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Program in Refugee and Asylum Law
The University of Michigan is home to the world’s most comprehensive program for the study of international and comparative refugee law. The Program in Refugee and Asylum Law brings together students, visiting scholars, and faculty with a commitment to reconciling international legal principles to the practical challenges posed by involuntary migration in all parts of the world.
The program was established in 1998 under the direction of Professor James C. Hathaway, who continues to direct the program and the Refugee Caselaw Site.
The Program's Philosophy
- We begin from a conviction that there must be a synthesis of international refugee law norms and the domestic asylum laws and practices of the states that adhere to the international norms.
- We are committed to the elaboration of creative implementation strategies capable of inducing states to respond to involuntary migration from within the framework of international law.
- We believe in the importance of developing practical forms of international solidarity to meet the challenge of refugee protection.
- We embrace a determination to further the humanitarian imperative to shelter persons compelled to seek asylum through principled engagement with the legitimate concerns of receiving states.
The heart of the Program is a formal academic program, allowing in-depth study of international refugee law doctrine, its application in comparative jurisprudence, and direct engagement with the process of international refugee law reform. Current and recent course offerings include 724 International Refugee Law, 848 Colloquium on International Refugee Law, and 845 Refugee Rights Workshop. The formal academic component of the Program is complemented by an active commitment to research on international and comparative refugee law, pursued through support for research scholars, the selection of Michigan Fellows in Refugee and Asylum Law, the biennial hosting of the Colloquium on Challenges in International Refugee Law, and the dissemination of critical comparative refugee law jurisprudence via the Refugee Caselaw Site.
If, after reviewing this site, you need further information about the Program at Michigan, contact the Assistant Director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law.
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