Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law
Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law

Frequency: Quarterly
Type: Journal
Format: Print
ISSN: 17467632
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£480 (1 year subscription, UK)
£910 (2 year subscription, UK)
£495 (1 year overseas subscription)
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The Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law is the official journal of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (www.ilpa.org.uk). It is a unique and highly regarded peer-reviewed quarterly journal and is essential reading for anyone who needs to keep abreast of the numerous and significant developments in immigration law and practice, or to gain insights into the policy background and wider social context of the law.
It publishes high quality original articles, expert commentary on case law, book reviews and news updates. This is all delivered in a clear and accessible format. It also reflects the increasingly important European and international dimension of immigration law, giving news and views from around the world.
This journal addresses numerous immigration related statutes, the immigration rules and Home Office policy, and will help you to:
• Understand developments and problems in British immigration law
• Appreciate the background policy and social context
• Keep up to date with new cases and legislation
• Gain insight into developments in European and international law and in other jurisdictions
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Editorial Board:
The editorial board is comprised of highly respected academics and practitioners, who will help you to engage with both practice related and academic issues.
CONSULTANT EDITOR:
Jim Gillespie, Barrister (non-practising)
MANAGING EDITOR:
Alan Desmond, Associate Professor, University of Leicester
DEPUTY EDITORS:
Jonathan Collinson, Lecturer, University of Sheffield
Amanda Spalding, Lecturer, University of Leeds
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Katie Dilger, Solicitor, Wesley Gryk
Zoe Bantleman, Barrister & Legal Director of ILPA (Case notes editor)
Adrian Berry, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Gabriella Bettiga, Solicitor (Case notes editor)
Eddie Bruce-Jones, Professor of Law, SOAS
Adrienne Yong, Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London (Book reviews editor)
Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, Professor of Law and Anthropology, Ghent University
Laurie Fransman KC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Elspeth Guild, Solicitor
Alison Harvey, Barrister, No 5 Chambers
Raza Husain KC, Barrister, Matrix Chambers
Sonia Morano-Foadi, Professor of European Law, Oxford Brookes University
Steve Peers, Professor of Law at Royal Holloway, University of London
Sarah Pinder, Barrister, Goldsmith Chambers
Bernard Ryan, Professor of Law, University of Leicester
Sadat Sayeed, Barrister
Duran Seddon, Barrister
Ramnik Shah, Solicitor (non-practising)
Dallal Stevens, Professor of Law, University of Warwick
John Vassiliou, Solicitor
Helena Wray, Associate Professor in Migration Law, University of Exeter
Sheona York, Solicitor, Kent Law Clinic
Contributors should note that the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law is a refereed journal.
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Contents from previous issues:
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 39: 4) - December 2025
- Editorial
- News
- Side-stepping international law on the sly: The secret severing of the
EU Settlement Scheme from the Withdrawal Agreement - Charlotte O’Brien and Alice Welsh - The Contribution to the Protection of Stateless Persons and the Reduction of Statelessness by the European Convention on Human Rights and the Caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights - Farin Anthony
- An Island of Strangers - Zoe Bantleman
- Case Note
- Book Reviews
- ILPA
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 39: 3)
- Editorial
- News
- Consistency in Judicial Refugee Status Determination: A Case Study on the application of UK ‘Country Guidance’ Decisions - Farin Anthony
- The migrant’s other journey: from ‘applicant’ via ‘customer’ to outsourced income stream - Sheona York
- Clandestine Entrants and Conspicuous Troubles – A Spot Review of The Civil Penalty Scheme - Darren Finnegan
- Case Notes
- Book Reviews
- ILPA
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 39: 2)
- Editorial
- News
- Convenience, choice, and trust: accessibility of remote advice interactions and the client perspective – Jo Hynes
- The legality of the UK’s immigration fee regime – Christopher Rowe
- The Potential of Intercultural Mediation for Türkiye’s Immigration ‘Harmonisation’ Policy – Bavver Kılıçoğlu
- Case Note
- Book Reviews
- ILPA
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 39: 1)
- Editorial
- News
- Special Issue: Research and Practice Dialogues on Complex Protection Claims – A ‘Translational’ Agenda – Maja Grundler, Violeta Moreno-Lax & Nicolette Busuttil
- The Practice of Everyday Engagement – Zoe Bantleman
- The Missing Community of Immigration Law – Colin Yeo
- Family Reunification Claims of Refugee Children in the UK: Exploring the Potential of Article 8 ECHR Interpreted in line with the Best Interests of the Child – Yulie Ioffe
- The Value of Statelessness Legal Protection when Representing Stateless Persons Seeking Sanctuary in the UK – Mark Benslama-Dabdoub
- Trafficked Persons as Convention Refugees: Opportunities and Obstacles in Asylum Claims based on a Risk of (Re-)Trafficking – Maja Grundler
- Book Reviews
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 38: 4)
- Editorial
- News
- How ministers evaded responsibility for immigration policy and blamed Article 8 for the consequences – Steve Valdez-Symonds
- Local and global perspectives on the UK’s regulation of the admission of international students – Jonathan Thomas
- Passport Purchase and the New ‘Class’ of EU Citizens: the Case for EU Competence on the Sale of Access to the Internal Market – Magdalena Zabrocka
- Case Note – R (on the application of AM (Belarus) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 13
- Book Reviews
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 38: 3)
- Editorial
- News
- The Criminalisation of Refugees: the Refugee as Scapegoat – Tara Wolfe
- ‘There’s a legal law and there’s a moral law’: post-Brexit media representations of solidarity in and around the English Channel – Katie Worden
- Loss and liability: Glitching immigration status as a feature of the British border after Brexit – Kuba Jablonowski & Monique Hawkins
- Case Notes – R (AAA (Syria) & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42
- Book Reviews
- ILPA
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 38: 2)
- Editorial
- News
- Reasserting Rights to British Citizenship by Registration: the requirement of good character – Solange Valdez-Symonds & Steve Valdez-Symonds
- Winners and Losers: Nationality Provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 – Alison Harvey
- The Nationality and Borders Act, the Illegal Migration Act and the Rwanda Policy – an obdurate response to the consequences of austerity – Sheona York
- Has the Implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement been a success? An EU Citizens’ Rights Perspective – Luke Piper
- Case Note – R (on the application of) Afzal & Iyieke v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 46
- Book Reviews
- ILPA
Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (Vol 38: 1)
- Editorial
- Introduction to Special Issue
- News
- The ‘Asylum Partnership’ Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda and LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers: an analysis of vulnerability in the Equality Impact Assessment and the European Convention on Human Rights – Rossella Pulvirenti, Catherine Jaquiss and Kay Lalor
- Heteronormative Accommodations: Strategies of in/visibility for LGBTQI+ People in Asylum Accommodation - Claire Fletcher
- Racism, Reporting and the ‘New Plan for Immigration’, an analysis of UK media and legal and practical implications – Katherine Langley
- The UK’s New Plan for Immigration: Normativity, Crisis, and a ‘Bespoke’ Rationale for Humanitarian/Refugee Protection – Alex Powell
- Disincentivising legal practitioners and stifling clients’ rights: legally aided representation of people with lived experience of human trafficking – Samantha Currie
- Book Reviews
- ILPA