Study day: ‘The Migration Pact: chronicle of a crisis’
Ghent University study day (8 May 2019) on the UN Global Compact for Migration and Belgium's crisis, from migration, international and constitutional law.
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Key points
Ghent University organised a study day on 8 May 2019 on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, known in Belgium as the Migration Pact. Experts examined from the perspectives of migration, international and constitutional law why the pact caused a crisis, how the Belgian position developed, the role of an interpretative declaration and the consequences of a party leaving the Government.
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, known in Belgium as the Migration Pact, has caused quite a stir in recent months. The file was not only a political hot potato, it also raised numerous topical questions concerning migration law, international law and constitutional law.
For this study day on 8 May 2019, Ghent University brings together experts who will examine the Migration Pact from those three perspectives. What does the Migration Pact concretely mean for Belgium and why did a crisis arise? How did the Belgian position develop? What difference could the compromise of an interpretative declaration have made? What were the consequences of a party leaving the Government? And what does the Migration Pact mean for Europe and the rest of the world?
Experts affiliated with various universities and organisations scrutinise the successive phases of the crisis and answer these and other questions.
The programme and registration information can be found via this link.