Are Norwegian prisons perfect?

Davi Málaga (2024)

This blogpost reflects part of Davi Mendes Málaga’s Ph.D. research on the field of Administration, with focus in Public Administration and Policy. In this work, this scholar is currently studying imprisonment and incarceration through a public policy standpoint, the different traditions in prison policy, as well as the way that policy choices affect the policy […]

There are Fosen-cases all over the world – do they improve indigenous peoples’ rights?

Siri Gloppen (2024)

Panorama

By Siri Gloppen  (Written as an op-ed in Panorama (in Norwegian) as part of the PluriLand project) Despite the special protection given to indigenous peoples under international law, abuses against indigenous peoples and those who fight for their rights continue. What does it take for the courts to protect indigenous rights? And does winning in […]

The Nordic Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: A new TRC model for resolving historic and ongoing violations of indigenous rights

Elin Skaar (2024)

Ray Aldred, John Klaasen, and Line M. Skum: Cultivating Transformative Reconciliation (ReconTrans Volume II). PICKWICK Publications

A book chapter by Elin Skaar, a Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), where she heads the research cluster on Rights and Legal Institutions and is Coordinator for the Transitional justice Unit. The indigenous Sami and the Kven (a cross-border minority group) in the Nordic countries have long discussed the possibilty, and desirability, […]

The Supreme Court of Argentina

Andrea Castagnola, Alejandro Chehtman, Sergio Muro (2024)

Constitutional Reasoning in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Analysis

We are pleased to introduce you the chapter written by our fellow Andrea Castagnola and her colleagues in the book “Constitutional Reasoning in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Analysis”. This chapter analyzes the constitutional reasoning of the Argentine Supreme Court, focusing on its institutional, historical, and legal contexts. Argentina offers a unique study […]

Judicial activism in Paraguay: a reactive form of compensatory justice

Andrea Castagnola, Gabriela Bonzi, Shirley Franco and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán (2024)

Judicial Activism in Comparative Perspective

A publication by Andrea Castagnola and her colleagues. The article examines the role of constitutional justice in countries with low judicial independence, focusing on Paraguay as a case study. Scholars typically expect courts in such environments to exhibit weak and deferential behavior due to close ties with ruling elites or fear of retaliation. However, Paraguay’s […]

Domesticating human rights: restricting child marriage in Spain

Kerstin Hamann (2024)

The International Journal of Human Rights

Kerstin Hamann is University Pegasus Professor,  Associate Dean University of Central Florida and Global Fellow for LawTransform. Her research focuses on the political role of organized labor in Western Europe, Spanish politics, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. ABSTRACT Child marriage, considered a human rights violation, occurs not just in the Global South, but […]

Post-seminar reflection: The Impact of Social Media on Bangladesh’s 2024 Student-Led Democratic Revolution

Nelufer Nazrul (2024)

In 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a powerful student-led movement that catalyzed democratic change, demonstrating the profound impact of social media on societal transformation. This movement emerged when Bangladesh’s Supreme Court reinstated a controversial job quota, reserving 30% of government jobs for the descendants of heroes from the 1971 Liberation War. Originally abolished by Prime Minister Sheikh […]

Legal Opportunity Structure and Legal Battles Over Sex Education and LGBTQ Students in Brazil and Colombia

Ana Côrtes, Juliana Jaramillo (2024)

Revista Direito GV

Ana de Mello Côrtes is a Queer rights researcher and activist, a fellow at LawTransform (CMI-UiB Centre on Law & Social Transformation), and an affiliated researcher at the University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research. Juliana Jaramillo is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at Universidad de los Andes (Colombia, and a LawTransform fellow. Ana […]

Photo from the CPHIA website. Maternal Health Financing and Postpartum Detentions: Political Will as an Underlying Determinant for Respectful Maternity Care in Kenya

Kerigo Odada (2024)

Revista Direito GV

An article by Kerigo Odada, a lawyer, researcher, and advocate with a particular focus on the right to health, specifically sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is a Ph.D. researcher and academic associate at the Centre for Human Rights University of Pretoria. Her research focuses on Obstetric Violence and the Legal Mobilisation For Respectful […]

Evaluating India’s Engagement with the Universal Periodic Review: A Focus on Women’s Rights

Bhavya Gupta (2024)

Revista Direito GV

An article by Bhavya Gupta, a PhD Candidate in the School of International Studies (SIS) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU, India), and a LawTransform fellow. Bhavya Gupta is a part of the South-South Network, a group dedicated to amplifying the voices of Global South researchers in crucial socio-legal debates. Read her full article here. Abstract: […]