Objective

The aim of this conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and the efforts undertaken to implement the New EU Pact on Migration.

Recent developments related to safeguarding fundamental rights in the CEAS, together with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, will also be addressed. Additionally, this year the conference will tackle challenges related to the use of artificial intelligence and its implications for people on the move.

Key topics

• The Common European Asylum System and the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
• Displacement from Ukraine and the ways forward
• Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights in asylum matters
• Vulnerability in the context of applications for international protection (SOGIE-based claims)
• Artificial intelligence and fundamental rights   compliance at the EU’s external borders
• The European Courts’ contribution to shaping the CEAS
• Integration of refugees