Research Centre Immigration & Asylum Law

The adoption of the third generation of EU asylum legislation has been celebrated as a historic breakthrough. Notwithstanding the significance of these measures, developments within Germany and at the European level indicate that further reflection about the way forward is warranted, thus transcending the widespread focus on the path-dependent continuation of complex procedure in individual cases which had been designed by the classic destination countries in Northern Europe and was projected…

A terror attack committed by a Syrian national turned the spotlight on the legal pitfalls and practical dysfunctionalities of the Common European Asylum System: the authorities had tried without success to return the murderer to Bulgaria. The event accelerated a heated German debate about the reform of German and European asylum policy. Professor Thym actively joined this debate in the prominent PUBLIC TELEVISION TALK SHOW FORMAT ‘MARKUS LANZ’ (in German). The consequences of the attack also…

During the summer break, we have time to look beyond the daily news cycle. This is especially relevant for migration where the flurry of themes sometimes spins so fast that even experts risk losing track. 30 Minutes are ample time to discuss the fundamentals in the GEYER & NIESMANN - THE POLITICS PODCAST (‘Migration and the borders’, 27 July 2024; in German) together with Judith Kohlenberger: Is Europe experiencing a loss of control? Can the borders be closed? How will the deaths in the…