Abortion rights are contested in all regions of the world, and activists on all sides use legal strategies and arenas to advance their goals. We know that strategies are developed, spread and enabled though dense international networks, but in particular with regard to the “anti’s“ these networks remain opaque. Participants include: Julieta Lemaitre (Los Andes […]
Abortion rights are contested in all regions of the world, and activists on all sides use courts – domestic as well as international – as well as the legislative arena and the streets to fight their cause. This session brings together experts on struggles over abortion rights from the Americas, Africa, Europa and India, to […]
This roundtable presents findings from a 3 year LawTransform research project analyzing the strategic use of rights and law in the contentious battles over abortion rights in Latin America. Access to legal abortion is severely restricted in most of the region, but the role of socio-legal mobilization and the courts has been key in improving […]
The seminar features editors and authors of three new books discussing the social dynamics of law in the Latin-American region and beyond:
· Handbook on Law and Society in Latin America, edited by Rachel Sieder, Karina Ansolabehere & Tatiana Alfonso (Routledge 2017, forthcoming)
· Demanding Justice and Security: Indigenous Women and Legal Pluralities in Latin America, edited by Rachel Sieder (Rutger 2017)
· Social Rights Judgments and the Politics of Compliance – Making It Stick edited by Malcolm Langford et al. (Cambridge University Press 2017)
9:00 – 9:30 Formal opening of the 2017 Bergen Exchanges
9:30 – 10:00 Key Note Address: Rashida Manjoo Former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women/University of Cape Town
10:10 – 11:30 Roundtable What are effective institutional solutions to the problem of gender based violence?
In her lecture Prof. Sikkink makes the case that, yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy: Guantánamo is still open, the Arab Spring protests crushed, and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. But Sikkink draws on decades of research and fieldwork to provide a rigorous rebuttal to […]
This new book – co-authored and co-edited by Elin Skaar, Jemima García-Godos, and Cath Collins, addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America – effectively the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice experiences in modern times. Using a comparative approach, the book examines trajectories in truth, justice, reparations, and amnesties in nine countries […]
Transitional justice mechanisms have become the norm in post-conflict & post-authoritarian settings. Whereas processes to address past gross human rights violations were largely nationally driven in the 1980s and early 1990s, international involvement has become increasingly common and the processes have evolved in several respects: International law has gained importance for how transitional justice measures […]
The transformative potential of truth commissions (TCs) arguably lies most directly in the body of recommendations put forward in the report. TC recommendations usually include reforms in the legal, political and social fields, and reparations of various kinds. The list is often extensive. The tendency over time has been towards longer list of recommendations. This […]
Tankesmien Agenda i samarbeid med CMI og LawTransform inviterer til debatt med politikere og forskere om menneskerettighetene i populismens tidsalder. Menneskerettighetene har de siste årene opplevd mange tilbakeslag. I flere land utgjør høyrepopulismens fremvekst en trussel mot mange menneskers grunnlegende rettigheter. I norsk utenrikspolitikk ser vi en økende tendens til at norske egeninteresser prioriteres foran […]
International Drivers of Anti- Sexual & Reproductive Rights Lawfare
