Call for applications: LawTransform/ Rafto Master’s student scholarship

Interested in climate change, democracy and human rights? Don’t miss an opportunity to write a Master thesis on these issues in collaboration with RAFTO and to get a scholarship of 20 000 NOK! Application deadline: 15 November 2020. About the scholarship The Department of Comparative Politics announces a scholarship of NOK 20,000 for a master […]

bergensummerresearchschool Bergen Summer Research School

Deadline for applications is February 1, 2020. Apply here: https://www.uib.no/en/rs/bsrs/94359/application  Study period: June 8-18, 2020 More information at: University of Bergen Check out LawTransform’s own course, Global climate governance regime: here. Bergen Research Summer School (BSRS) seeks to address some of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Bergen is an international trading port situated […]

Rwanda: Unfulfilled justice

In the course of three months in 1994, between 800 000 and 1 million Rwandans were brutally slaughtered in systemised attacks. The reconciliation process that followed has been hailed all over the world. But for many Rwandans the hundred days of horror linger. More than a lesson in reconciliation and how to move on, the […]

Recognising all victims and survivors of sexual violence in wartime

Sexual violence in wartime is not a new issue and is not limited to one geographical region, time period or conflict. Sexual violence is commonly used in war because it is an effective way in which to exert control and domination. Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege is a timely […]