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Catherine Briddick

@catbriddick.bsky.social

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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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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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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The BIOT Commissioner did not 'come close' to establishing that such detention was necessary. An excoriating assessment of BIOT's conduct and justification. Assessment of damages, which are likely to be significant, to follow.

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

R (on the application of) VT (Sri Lanka) and others v Commissioner for the BIOT: the protection seekers who were, until recently, on Diego Garcia were unlawfully detained.

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Later, an argument between France and Belgium on whether or not the refugee definition should be limited to events 'in Europe'. Fascinating insight into the strength of disagreement during the drafting process.

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The connection between the discrimination that creates refugees and discrimination between refugees is made. As there wouldn't be any cases of persecution on the grounds of sex there was no need to protect refugee women from it.

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Absolutely fascinating discussion by the drafters of the Refugee Convention of non-discrimination and why there was no need to add sex to the grounds of race, religion or country of origin.

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