Chiara Scissa
@chiarascissa
About/Bio
Dr Chiara Scissa is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna, investigating the role of courts in shaping the right to access asylum in Africa in the context of EU externalization policies. She also served as a Research Collaborator on climate change and migration at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, where she analysed how courts interpret climate and environmental factors of migration in Italy’s refugee status determination process. Dr Scissa has published extensively on migration and climate change and produced reports for EuroMed Rights, Ecorys Nederland BV, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and the International Organization for Migration. This blogpost is part of the research project ERC 2022-STG Gatekeepers to International Refugee Law – The Role of Courts in Shaping Access to Asylum (Grant Agreement n. 101078683).
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How Domestic Courts Are Using International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters
It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an important body of case law and guidance has developed that shows clearly how, in the right factual scenario, people could indeed be…
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How Domestic Courts Are Using International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters
It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an important body of case law and guidance has developed that shows clearly how, in the right factual scenario, people could indeed be…