliant End to Refugeehood through Integration, Naturalisation or Voluntary ...
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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📣 Job opportunities! Join our small but mighty Campaigns team: 📱 Campaigns and Communications Manager 🔍 Policy and Research Manager Both roles: ✅ Permanent 📍 Hybrid, 2 days in the office per week, Old St 💰 £38,500-43,500 per annum, DOE 🗓️ Apply by 7 Jan, 5pm 1/2
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Women for Refugee Women - Jobs & Careers
Explore current refugee women job & career opportunities at Women for Refugee Women. Join us in supporting & empowering refugee &asylum-seeking women in the UK.
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Welcome, virtually, to Oxford and to @refugeestudies.bsky.social to all our wonderful Online School participants. Am really looking forward to our week of conversation, learning, and debate!
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Calling all researchers in forced migration, apply now for the RSC Michaelmas Term (Oct – Dec) 2026 Visiting Fellowship programme & the new Sally Hogg Prize to support applicants from low-income countries or with lived experience of forced displacement. More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...
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Visiting Fellowship applications and the Sally Hogg Prize
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Fascinating research from @refugeestudies.bsky.social DPhil candidate Alessandra Enrico-Headrington: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/displac...
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Displaced Venezuelans experiences of navigating temporary protection in Latin America
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"Considering the implications of reneging on international agreements, a more efficient way to address the numbers of those claiming benefits under the EUSS is to look at low paid or atypical work contracts." 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reform-and-t...
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Reform’s appetite to put the Brexit deal back in the oven - UK in a changing Europe
Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello examine Nigel Farage's proposal to scrap welfare benefit access for EU nationals living in the UK.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Imagine believing that this should be the policy of a Labour government
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The government is unable to give any statistical basis or evidence base for this "destination of choice" claim, beyond making the (different) claim that claims are going up in the UK and failing in the UK [while being higher in Germany, France, Spain and Italy]
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
New from Free Movement: Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: “Restoring Order and Control” | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/home-secreta...
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Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: "Restoring Order and Control" - Free Movement
Following a plethora of media briefings and coverage over the past few days, the Home Secretary has officially published her policy paper on "Restoring Order
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Colm O'Cinneide @colmocinneide.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Such sad news to hear that Geoffrey Bindman KC has passed away. One of the architects of UK equality and human rights law, he was an inspirational figure - as well as being kind & extremely good company. www.bindmans.com/news-insight...
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In remembrance of Sir Geoffrey Bindman | Bindmans
We are very sorry to announce the death of our founder, Sir Geoffrey Bindman on 4 November 2025 at the age of 92.
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Vandita Khanna @vanditak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The first talk is on 11 November at 6pm CET (5pm UK) by @catbriddick.bsky.social (@refugeestudies.bsky.social) on her new book, Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception, with @colmocinneide.bsky.social & Lourdes Peroni as discussants. Register here: uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Equality Talk: Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception (Catherine Briddick). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Equality Talk: Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception (Catherine Briddick). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
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Vandita Khanna @vanditak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Interested in equality and discrimination law? Over the next weeks, I am organising a few online Equality Talks at the Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne. For more information, see here: academy-humanrights.uni-koeln.de/en/news/equa...
Poster for Equality Talks
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Very much looking forward to speaking about my book 'Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception' on the Equality Talks series next Tuesday 11 November 2025 @5pm UK time, 6:00pm CET. For details and to join: academy-humanrights.uni-koeln.de/en/news/equa...
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The International Online School in Forced Migration brings together participants worldwide. Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement. Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Double your contribute, double the hope.
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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
📣 For one week only, your donation will be DOUBLED! Our community space is powered by the donations of our supporters like you. It's here where women begin to heal, build sisterhood, and thrive.💜 Until next Weds 15 Oct, you can double your impact to support refugee women: tr.ee/Qf7SVq #WGMF 1/2
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Her Right to Refuge: Support Women Seeking Safety – Big Give
Many refugee women in the UK face disbelief, trauma, and poverty due to a harsh asylum system. We provide a …
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...
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New book by Catherine Briddick analyses treatment of women in migration law
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter.... global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Alison Harvey @aliromah.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Delighted to see the publication by @oxfordacademic.bsky.social of Professor Catherine Briddick's Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception Undoing Discrimination in Migration Law global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We welcome @theobserveruk.bsky.social's piece on myths around the ECHR and UK immigration. Our research shows: – Misreporting of court cases is common – Successful human rights appeals are rare – Evidence, not exaggeration, must guide policy observer.co.uk/news/nationa... #HumanRights #Immigration
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Di Volpe @divolpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I shared some of my thoughts on the relationship between the EU, search and rescue NGOs, and the so-called Libyan coast guard in a conversation with Frey here:
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
'Guidance' on transferring out of temporary protection that appears to emphasize labour and family routes rather than those relating to international protection. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Protection of displaced Ukrainians: Council adopts recommendation about transition out of temporary protection
The Council adopts a recommendation on the transition away from temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine.
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Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hands up who's old enough to remember the drama of all the other Mandelson forced resignations? *wearily puts on kettle and forebears from muttering I told you so*
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/09/2025
Trump: "Things that take place in the home they call crime....If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this is a crime."
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
From yesterday: Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 | Sonia Lenegan
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Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 - Free Movement
As trailed earlier in the week, the refugee family reunion route will be “suspended” as of 3pm today as set out in the statement of changes just published.
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill on the need to discuss genocide: opiniojuris.org/2025/09/02/w...
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We Need to Talk About Genocide
[Guy S Goodwin-Gill is Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney] Few if any of us will ever meet Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel…
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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The report finds that most news and commentary mentioning the ECHR in 2025 focused on immigration control, and that much of the debate has been based on misconceptions about the ECHR, misreporting of immigration tribunal cases, and mischaracterisations of the UK’s system of immigration appeals ⚖️
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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford examines how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is represented in the UK media 📄 Read more 👇 www.law.ox.ac.uk/echr @ox.ac.uk @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📢Calling prospective authors! Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law. ⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
We need to end violence against all women. From @4refugeewomen.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Influential women urge Labour to include asylum seekers in plan to tackle violence
Exclusive: Letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 15/07/2025
‘The inability of Western powers to condemn Israel’s conduct – much less bring it to an end – has made a mockery of the rules-based order that they claim to uphold.’ Adam Shatz on the world since 7 October, online now from the next issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Adam Shatz · The World since 7 October
The war with Iran is far more than an attempt to prevent nuclear weapons from getting in the hands of mullahs (if it...
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
In the event the UK and France agree a 'migrant returns' deal there's a potential EU law issue - several Member States have complained to the Commission about France going it alone - www.ft.com/content/423c... Some thoughts on this possible argument, if there is a deal
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Italy and Spain slam France over proposed migration pact with UK
Rome and Madrid fear they will have to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel
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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I am looking for UK immigration law practitioners to fill in a short survey about their engagement with legal academic work. There is also an option to take part in an interview at the end. Please do consider taking part and share with your networks: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri...
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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Would you mind sharing this? (Thank you!) @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social @colinyeo.bsky.social (thanks for sharing on LinkedIn!:) @squeakinglyjen.bsky.social @danielsohege.bsky.social @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @rli-sas.bsky.social
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Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi @liliantsourdi.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We also warmly thank the previous E-i-C, @profjmcadam.bsky.social, @profgsgilbert.bsky.social & Guy S. Goodwin-Gill for marvellously steering the journal & all EB members, past & current for rich contributions! @myrmek.bsky.social @catbriddick.bsky.social @ndftan.bsky.social @yuliaioffe.bsky.social
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Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi @liliantsourdi.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
In our free inaugural editorial as E-i-C w/Sarah Singer @rli-sas.bsky.social we trace 40 years of scholarship @ the #International_Journal_of_Refugee_Law (OUP) & reflect on new directions: academic.oup.com/ijrl/article... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
A remarkable judgment, in which the Lady Chief Justice finds that MI5 gave false evidence to three courts. I'm surprised this hasn't had more media attention - it seems quite serious to me. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
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Uttara @uttara.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I’m thrilled to finally share my article on citizenship, caste, and exit control at the time of the India-Pakistan partition out now on first view in Modern Asian Studies: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #skystorians
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Bonded citizenship: Caste, Partition, and the prevention of exit | Modern Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Bonded citizenship: Caste, Partition, and the prevention of exit
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Volha Charnysh @vcharnysh.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉 The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run. 📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf] See thread below:
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Uttara @uttara.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I am very grateful to @socsci.ox.ac.uk for this award and to my colleagues at @refugeestudies.bsky.social and @odid-qeh.bsky.social for fostering a highly supportive teaching environment. Especially @catbriddick.bsky.social! www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/uttara-...
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Uttara Shahani wins Teaching Excellence Award
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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Number of people uprooted by war at shocking, decade-high levels – UNHCR | UNHCR
According to UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report released today, there were 122.1 million forcibly displaced people by the end of April 2025.
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