“Effects of Lawfare – Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change” in an integral part of LawTransfom’s annual The course offers insights into cutting edge research on the potential and limits of law as an instrument of social change and provides a unique opportunity to engage with some of the foremost scholars in the field. The students can choose among a general track or a special track focusing on legalized contestations related to “Democracy, Autocratization and Resistance”. Other special focus areas for the 2025 course are child rights and contestations over Indigenous land and just climate transformation.
The course period is 4-22 August 2025. The first part of the course is on 4-15 August and is digital for all. For the week of 18-22 August, students are invited to come to Bergen to participate physically at the Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation. It is also possible to take the whole course online.
The course is free of charge and open to PhD students from all disciplines and academic institutions. Students who are not based in Bergen must cover costs of travel and accommodation.❗The application deadline is 28 February 2025❗
Here is a link to the Registration form. and a course page with more information