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

Join scholars, activists, legal professionals, and artists from around the world at the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, a five-day international forum exploring the intersections of law, power, and resistance. Hosted across Bergen’s vibrant cultural venues, the Exchanges feature cutting-edge debates, keynotes, roundtables, exhibitions, and social gatherings, all aimed at reimagining justice in a turbulent world. 🗓️ […]

Bergen Exchanges 2025: 18-22 August – save the dates!

The  2025 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation will take place 18-12 August 2025. We will discuss: autocratization and democratic resistance – including the role of gender, rights, and of academia; contestation over land, indigenous rights, and climate transformation;  decolonization in  academia; children’s rights and dilemmas arising from the need to protect society against […]

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

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 energy and purpose. People from diverse backgrounds came together to reflect, question, and discuss one of the most persistent challenges of our time: gender inequality in the labor […]

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

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

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?

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

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

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

#standupforscience – Muséplassen i dag kl 12

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

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 …

PhD Course: Climate Change & Autocratization 25-26 March

Conference-format PhD Course (2 ECTS) offered by the Department of Government, University of Bergen in collaboration with LawTransform 25-26 March 2025. Participation is open to …

Applications open for BeEx2025 PhD Course: Effects of Lawfare

"Effects of Lawfare - Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change" in an integral part of LawTransfom's annual The course offers insights into cutting …

Good wishes to all!

Dear friends and colleagues. As 2024 draws to a close we want to thank all who in myriad ways have contributed to the life and …