The Researcher is published two times a year by the Refugee Documentation Centre (RDC) in Ireland. It is a publication which combines academic papers, summaries of caselaw, guides to new legislation, reports of conferences, articles on RDC services and items of country of origin information.
The April 2012 issue of The Researcher, which is now a bi-annual publication, contains the following articles:
When is a refugee not a refugee?
Enda O’Neill, BL
Access to Justice for Male Victims of Sexual Violence: Focus on Refugees in Uganda
Meg McMahon, BL
Remarks by President Michael D. Higgins at the opening of the Irish Refugee Council’s Independent Law Centre and launch of the European Database of Asylum Law, 17th February 2012
Aiming at Convergence: The EU Common Country of Origin Information Portal
Lise Pennison, European Asylum Support Office, Malta
Child Witches in the Democratic Republic of Congo
David Goggins
The Nascent Impact of the “Greek Transfer” Cases
Kevin Clarke & Niccolò Denti, Protection Interns, UNHCR Ireland
Please download the current issue of The Researcher here: The Researcher, Issue 20 (April 2012)
Articles and summaries contained in the Researcher do not necessarily reflect the views of the RDC or of the Irish Legal Aid Board. Some articles contain information relating to the human rights situation and the political, social, cultural and economic background of countries of origin. These are provided for information purposes only and do not purport to be RDC COI query responses.