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Welcome to the website of Prof. Dr. Grażyna Baranowska, Chair of Migration Law and Human Rights. These pages offer comprehensive insights into the Chair, its activities, and the latest news. An overview of the courses offered, both in the current and previous semesters, can be found in the “Teaching” section. Here, we also provide updates on current events at the Chair and on the work and initiatives of our team members.

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  17NOV 2025

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  Melina Riemer at the LIAS-workshop on the role of law and the courts in migration policy

  In November, our research associate Melina Riemer participated in a workshop hosted by the Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) at Leuphana University Lüneburg on the topic “The Role of Law and Courts in Migration Politics.” The workshop, held on 13 and 14 November, brought together around 20 professors, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and practitioners […]In November, our research associate Melina Riemer participated in a workshop hosted by the Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) at Leuphana University Lüneburg on the topic “The Role of Law and Courts in Migration Politics.” The workshop, held on 13 and 14 November, brought together around 20 professors, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and practitioners […]

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  01OCT 2025

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  Published jurisprudence analysis by Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer on ECtHR rulings concerning Greece’s pushback practices

  In the journal European Human Rights Law Review, 2025, Issue 4, our research associates Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer discuss the judgments on pushbacks from Greece delivered by the European Court of Human Rights at the beginning of 2025. In A.R.E. v. Greece and G.R.J. v. Greece, the ECtHR for the first time expressly acknowledged […]In the journal European Human Rights Law Review, 2025, Issue 4, our research associates Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer discuss the judgments on pushbacks from Greece delivered by the European Court of Human Rights at the beginning of 2025. In A.R.E. v. Greece and G.R.J. v. Greece, the ECtHR for the first time expressly acknowledged […]

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  31JUL 2025

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  Pushbacks before the ECtHR – Grażyna Baranowska and Isabel Kienzle analyse procedural instruments for addressing evidentiary gaps

  In a recent article published in the International Journal of Human Rights, Grażyna Baranowska and Isabel Kienzle, together with Maybritt Jill Alpes, analyse why facts in cases concerning pushbacks before the European Court of Human Rights often remain invisible — and which procedural tools could help change this. The article demonstrates that the Court relies […]In a recent article published in the International Journal of Human Rights, Grażyna Baranowska and Isabel Kienzle, together with Maybritt Jill Alpes, analyse why facts in cases concerning pushbacks before the European Court of Human Rights often remain invisible — and which procedural tools could help change this. The article demonstrates that the Court relies […]

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  21MAR 2025

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  Grażyna Baranowska on BR24 on misinformation about Germany’s borders following the election

  In a “Faktenfuchs” report on BR24, false claims regarding German border policy after the federal election are addressed. Some had asserted that Germany opened its borders following the election. Prof. Dr Grażyna Baranowska, however, clarifies that nothing has changed at Germany’s external borders, either legally or in practice. The border controls that were already in […]In a “Faktenfuchs” report on BR24, false claims regarding German border policy after the federal election are addressed. Some had asserted that Germany opened its borders following the election. Prof. Dr Grażyna Baranowska, however, clarifies that nothing has changed at Germany’s external borders, either legally or in practice. The border controls that were already in […]

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  27FEB 2025

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  Webinar on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships with Grażyna Baranowska

  Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships are EU-funded, two- to three-year postdoctoral positions aimed at equipping researchers with both a personalised research project and additional professional skills to support their future careers. On 18 February, a webinar on the fellowships was hosted at the Hertie School. Among the participants was Prof. Grażyna Baranowska, who, together with former […]Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships are EU-funded, two- to three-year postdoctoral positions aimed at equipping researchers with both a personalised research project and additional professional skills to support their future careers. On 18 February, a webinar on the fellowships was hosted at the Hertie School. Among the participants was Prof. Grażyna Baranowska, who, together with former […]

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  31JAN 2025

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  Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer comment on ECtHR rulings on systematic pushback practice in Greece

  In a post on Verfassungsblog, our research associates Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer comment on the European Court of Human Rights’ decisions on pushbacks (A.R.E. v. Greece and G.R.J. v. Greece), published at the beginning of 2025. For the first time, the ECtHR expressly recognized the long-standing systematic practice of pushbacks at Greece’s land and […]In a post on Verfassungsblog, our research associates Isabel Kienzle and Melina Riemer comment on the European Court of Human Rights’ decisions on pushbacks (A.R.E. v. Greece and G.R.J. v. Greece), published at the beginning of 2025. For the first time, the ECtHR expressly recognized the long-standing systematic practice of pushbacks at Greece’s land and […]

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