(Con)federal lessons for paths toward just peace in the Middle East
We witness yet another chapter in the long history of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. Proposals of one state and two state solutions both seem to have run their course. The presentation starts to explore a third range of options which merit more attention: (con)federal futures. These paths shift the focus […]
Indigenous Rights and Climate Change
In this seminar Thalia Viveros-Uehara examines the role of courts and constitutions in shaping the legal and political dimensions of Indigenous rights within the climate crisis, positioning climate litigation as both a site of resistance and a structural constraint. Expanding mainstream scholarly geographical and thematic horizons, it explores cases from Africa and Latin America, where […]
Contestations over Land in Plural Legal Regimes
As a part of the 2024 Bergen Exchanges, we got an update on the preliminary findings within the PluriLand project.
Social Media and Democracy: Influence, Distortion and Resistance
Are you confident in your ability to identify fake news? Do you believe disinformation is a significant challenge in today’s world? And what about the ethical implications when political figures manipulate facts? Join us for an engaging student-led panel discussion
PluriLand Workshop 2024: Mexico City
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 […]
Gendered Autocratization. PhD Conference 21-22 March with open and streamed keynotes and roundtables.
Are you a PhD student and interested in the politics of gender and sexual and reproductive rights? This 2-day Conference-format PhD course is for you. Taking place on 21- 22 March 2024 at the University of Bergen in Norway, it provides the opportunity to listen to and engage with experts in the field, present and […]
PluriLand: researching competing legal orders in contestations over land
A Bergen Exchanges 2023 event. Indigenous and traditional land rights are protected in many legal systems. Still, conflicts over land affecting vulnerable communities are rapidly escalating across the globe and are often highly transnational.
Contesting Indigenous Rights Against Climate Change Policies
Date/Time: 25 August 2022, 17:15-18:15 Venue: Kulturhuset and Zoom Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies – such as development of energy sources to replace fossil fuels – are almost invariably land-demanding. And hydroelectric dams and windmill parks are often constructed on land belonging to and used by indigenous peoples, resulting in conflicts where indigenous peoples’ […]
Plural Governance: When Do Indigenous Rights Prevail?
Minority protection is a central element of constitutional democracy – and vulnerable minorities are particularly at risk when populists mobilize against liberal-democratic constraints on power.
Annual Lecture on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Date: 5 February 2021 Time: 15.00:16.30 Norwegian time (8.00-9.30 a.m. Guatemala time) Venue: Zoom/Youtube To celebrate the Sami National Day, LawTransform, in collaboration with the Bergen Sami Society, invites you the 4th Annual Lecture on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Francisco Calí Tzay, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples will speak […]