The Centre on Law and Social Transformation is happy to invite you to a seminar on graphs, diagrams and presenting complicated things in an easy manner. This morning we are joined by Elin Monstad who will give a talk on this exciting topic. Monstad is a PhD. candidate at the department of comparative politics (UiB). […]
Time: 16:00-18.00 Guarding Norway’s human rights obligations. Anine Kierulf (Research Director at NIM) in conversation with Eirik Holmøyvik (Professor of Law, UiB) and Siri Gloppen (Professor of Comparative Politics, UiB). Enshrining rights in legal documents like constitutions or conventions does not guarantee their protection. Courts have a crucial, but often insufficient, role to play when transforming formal rights into […]
Time: Wednesday 18 April, 12:45 – 14:00 Place: Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Auditorium Karl Borch. Norwegian School of Economics and the Corruption & Law Unit at LawTransform invites you to a seminar with corruption expert Susan Rose-Ackerman (Prof. Law and Political Science, Yale Uni.). Corruption is a complex and contested concept that raises difficult […]
When: Monday 16 April, 11:15am – 12:15pm Venue: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development (Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen) The Colombian Supreme Court of Justice recently ordered the protection of the Colombian Amazon from deforestation, ruling in favor of a group of 25 children and youth, who sued the Colombian government for failing to protect their rights […]
LawTransform Open Day
Welcome to the Law Transform Open Day 2018! Date: 24th April 2018 Time: 17:00-18:00 Siri Gloppen, researchers and the group of student volunteers at the Centre on Law & Social Transformation are happy to invite you to our Open Day. We will present the Centre on Law and Social Transformation, our exciting academic and social […]
Time: 8.30-9.30 Polands’ populist leaders consolidate their power by weakening democratic institutions and intimidating critics in civil society. Recently Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party pressed ahead with an effort to assert political control over the judiciary, adopting laws that will affect the Supreme Court, the local courts, and a council responsible for judicial appointments. […]
Time: 11:30-12:30 The Centre & Law and Social Transformation aims to bring together scholars and others that wants to understand how law shapes and changes our society. For the 17 of April we investigate the concept of law itself, and we invite you and your network to get a unique and updated insight into law. The highly recognized […]
Time: 8.30-9.30 Hvilken rolle spiller domstolene i dag? Og hvordan kan vi sikre deres funksjon? Disse to grunnleggende spørsmålene vil bli behandlet i seminaret “Domstolers funksjon – hva betinges de av?” Dette seminaret tar utgangspunkt i Domstolskommisjonens arbeid. Domstolskommisjonen er et utvalg satt til å utrede domstolenes organisering, og har som hovedoppgave å undersøke hvordan domstolene kan […]
The Centre on Law and Social Transformation and Bergen Resource Centre is happy to invite you to a breakfast seminar on LGBTQ rights in Latin America. Date: Friday, 16th of March Time: 08:30 AM Venue: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, 5006 Bergen, Hordaland Panel: Javier Corrales (Amherst College), Hans Geir Aasmundsen (UiB), […]
Date: Friday 9th March 2018 Time: 08:30 – 09:30 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Opposition parties and actors are often rightly lauded as heroes in processes of democratization. But is it always right and constructive to challenge an incumbent by any means possible? In this seminar, we will discuss this question […]