Maja Janmyr (2017)
How do States ‘legitimize’ their non-ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees? This article examines the case of Lebanon, a country frequently hailed by the international community for its generosity towards refugees, and currently hosting the highest number of refugees in […]
October 1st marked a turning point in the relationship between the Catalan people and the Spanish State. Catalonia’s regional government, backed by grassroot movements, held a disputed self-determination referendum, contravening Supreme Court ruling finding it unconstitutional. The brute force by the Spanish Government responded, sending in security forces to stop voting from taking place, caused […]
Maja Thunberg Sendstad
Alumni
LawTransform invites you to the screening of the documentary “Belo Monte: Announcement of a War” followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Côrtes. The Belo Monte Dam, located in the heart of the Amazon forest, is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction, which on completion will be the fourth largest in the world. According to […]
Time: 8.30-9.30 On 1 September, Kenya’s supreme court declared Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election invalid and ordered a new vote to be held within 60 days. The six-judge bench ruled 4-2 in favour of a petition filed by Odinga, who claimed the electronic voting results were hacked and manipulated in favour of the […]
Andrea Castagnola (2017)
Release date: September 29th, 2017 When can the Executive manipulate the composition of a Court? What political factors explain judicial instability on the bench? Using original field data from Argentina’s National Supreme Court and all twenty-four Provincial Supreme Courts, Andrea Castagnola develops a novel theory to explain forced retirements of judges. She argues that in developing […]
Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 21 -25 August 2017 The Centre on Law & Social Transformation (LawTransform) annually hosts The Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation. The event attracts scholars, students and practitioners seeking to understand lawfare – how law is used as an instrument of change – and how it shapes […]
Time: 08:30 – 09:30. Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen This seminar places Norwegian abortion debates and policies in a Global Perspective. Women’s right to abortion is highly contested across the globe. At a national and international level, groups fight both for the right of women to decide – and against. In […]
Time: 08:30 – 09:30. Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Panel: Jaha Dukureh (women’s right activist) in conversation with Vegard Vibe (UiB/LawTransform). Jaha Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in Gambia when she was a little more than a week old. Becoming an activist she played a pivotal role in […]
Diana Suarez
Alumni