Law Works – Immigration and OISC Matthew Evans

Transcript:Law Works – Immigration and OISC Matthew Evans:
Law Works – Immigration and OISC Matthew Evans Director AIRE Centre Who We Are The AIRE centre transforms people’s lives by making sure they’re treated fairly. We navigate the maze of European law, advising and representing migrants for free and supporting practitioners and decision makers. What We Do The AIRE Centre makes sure the most vulnerable and marginalised people are treated fairly and are protected by European law. We defend the rights of migrants, usually but not exclusively, EEA citizens, with focus on vulnerable categories, by providing free legal advice and representation, and support practitioners and decision makers, at every level, to apply EU law fairly and correctly. The AIRE Centre Who we are UK based legal charity Mission: Challenge injustice caused by the misapplication of European law Three strands of activity: Advice Line Strategic Litigation in domestic and European Courts Training and standard/ policy setting Third party intervener in many human rights cases on national and European level How We Do It We give free legal advice to people in need and their representatives and represent them in tribunals and courts Many requests concern citizens of the newer EU States and most concern residence rights and benefits Where we see there are larger problems, impacting groups of people, we undertake strategic litigation, either by representing clients ourselves or as third-party interveners, in the higher domestic courts, the European Court of Human Rights or the Court of Justice of the European Union We train lawyers, judges and voluntary-sector organisations to better understand EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights. We get involved at the policy level, speaking at conferences, publishing reports and engaging with the media to influence those who make the decisions to pay attention to the problems impacting victims of human rights violations. The AdVICE Service The AIRE Centre provides free legal advice to individuals and other voluntary-sector advisers in the UK on European law. Advice Line Service – 10:30 to 18:00 On: EU law on the free movement of persons (the rights of EEA nationals and their family members in the UK and other EU member states in relation to residence documentation, welfare benefits, NHS care, expulsion, and related matters). Specific legal project on victims of trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced labour for over 7 years Advice is usually provided in writing, drafted by the AIRE Centre’s interns and supervised by AIRE Centre lawyers The