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: […]

Young Brazilian Wives: Child Marriage, Girls’ Marginalisation, and Agency

Larissa Cristina Margarido (2024)

Revista Direito GV

An article by Larissa Cristina Margarido, a PhD candidate in Law and Development at FGV Sao Paulo Law School (Brazil), and a LawTransform fellow. Larissa Cristina Margarido 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: […]

Climate Change and Inequality: Pushing the Boundaries of Judicialization

Thalia Viveros-Uehara (2024)

Revista Direito GV

An article by Thalia Viveros-Uehara, PhD Candidate, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Boston, and a LawTransform fellow. Thalia Viveros-Uehara is a member 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: The increasing reliance […]

Systemic Barriers and Unfairness: Access to Justice in Zimbabwe and Beyond

Wesley Maraire (2024)

Revista Direito GV

An article by Wesley Maraire, PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town, Department of Private Law, and a LawTransform fellow. Wesley Maraire is a member of the South-South Network, a group dedicated to amplifying the voices of Global South researchers in crucial socio-legal debates. Read his full article here. Abstract: Citizens in plural legal and cultural […]

LawTransform Fellow Juliana Jaramillo Publishes Key Study on LGBT Rights Mobilization in Colombia

Juliana Jaramillo (2024)

the Journal of Human Rights Practice

Abstract Identifying what actors drive social change through the courts has been a central pursuit in the socio-legal literature. This article studies Colombia’s LGBT rights revolution (1992–2022) by focusing on the broad legal mobilization network that promoted these rights through litigation and amicus curiae briefs. While legal mobilization scholarship has traditionally explained significant legal reforms […]

Blogpost: Gender Trouble: Glocalization of Sexuality Education

Satang Nabaneh (2024)

Human Rights in Context

Check here Dr Satang Nabaneh‘s most recent publication, the blogpost Gender Trouble: Glocalization of Sexual Education at Human Rights in Context. Dr Satang Nabaneh is an award-winning legal scholar, educator, researcher, and human rights practitioner. She is the Director of Programs at the University of Dayton Human Rights Center and a Global Fellow at the […]

Blogpost: Governing assisted reproduction

Ana de Mello Côrtes (2024)

Open Global Rights

Check here Ana de Mello Côrtes‘ most recent publication, the blogpost Governing assisted reproduction at Open Global Rights. 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. The blogpost […]

Building child rights-based anti-racist competencies in the Finnish social field

Laura Holmi, Sylvia Hakari (2024)

Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)

BLOG: Finland is becoming increasingly diverse. But is the Finnish social field equipped to meet children of diverse backgrounds?     Blogpost by: Laura Holmi, M. Soc. Science, Senior Lecturer, Licensed Social Worker, Head of the Degree Programme in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, School of Wellbeing in Helsinki, Finland and Sylvia Hakari, MA Ed., […]

International Labour Day – Should focus be on how much we work or how we work?

Zsuzsanna Ziegler (2024)

1st of May is International Labour Day. This is not just a celebration of the rights won by employees, but a day to march for more rights. It is a great opportunity to discuss what should be done to improve the quality of work and employee satisfaction. In today’s world, flexibility plays an increasingly important […]