MOBILE – Mobility Law Open Lab with Janna Wessels

How states use human rights law to advance their migration control interests

Presenter: Dr. Janna Wessels is an associate professor at the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law (ACMRL), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Presentation: Janna Wessels is a leading expert on the intersection of human rights and migration law, currently heading two major research projects: "Who is Empowered by Strasbourg? Migrants and States before the ECtHR" and "Countering human rights from within: Framing State interests in human rights language in migration-related jurisprudence." Her research critically examines how states use human rights law to advance their migration control interests, often by reshaping its meaning within migration-related jurisprudence. During her visit to MOBILE, she will continue her work on reverse strategic litigation by governments, exploring how states manipulate legal frameworks to serve their own migration policies.

Time: 22 May 2025 14:00-15:15

Place: MOBILE – 6B-2-22 Southern Campus + ONLINE

Online participation

For online participation, please contact Lin Solvang at liso@jur.ku.dk to receive a Zoom link.