Check out the videos from the BeEx2025!

The videos from the Bergen Exchanges 2025 are now available on YouTube. Check out the BeEx2025 playlist!

Spotlight on the Rights Research Agenda

Something you might not have noticed during the chaotic times of Bergen Exchanges, some of our most prominent alumni working on the joint CMI/LawTransform Rights act project were interviewed.

10 Years of LawTransform – Revisit our History

LawTransform – the CMI-UiB Centre on Law & Social Transformation – has turned 10 years! We celebrated throughout the week of the Bergen Exchanges with a series of roundtables discussing what socio-legal research should focus on in the coming years, setting the research agendas for the next decade.

Recent publications

The interconnected challenges of climate politics and autocratisation

July 1, 2025

Reflections about the conference-format joint Master and PhD Course (2 ECTS) offered by the Department of Government (UiB) in collaboration with LawTransform 25-26 March 2025  A …

How to resist an autocrat? Lessons from Brazil

June 15, 2025

BLOG: Despite a global trend of autocratization, Brazil’s LGBTQI and feminist movements resisted attacks under Bolsonaro's government, achieving unprecedented legal and political gains through …

How can Norwegian child protection preserve trust and protect children?

June 15, 2025

BLOG: To enhance trust in the Norwegian child protection system, efforts must be made to improve the quality and fairness of case proceedings. To manage that, …

The Nordic Culture for Child Participation

May 8, 2025

BLOG: Our study uncovers a striking paradox: while Nordic citizens broadly support children’s participation, younger children are still often sidelined-despite the clear mandate of the CRC. Blog …

When ‘friends of the court’ aren’t so friendly: The challenge of ‘bad amicus’ and the margin of appreciation

March 3, 2025

Blogpost by: Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Head of the academic unit on Globalisation and Social Sustainability – Oslo Metropolitan University and Associate Professor II at the Centre for Research on …

Recent news

Check out the 2025 Bergen Exchanges program!

August 13, 2025

Click here or click on the photo below to access the program for Bergen Exchanges 2025. Here is the Vimeo link for streaming from Monday to Wednesday (18-20 august …

Join us at #BeEx2025 – Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 18-22 August

June 25, 2025

Join scholars, activists, legal professionals, and artists from around the world at the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, a five-day international conference exploring the intersections of law, …

The Gender Game: Closing the Gap – A Look Back on an Unforgettable Evening

June 23, 2025

By Camila Salazar Larsen Moderator and Organizer, Leader of Minojur Bergen and Member of LawTransform. On Thursday, March 6th, Bergen Global was filled to capacity, buzzing with …

#standupforscience – Muséplassen i dag kl 12

March 7, 2025

Bli med på Muséplassen kl 12:00 i dag for å #standupforscience2025 i solidaritet med våre amerikanske kollegaer – og ikke minst for å tydelig vise …

Charles Ngwena in memory

February 5, 2025

At LawTransform we are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Professor Charles Ngwena. In his capacity as professor of law at the University …