Asylum and Return: Recent Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Author: Markella Papadouli

Speaker

Markella has been associated with The AIRE Centre since 2012 and returned in 2013. Markella is a UK Registered, Greek qualified, European lawyer and AIRE Centre’s Europe Litigation Coordinator. In this capacity she coordinates the Centre’s strategic litigation team, specialising on asylum, and trafficking cases before the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the EU. Markella focuses on the AIRE’s asylum, law of the sea, and trafficking work, providing free legal advice and representation to victims of trafficking, the delivery of training to relevant stakeholders and the representation of the AIRE Centre at conferences and meetings worldwide on issues of interest.

Markella represents the AIRE Centre in the EASO Consultative Forum and the EU Civil Society Anti-Trafficking Platform meeting. Markella has been a Lecturer at London South Bank University for the Msc in Refugee Studies on European Asylum Law and Policy and International Refugee Law since 2013.

Markella was the National Expert on Greece for the European Database on Asylum Law in 2013 and has also worked for the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, the International Rescue Committee and UNHCR Greece. Markella speaks fluent Greek, English, French and Spanish as well as basic German.

Topic

In her presentation, Markella Papadouli offers a profound exploration of the pivotal asylum and migration case law rendered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the year 2020. By meticulously dissecting the jurisprudential developments within the CJEU during this period, Papadouli sheds light on the dynamic and evolving landscape of asylum and migration policies in the European Union and beyond.

Throughout her presentation, Papadouli skillfully elucidates the CJEU's prominent role as a catalyst in shaping and influencing the formation of international norms and standard-setting in the realm of asylum and migration. By analyzing key cases and landmark decisions, she underscores how the CJEU's rulings have not only established legal precedents but have also catalyzed critical debates and discussions on the global stage.

Papadouli's in-depth analysis...