The Specialists’ Course
on International Refugee Law
– Second edition –
Agenda Outline
14 March – 9 June 2023 • 5:30 pm – 7 pm/7:30 pm (CET / Belgrade time)
Session 1 Tuesday 14 March (17:30-19:30)
Opening of the Course and Keynote Lecture
Live session
Session 2 Friday 17 March (17:30-19:00)
The International Legal Protection Framework
Live session
Session 3 Tuesday 21 March (17:30-19:00)
The 1951 Convention: Definition of Refugees (inclusion)
Live session
Session 4 Friday 24 March (17:30-19:00)
The 1951 Convention: Definition of Refugees (exclusion)
Live session
Session 5 Tuesday 28 March (17:30-19:00)
Rights and Responsibilities of Refugees
Live session
Session 6 Friday 31 March (17:30-19:00)
Protection from Expulsion or Return: The Non-Refoulement Principle
Live session
Session 7 Tuesday 4 April
Other Persons in Need of Protection
Self-paced session
Session 8 Tuesday 11 April (17:30-19:30)
UNHCR’s Mandate and Refugee Operations Around the World
Live session
Session 9 Tuesday 18 April (17:30-19:00)
Protection in Mixed Movements
Live session
Session 10 Friday 21 April (17:30-19:00)
Smuggling of Migrants and Human Trafficking
Live session
Session 11 Tuesday 25 April (17:30-19:30)
Regional Protection: Council of Europe’s Main Instruments and the European Court of Human Rights
Live session
Session 12 Friday 28 April (17:30-19:00)
Regional protection: Common European Asylum System
Live session
Session 13 Tuesday 2 May
How to Protect Refugees and Other Persons in Need of Protection
Self-paced session
Session 14 Friday 5 May (17:30-19:00)
Detention and Alternatives to Detention
Live session
Session 15 Tuesday 9 May (17:30-19:00)
Gender, gender identity and sexual orientation as a ground for persecution
Live session
Session 16 Friday 12 May (17:30-19:00)
Protection of unaccompanied and separated children
Live session
Session 17 Tuesday 16 May (17:30-19:00)
Refugee Status Determination
Live session
Session 18 Friday 19 May (17:30-19:30)
Protection Challenges in Western Balkan Countries | Q&A
Live session
Session 19 Tuesday 23 May (17:30-19:00)
Climate Change and Forced Displacement
Live session
Session 20 Friday 26 May
Refugees in the Public Narrative
Self-paced session
Session 21 Tuesday 30 May (17:30-19:00)
Durable Solutions for Refugees
Live session
Session 22 Friday 2 June (17:30-19:30)
Responsibility Sharing and the Global Compact on Refugees
Live session
Session 23 Tuesday 6 June (17:30-19:00)
Inclusion and Development: The Whole of Society Approach
Live session
Session 24 Friday 9 June (17:30-19:30)
Capstone Session and Closing of the Course
Live session
