The Global Migration Law Hub (GMLH) is an initiative of the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law of the VU University Amsterdam. It provides a dynamic forum of interaction for all stakeholders in the field of global migration law – universities, practitioners, civil society, international and regional organizations, and UN treaty bodies– to debate issues and challenges related to the functioning of the global migration law system. Relying on academic and policy-oriented research in the field of global migration law, the GMLH works to enhance the cross-fertilization between the work of all involved stakeholders by enabling them to be better connected and, hence, advance human rights of migrants worldwide. The GMLH functions as a Knowledge Hub, Cross-fertilization Lab, and as a Training Forum.

 

 

 

 

1. As a Knowledge Hub, the GMLH supports the global community through informing ongoing global migration processes via academic and policy-oriented research and publications.

 

2. As a Cross-fertilization Lab, the GMLH allows the cross-fertilization of ideas and agendas between national, regional and international stakeholders and networks and between global migration processes. To this aim, the GMLH holds a variety of events (online and in person), such as conferences, webinars, seminars, expert roundtables and meetings addressing topical issues related to global migration law. These events involve multi-stakeholders and academics, from all parts of the world, working in the field of global migration law.

 

3. As a Training Forum, the GMLH builds the capacity of policy makers, civil society, practitioners, and other stakeholders on the global migration law system, its use and its impact on various policy and advocacy areas, by offering practical training courses on the work and functioning of global migration law

 

Contact

Dr. Younous Arbaoui (Hub coordinator; y.arbaoui@vu.nl), Assistant Professor, Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, VU University Amsterdam.