The Successes and Challenges of the MERCOSUR Residence Agreements 22 Years After Their Adoption
Last Wednesday, September 25, the Nebrija Global Chair on Migration and Human Rights had the honor of hosting Dr. Adriana Alfonso, a key figure in the negotiation and drafting of the MERCOSUR Residence Agreements in 2002.
During the event, Dr. Alfonso shared her extensive experience and knowledge of these agreements, which have benefited more than 3.6 million South Americans. She conducted a thorough analysis of the achievements and current challenges facing these agreements, 22 years after their adoption.
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Recording of the event
On July 4 and 5, 2024, the Nebrija Global Chair of Migration and Human Rights, under the direction of Professor Diego Acosta, in collaboration with the IDRC Chair of Research in Migration and Forced Displacements of the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, directed by Professor Luisa Feline Freier, held the Conference on Mobility and Migrations in Latin America. During this event, a select group of experts on international migration in Latin America met to analyze the challenges facing current empirical developments and the theoretical contributions that academic analysis can offer in this area.
The opening of the conference was given by the Hon. Ambassador of Colombia to Spain, Mr. Eduardo Ávila Navarrete. Afterwards there were two panels with special speakers. In the first on July 4, Jennifer Gordon, Professor of Law at Fordham University in New York, and Rubén Giustiniani participated. In the second special panel, held on July 5, Andrew Seele, President of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) of Washington, presented.
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On March 22, the Nebrija Global Chair on Migration and Human Rights, under the leadership of Professor Diego Acosta, convened a meeting with Dimitry Kochenov, a professor at the CEU Democracy Institute in Budapest and a visiting professor at the University of Chicago; Sarah Ganty, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Human Rights at Ghent University and a visiting professor at the Central European University in Vienna; and Jacopo Martire, a Professor of Law at the University of Bristol. They shared their perspectives on how the European Union shapes the identities of both European citizens and individuals from third countries through its legal framework.
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Inauguration of the Nebrija Global Chair in Migration and Human Rights:
Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for the Human Rights of Mobile Populations in the Coming Decade.
On February 2, the Nebrija Global Chair on Migration and Human Rights was officially introduced. This new initiative is led by Diego Acosta, a professor specializing in European and Migration Law at the University of Bristol.
The newly established Chair, which held its inaugural event at the Madrid-Princesa Campus, welcomed the participation of several distinguished individuals. These included Felipe González Morales, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants (2017-2023) and a professor at Diego Portales University in Santiago de Chile; Elspeth Guild, a Professor of Law at Queen Mary University in London and Professor Jean Monnet ad personam; and María Jesús Herrera, the Head of the Spanish Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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