Join us for the 10th Anniversary of Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 19-23 August! Follow the emerging program here!  An amazing  line-up of scholars from across the globe will discuss a range of  topical issues including: DEMOCRACY, AUTOCRATIZATION & RESISTANCE * ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE * INDIGENOUS RIGHTS * NATURE, CLIMATE & LAW * CORRUPTION * […]

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s annual lecture on Law and Social Transformation at the Bergen Exchanges 2024 will be given by Kim Lane Scheppele on ‘Restoring Democracy through Transnational Law’. People worried about attacks on democracy need to think beyond individual rights to the supporting institutions that make democracy possible. Transnational courts are […]

Reflections from Maria Lie Jordheim: From the 11th to the 21st of March, I attended the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN Headquarters in New York City. CSW is a part of the UN Economic and Social Council and works to promote gender equality and strengthen women’s […]

Can art change the world? Ande Somby gave this year’s Annual Lecture on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights For the 7th time, LawTransform, in collaboration with Bergen Sámiid Searvi (Bergen Sami Association), organised the Annual Lecture on Indigenous Rights. The lecture is held in February, as a celebration of the Sami National Day.  This year, focused was […]

At the beginning of this month, PluriLand organised a workshop at the Institute of Legal Research at Mexico’s National Autonomous University to discuss advances in the team’s research and gain generous feedback from experts in the field. In this two-day workshop, PluriLand reviewed the work that has been accomplished so far with the project, and […]

Enjoy a recap from Bergen Exchanges 2023 by watching the live recordings from the conference! Monday 14th of August  Tuesday 15th of August  Thursday 17th of August Friday 18th of August 

Apply here  for the annual UiB/LawTransform PhD course Effects of Lawfare – Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change  (August 5th – 26th)   The Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation is an integrated part of the course, which this year has three tracks: a general track exploring lawfare dynamics and effects across a range […]