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LawTransform: Effects of Rights & Law
August 27, 2018
The project aims to consolidate the Centre on Law & Social Transformation (LawTransform) as a leading hub for scholarship on the use of law as …
Political determinants of sexual and reproductive health: Criminalisation, health impacts and game changers
November 7, 2017
Why is homosexuality (encompassing lesbian, gay, bi, trans*/LGBT) more politicized and criminalized in Africa than elsewhere? Can similar politicization of abortion be prevented? And what …
Women on the Bench: The Role of Female Judges in Fragile States
November 6, 2017
Since the 1970s, women have increasingly made it to the bench. Surprisingly, the proportion of women judges is generally higher in post-conflict countries than in …
Breaking BAD: Understanding the Backlash Against Democracy in Africa
July 4, 2017
Project team: Lise Rakner (Project leader), Leonardo Arriola, Siri Gloppen , Kendra Dupuy, Vibeke Wang, Fiona Shen-Bayh, Svein-Erik Helle (post-doctoral fellow) and Lisa-Marie Måseidvåg Selvik (PhD candidate). …
Elevating water rights to human rights: Has it strengthened marginalized peoples’ claim for water?
March 20, 2017
Abstract: Water scarcity remains a huge problem in many countries, especially where a growing population compete with demands for water from industry and agriculture. In 2010, …