September 17th, 14:15 – 15:45 Presentation Peter Mascini – Discretion from a Legal Perspective Questions & Discussion Peter Mascini is an associate professor at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Earlier this year, he contributed with a chapter “Discretion from a Legal Perspective” in Discretion and the Quest […]
Date: 13 February 2020 Time: 08:30-10:00 Venue: Christie Café, Muséplassen 3 Breakfast meeting on children’s rights with keynote by human rights lawyer Nuala Mole from the AIRE Centre. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recently celebrated its 30thanniversary, and although much has been achieved in the last three decades, there is […]
Den europeiske menneskerettighetsdomstolen slo nylig fast at Norge har krenket retten til familieliv i en sak om tvangsadopsjon av et barnevernsbarn. Flertallet i domstolens storkammer dømte i favør av den biologiske moren i den mye omtalte Lobben-saken.
Legitimacy and judicial protection of human rights and children’s rights in Russia
Protection of the child’s rights is declared as one of the priority goals in the field of social policy in Russia. However, the current situation regarding the protection of children’s rights is far from the intended goals. The politicization of this issue does not contribute to the improvement of this situation. Concentration on foreign policy, […]
Date: Thursday 14 March 2019 Time: 14:15-15:45 Venue: Seminar room 17.112 (2nd floor) Christies Gate 17 The Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism are delighted to invite you to our RDV seminar on Thursday March 14 with Marius Emberland, lawyer with the Attorney General’s office. His presentation is titled “Human Rights and Child Welfare”, […]
Date: September 14 Time: 08:30 – 10:00 Place: Cafe Christie (Museplassen 3, Bergen) Organizer: Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism Migration is one of the major political issues in Europe today, challenging the cohesion of the European Union and affecting national elections. How should Europe handle the increasing immigration? We are bringing together some of the world’s leading […]
Date: Thursday 23 August Time: 10:40-12:10 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Societies and states are at a crossroads in how children are to be treated, how their rights should be respected and protected. Children’s new position and the emphasis on their rights create tensions and challenge the traditional relationships between […]
Date: Friday 24 August Time: 11:20-12:20 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) places extensive obligations on governments to protect the rights of children. Still, there are huge differences in how the UNCRC is interpreted and what thresholds are set for […]
Date: Friday 24 August Time: 12:30-13:30 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen The Norwegian child protection system is once again under the scrutiny of international mass media. This time it is the BBC that August 3, 2018 published an article titled Norway´s hidden scandal, portraying parents that feel mistreated by the […]
Date: Monday 20 August Time: 14:40 – 16:00 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen We see a growing number of court cases where children challenge the state for not acting responsibly to secure their (and future generations’) rights to a healthy environment. Most of the cases have been lodged before courts […]