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SUMMARY:Life at Sea: Rescue and Responsibility
DESCRIPTION:Contact: daria.davitti@jur.lu.se\n\nHuman Rights Law Discussion
  Group Seminar SeriesLife at Sea: Rescue and ResponsibilityÁngeles Jimén
 ez García-Carriazo (Postdoctoral Researcher at the Jean Monnet Centre of 
 Excellence in Migration and Human Rights at Europe’s External Borders\, 
 University of Cádiz) and María de los Ángeles Bellido Lora (PhD Candida
 te at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Migration and Human Rights a
 t Europe’s External Borders\, University of Cádiz)The seminar starts at
  14.15 PM\, respecting the academic quarter\, and involves 20-30 minutes o
 f presentation\, followed by approx. 30 minutes of discussion.For people o
 utside the Faculty of Law at Lund University who wish to participate eithe
 r on site or digitally please register via email.Abstract:Search and Rescu
 e (SAR) at sea constitutes one of the clearest expressions of the obligati
 on to protect human life under international law. Rooted in longstanding m
 aritime custom and codified in instruments such as the International Conve
 ntion on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR)\, the International Convention f
 or the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)\, and the United Nations Convention o
 n the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)\, the duty to render assistance applies irre
 spective of nationality\, status\, or circumstance.This presentation exami
 nes the legal framework governing SAR operations alongside its practical i
 mplementation in contemporary contexts. Particular attention is given to r
 ecurring legal challenges\, including delays in disembarkation\, disputes 
 over responsibility-sharing\, and the determination of a “place of safet
 y”. Through selected casestudies from the Mediterranean\, the discussion
  examines tensions between SAR obligations and state practices related to 
 migration control and border enforcement. These examples highlight how SAR
  obligations are implemented\, adapted\, or restricted in operational sett
 ings\, raising questions of compliance\, allocation of responsibility\, an
 d accountability\, in light of competing priorities between the protection
  of life at sea and migration management. The analysis ultimately undersco
 res the gap between established legal principles and operational realities
 \, calling for greater clarity\, cooperation\, and consistency in the appl
 ication of SAR obligations to ensure the effective protection of life at s
 ea.Speakers’ bioDr Ángeles Jiménez is currently a Postdoctoral Researc
 her at the University of Cadiz\, Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign 
 Affairs of Spain\, and a member of the Spanish Delegation to the Commissio
 n on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Prior to joining the University 
 of Cadiz\, she was a Lecturer at the IMO International Maritime Law Instit
 ute. She has published a monograph on the extended continental shelf and n
 umerous chapters in books and articles in peer-reviewed journals in differ
 ent areas of the law of the sea as well as migration issues. She is the di
 rector of the SEA-EU Observatory of Migrations and Human Rights of the Eur
 opean University of the Seas.Ms Marian Bellido Lora is a PhD Candidate at 
 the University of Cádiz where she also teaches Public International Law a
 nd International Relations. She holds a Double Degree in Law and Business 
 Administration from the University of Cádiz\, a Master’s Degree in Inte
 rnational Relations and Migrations from the University of Cádiz\, and a M
 aster’s Degree in International Law from the University of Malta. She is
  a Research Member of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Migration an
 d Human Rights at Europe’s External Borders and the SEA-EU Observatory f
 or Migration and Human Rights\, and has participated in several research p
 rojects\, including the COST Action BlueRights (CA23103). Her research foc
 uses on migration studies and the Law of the Sea\, particularly search and
  rescue operations at sea. Her interests also include human rights\, Spani
 sh-Moroccan relations\, and the Western Sahara conflict.Faculty members\, 
 graduate students and all interested in interdisciplinary research involvi
 ng law are most welcome!Convenors: Chris Cowan\, Amanda Kron\, Björg Valg
 eirsdóttir\, Pablo Pastor VidalSenior Members: Dr Daria Davitti\, Dr Zvez
 da Vankova\, Dr Sara ArapilesThe Human Rights Law Discussion Group is kind
 ly funded by the European Studies at Lund University and supported by ERC 
 Starting Grant project “Refugee Finance: Histories\, Frameworks\, Practi
 ces (REF-FIN)” and by VR project “Refugee protection or cherry picking
 ? Assessing new admission policies for refugees in Europe” (ARISE)\n\nMo
 re information about the event: https://www.law.lu.se/calendar/life-sea-re
 scue-and-responsibility
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LOCATION:Styrelserummet\, Faculty of Law\, Lilla Gråbrödersgatan 4\, and 
 via zoom.
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