Location: Istanbul University Doctorate Hall

Dates: 28 January 2018 – 02 February 2019

Main Topic: Palestinian Refugees: A Long-lasting Legal Deadlock

List of Lectures:

  • An introduction to Refugee Law (Dr. Meltem İneli-Ciğer, Suleyman Demirel University)
  • Temporary Protection Regime in Turkey (Dr. Esra Yılmaz-Eren, Turkish-German University)
  • Labor and Social Security Rights of Syrians in Turkey (Prof. Yusuf Çalışkan, Istanbul Şehir University)
  • EU-Turkey Relations and Cooperation in the Field of Migration (Dr. Meltem İneli-Ciğer, Suleyman Demirel University)
  • Inputs of International Organizations for Syrians in Turkey (Gamze Ovacık, Ph.D. Candidate – Bilkent University)
  • New Challenges to Refugee Law: Climate Refugees (Gamze Ovacık, Ph.D. Candidate – Bilkent University)
  • Right to Education for Syrians in Turkey (Dilara Yurtseven, Ph.D. Candidate – Groningen University)
  • UNRWA and its Mandate (Gamze Ovacık, Ph.D. Candidate – Bilkent University)
  • Forced displacement of Palestinians and International Law (Dr. Munir Nusseibeh, Al-Quds University)
  • Jewish Nation-State Law and its legal implications to the Palestinians (Dr. Munir Nusseibeh, Al-Quds University)
  • Keynote Lecture (Dr. İbrahim Altan, General Director of Red Crescent)
  • Statehood of Palestine (Prof. Berdal Aral, Istanbul Medeniyet University)
  • Status of Jerusalem (Prof. Berdal Aral, Istanbul Medeniyet University)
  • Palestinian accession to International Criminal Court and Possible Prosecutions of War Crimes Committed within Palestinian Territories (Dr. Ali Emrah Bozbayındır, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University)
  • Legacy of Mavi Marmara Case (Dr. Ali Emrah Bozbayındır, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University)
  • Self Determination for Palestinian People (Dr. Valentina Azarova, University of Manchester)
  • International Humanitarian Law and Palestine (Dr. Valentina Azarova, University of Manchester)
  • Detention in Occupied Land (Dr. Valentina Azarova, University of Manchester)
  • Litigation for Palestinian Rights before Israeli Courts (Dr. Munir Nusseibeh, Al Quds University)