Covid-19 pandemic; lessons learned, challenges and opportunities for health policy and regulatory changes in the European Union

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the health policy and regulatory landscape in the European Union. The pandemic has led to better cooperation and coordination in the European Union, including joint procurement of vaccines and implementation stricter health and safety regulations to protect public health. In November 2020, the European Commission has proposed to build a strong European Health Union.

Refugee protection in Europe: Some contemporary challenges

Decisions on women’s claims for international protection from domestic violence, including Lazo-Majano (1987), Islam and Shah (1999) and Refugee Appeal No. 76044 (2008) have generated strands of case law which both contradict each other and the Refugee Convention’s object and purpose. Adjudicators have delineated overly restrictive social groups and ignored, identified, or imputed a range of political opinions. A disproportionate focus on ‘private’ motives has also obscured the nexus between persecution and the Convention ground(s).

Faisal Hamid

Faisal researches the Political Economy of Islam in Nigeria. He also serves as a Senior Strategy Analyst at Harvard University.

Before starting his doctorate, Faisal was a senior administrator at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, CA, and a Senior Strategy Consultant with Monitor Deloitte. He earned his BA from Yale and MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

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