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The association

WELCOME TO THE IARMJ

It is now over 70 years since the international community settled on a Convention to provide surrogate protection for people with a well-founded fear of being persecuted for one of the five Convention reasons.  Article 1A(2) of the Refugee Convention provides the cornerstone of international protection in stating that a refugee is a person who:

"... owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it."

Over this period, and with the huge growth in those seeking protection over the past 25 years, the Convention has become a highly relevant, often contentious, piece of international law.  Increasingly, both countries who are signatories to the Convention and those who are not, have turned to appellate judges and adjudicators to give independent interpretation and application of refugee law.  It was against this background that the International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ) was formed in Warsaw in 1997, following two  successful conferences in London (1995) and Nijmegen (1996).  In March 2019, the Association was changed to the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ), to better reflect the increasing body of migration work undertaken by judges.

OBJECTS
The International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges seeks to foster recognition that protection from persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is an individual right established under international law, and that the determination of refugee status and its cessation should be subject to the rule of law.

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OFFICE

The secretariat is based at the Section of Administrative Law of the Court of First Instance (rechtbank) in Haarlem, the Netherlands.  It is the office of the former President Sebastiaan de Groot. 

CONTACT DETAILS

The Secretariat
International Association of Refugee & Migration Judges
PO Box 1621
2003 BR Haarlem
The Netherlands

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Membership

New members

If you.......

  • wish to be part of a network of several hundred judges all over the globe working in asylum/migration law
  • wish to attend IARMJ triannual World Conferences, regular workshops, regional conferences and professional development events
  • have the opportunity to take part in working parties, exploring core issues of refugee law
  • have the opportunity to take part in meetings with supranational courts, such as those in Luxembourg and Strasbourg

Existing members


Please complete the form below to renew your membership each year.

Then the iarmj is there for you

Membership is open for judges and tribunal members, who enjoy a certain independence vis-à-vis the Executive.

Associate membership is open for academics, at the discretion of the IARMJ Council.

Full membership

For persons who fall within the definition of refugee judges as defined in the Constitution of the Association.

Associate membership

For persons who wish to apply but do not fall within the definition of refugee judges as defined in the Constitution of the Association, the Council of the Association may consider it appropriate to promote those applicants who will, in its view further the objectives of the Association. Should you apply for Associate Membership, you are kindly requested to describe what your added value to the IARMJ will be. Your application will then be sent to the President of the appropriate Chapter.

Payment

Upon submitting the registration form you will receive an acknowledgement by email regarding registration fee and payment instructions.

The fee for membership is 40 € per annum (both full and associate membership).

Applicants for the Africa Chapter please contact the Chapter's secretariat for further details at

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The International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges seeks to foster recognition that protection from persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is an individual right established under international law, and that the determination of refugee status and its cessation should be subject to the rule of law.

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