The Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration originated in 1990 and unites lawyers, university professors, legal personnel and jurists having a specific professional interest in juridical issues linked to immigration.ASGI aims: a) to promote information, documentation and research on juridical problems relating to immigration, to the foreigner's condition (as well as that of the person having no nationality, and the refugee), to Italian legal norms involving citizenship; b) to promote the same activities with reference to policies aimed at harmonizing norms regulating immigration and asylum, on a European level; c) to study and formulate proposals, and constitute a political pressure group relative to the prospects for reforming Italian legislation as regards immigration, political asylum and citizenship; d) to contribute to the formation and professional upgrading of public and private persons operating in the sector of immigration, by way of special courses, seminars, conferences; e) to promote cooperation and the creation of informational and legal consultancy services with persons, agencies, national and local associations operating in the immigration sector, by way of special agreements; f) to promote research, meetings, conferences, publications and other editorial initiatives according to the goals indicated.
