Final Conference of the Project Contention (CONtrol of Immigration DeTENTION)
This conference will allow the general public to learn and discuss the findings of the CONTENTION project which examines the different dimensions of the lawfulness of detention with differing practices and differing forms of implementation at national and European level.
What
The CONTENTION project is an unprecedented comparative and analytical examination of judicial control over pre-removal detention in eleven EU Member States. The project, funded by the European Return Fund, is implemented by the Migration Policy Centre at the RSCAS (EUI) in partnership with the “Odysseus” Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum (ULB). The CONTENTION’s final conference aims to:
- disseminate the results of the project – including databases giving access to case law on detention with more than 400 decisions
- discuss the main findings of the project, the different meanings of the notion of lawfulness, the consequences of State organisation on judicial control, and the question of the different powers that judges may or should have from EU law.
- launch CONTENTION’s follow-up project: REDIAL (REturn DIALogue). This project aims at expanding the scope of CONTENTION by looking beyond detention to the entire EU return directive.
When
Friday 12 December 2014
Where
Fondation Universitaire
11 rue d’Egmont
1000 Brussels
More information
Contact: Conference Unit (RSCAS.Conferences@EUI.eu)
Also visit the website: http://contention.eu/