Adolfo Sommarribas
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| Faculty or Centre | Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ||||
| Department | Department of Geography and Spatial Planning | ||||
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Université du Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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| Campus Office | MSH, E02 25-410 | ||||
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| Telephone | (+352) 46 66 44 6246 | ||||
Adolfo Sommarribas graduated in Law (Licenciatura en Derecho, equivalent to a JD) and as a Notary Public at the University of Costa Rica in 1988. He obtained a Master in Laws (L.L.M) from the University of Michigan Law School after being awarded a Fullbright Scholarship. In 2015, he obtained a Diploma in Luxembourg Taxation.
He worked as a researcher at the Center of the Administration of Justice of Florida international University in different countries in Latin America from 1986 until 1989 and as a lawyer in different countries until he joined the University of Luxembourg in 2011 as legal migration expert for the Luxembourg National Contact Point of the European Migration Network (EMN). Actually, he is senior legal advisor (in projects) of the University of Luxembourg.
In the EMN at the European level, he was codeveloper of the EMN ad-hoc queries tool in 2013 after being appointed co-chair of the Ad-hoc query Working Group post that he still holds guaranteeing the quality of the exchange of information between Member States and the European Union. He is also in charge of the coordination with other EU agencies and network (i.e. EASO, GDISC and IGC) to avoid duplication and exchange of information.
He is the liaison between the Financial Unit of the European Commission and the EMN National Contact Points providing training and developing tools for the submission of the grants.
He was appointed coordinator of the EMN Platform of Statelessness since 2016. Since its appointment it has produced outputs such as the EMN Inform “Statelessness in the EU” (2016 and 2020), organizing events for stakeholders such as technical workshops, trainings and conferences with the collaboration of international organisations (e.g. UNHCR, UNICEF) and EU NGOs(e.g. ENS) to raise awareness on statelessness.
He has been expert for the Luxembourgish government during the Luxembourgish presidencies of the Benelux (2016 and 2019) on trafficking in human beings and had contribute to create an information brochure that is being used to inform potential victims and also to assist practitioners in the field.
He had participated in the drafting of the Luxembourg national report SOPEMI for the OECD (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021)
He has also been involved in the development of the EMN Inform on Detecting Document Fraud and is in charge of organize technical events with practitioners to see the trends and new technological developments in the field. He is also invited as external expert to the Europol Doc Fraud Working Party and had participate in several conferences as speaker at EUROPOL and the European Council on the subject.
He has been involved with the European Commission and EU NGOs in the development of informs on missing unaccompanied minors in the EU and children on migration during 2020 as well as on the effects of the Covid-19 in legal migration jointly with EMN NCPs, EU agencies and OECD.
He participates as legal advisor for the FRANET Luxembourg since its establishment at the University of Luxembourg.
He is member of the University Council of the University of Luxembourg since November 2018.
Research interests
- Migration
- Asylum
- Document Fraud
- Trafficking of Human Beings
- Statelessness
- Unaccompanied minors
- Legal migration
Last updated on: Friday, 09 July 2021
Education
- 2015: Diploma in Luxembourg Taxation
- May 2013: Homologation of the law diplomas by the Luxembourgish authorities.
- 1989 - 1990: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), Law School, Master of Laws (L.L.M.). Corporate and securities law (specialized in antitrust issues)
- 1982 - 1988: University of Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica), Licenciado en Derecho (J.D. – constitutional, criminal and administrative law) and Notary Public
Professional experience
- Since Jan 2019: Senior Legal Advisor, University of Luxembourg
- Since Nov 2018: Member of the University Council of the University of Luxembourg
- Since June 2018: Liaison between EASO, EMN, GDISC and IGC in coordination of the launching of ad-hoc queries on migration issues
- Since June 2017: Liaison between EASO and EMN
- Since Dec 2016: Liaison between the Financial Unit of the European Commission (AMIF) and the EMN National Contact Points providing training and developing tools fort he submission of grants
- July – Dec 2016: Member of the Luxembourg delegation on Human Trafficking during the Benelux Presidency held by Luxembourg
- Since 2016: Appointed coordinator of the Statelessness working group and coordinator of the EMN Platform on Statelessness established by the JHA Council Conclusions of 3 and 4 December 2015
- Since 2013: Co-chair of the Ad-hoc query working group of the European Migration Network. Since December 2016 appointed supervisor of the normal functioning of the ad-hoc query system of the EMN. Co-developer of the module of the EMN Internal Communication System (IES)
- Since 2011: Research Associate, Senior Legal Expert, European Migration Network, National Contact Point Luxembourg (LU EMN NCP) University of Luxembourg
- 1988 – 1989: Research Associate, Centre for the Administration of Justice, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Differents studies on the administration of justice in Latin America
- 1986 – 1988: Research Associate, Centre for the Administration of Justice, Florida International University, San José, Costa Rica. Studies on the administration of justice in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and the Dominicain Republic
- 1988 - 2011: Lawyer and consultant
Other professional activities
- Member of the University Council of the University of Luxembourg
- Liaison between EASO, EMN, GDISC and IGC in coordination of the launching of ad-hoc queries on migration issues
- Liaison between EASO and EMN
- Liaison between the Financial Unit of the European Commission (AMIF) and the EMN National Contact Points providing training and developing tools for the submission of grants
- Member of the Luxembourg delegation on Human Trafficking during the Benelux Presidency held by Luxembourg (2016 & 2019)
- Creator of the LU EMN NCP Luxembourg case law database on immigration and asylum
- Creator of the University of Luxembourg case law database on spatial planning (www.fcat-database.uni.lu)
- Coordinator of the Beneficiaries of international protection recognition of qualifications working group of the University of Luxembourg (March 2016)
- Creator of an exchange platform EASO, EMN, GDISC and IGC (on-going)
Last updated on: 09 Jul 2021
2023
The European Migration Network: remarks on accommodation and education of Ukrainian minorsPresentation (2023, June 01)
Le point du contact national luxembourgeois du Réseau européen des migrations (EMN) à travers le tempsPresentation (2023, May 15)
EMN Inform "Transition of unaccompanied minors to adulthood"Scientific Conference (2023, January 31)
2022
Research note: Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Tests Luxembourg’s Humanitarian and Integration Policy; ; ; ;
Diverse speeches and writings (2022)
Children in Migration: The Ukrainian Crisis: Challenges and Lessons learnedPresentation (2022, July 19)
Preliminary findings: EMN-OECD InformDigitalisation and Artificial IntelligenceScientific Conference (2022, January 27)
2021
Third-country National Labour Workers' Mobility to and inside Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic;
Scientific Conference (2021, April 15)
The role of European Migration Network in supporting European migration policymakers: Mechanisms, Tools and contemporary challengesScientific Conference (2021, March 26)
Access to housing and education for children in migration: challenges and good practicesScientific Conference (2021, March 10)
Migration and mobility of third-country national labour workers to and inside Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic – a legal analysis;
in Comparative Migration Studies (2021), 9(22), 17
Border controls versus European solidarity;
in Mein, Georg; Pause, Johannes (Eds.) Self and Society in the Corona Crisis: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (2021)
Le point du contact national luxembourgeois du Réseau européen des migrations;
Presentation (2021, October 26)
The impact of COVID-19 in the migration area in EU and OECD countries;
Scientific Conference (2021, April 30)
NOWHERELAND REVISITED IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC 2020; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Report (2021)
2020
The Temporary Reintroduction of Border Controls Inside theSchengen Area: Towards a Spatial Perspective; ;
in Journal of Borderlands Studies (2020), 35(3), 369-383
La réintroduction des contrôles frontaliers dans l’Espace Schengen. Réflexions préliminaires pour un agenda de recherche; ;
in Hamez, Grégory; Defays, Jean-Marc (Eds.) Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières. L’Espace transfrontalier de la Grande Région Saare-Lor-Lux, (2020)
L’accès à la nationalité luxembourgeoise pour ressortissants de pays tiers; ;
Article for general public (2020)
Managing residence permits and unemployment of third-country nationals during the COVID-19 crisis in the EUin Journaal Vreemdelingenrecht (2020), 19(4), 14-21
Managing residence permits and migrant unemployment during the COVID-19 crisisScientific Conference (2020, July 30)
National responses to date during the COVID-19 crisis in the areas of migration and asylumScientific Conference (2020, July 02)
National responses to date during the COVID-19 crisis in the areas of migration and asylumScientific Conference (2020, June 17)
2019
Le voyage des bénéficiaires de la protection internationale dans leur pays d'origine: défis, politiques et pratiques au Luxembourg; ; ;
Article for general public (2019)
Attirer et retenir des étudiants internationaux au Luxembourg; ; ;
Article for general public (2019)
Les voies migratoires pour fondateurs de start-ups et entrepreneurs innovants au Luxembourg; ;
Article for general public (2019)
To be or not to be: How the Luxembourgish government is preparing for Brexit; ; ; ;
E-print/Working paper (2019)
2018
The Temporary Reintroduction of Border Controls Inside the Schengen Area: Towards a Spatial Perspective; ;
in Journal of Borderlands Studies (2018)
L’efficacité du retour dans les États membres de l’UE: défis et bonnes pratiques dans l’application des règles européennes en matière de retour; ; ;
Article for general public (2018)
Défis et pratiques dans l’établissement de l’identité des demandeurs lors des processus migratoires; ;
Article for general public (2018)
Handling the E-Grants in the Participation Portal;
Conference given outside the academic context (2018)
2017
Le regroupement familial des ressortissants de pays tiers en UE: pratiques nationales; ; ;
Article for general public (2017)
Wieder-Errichtung von Grenzkontrollen in Europa? Einige Gedanken zur Großregion; ;
Conference given outside the academic context (2017)
The reintroduction of border controls in the Schengen Area - some thoughts from the Greater region SaarLorLux; ;
Scientific Conference (2017, March 21)
Retour de demandeurs de protection internationale déboutés: défis et bonnes pratiques; ; ;
Article for general public (2017)
2016
Les mineurs en exil: Cadre juridique concernant l'accueil des mineurs non accompagnés au Luxembourgin Forum für Politik, Gesellschaft und Kultur in Luxemburg (2016), 364
Déterminer les pénuries de main d’œuvre et les besoins de la migration économique en provenance des pays tiers dans l’Union Européenne; ;
Article for general public (2016)
2015
2014
The interaction between the media and the public opinion: social media becoming a source of information in Luxembourg, 2014; ; ; ;
Scientific Conference (2014)
2013
2012
2011
