Discussion “Asylum seekers and economic migrants: national, international and EU rights at the crossroads”.
On 1st of October 2021 VU Faculty of Law invited to a round table discussion on the current topic “Asylum seekers and economic migrants: national, international and EU rights at the crossroads”. The academic discussion, with several practical – political aspects, is intended primarily for lawyers, students, publicists, as well as practitioners and anyone who is interested or relevant in better understanding the assessment of the current refugee situation from the point of view of national, international and EU law.
The event took place both live and broadcasted on the VU TF Youtube platform and Facebook social network.
Moderator: Dr. Inga Martinkutė, VU Faculty of Law
Participants of the discussion:
- Vitaly Dmitriev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
- Evelina Gudzinskaitė, director of the Migration Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania;
- Dr. Karolina Bubnytė – Širmenė, representative of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania at the European Court of Human Rights;
- Dr. Skirgailė Žalimienė, LVAT judge and deputy chairman of the court, associate professor of VU Faculty of Law;
- Dr. Vygantė Milašiūtė, associate professor of VU Faculty of Law;
- Dr. Indrė Isokaitė-Valužė, associate professor of VU Faculty of Law.