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No frontiers: European Circuit heads to Strasbourg for migration event

The European Circuit is organising a panel discussion event which will be hosted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, focusing on migration and its implications for the rule of law and human rights.

The event, entitled ‘Human rights without frontiers? Migration, population movement & the rule of law’, will take place on Friday 19 May. It is due to feature a keynote speech by Judge Síofra O’Leary, president of the ECtHR, as well as a panel discussion featuring a number of legal experts, including specialist silks, university professors, and judges of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Tickets are being offered on a first-come-first-served basis, and are free of charge for members of the European Circuit. For more information and to book a ticket to this event, see here.

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