Den største flyktningebølgen siden 2. verdenskrig, som traff Europa i kjølvannet av den pågående borgerkrigen i Syria, har resultert i en opphetet debatt om statens forpliktelser i henhold til nasjonal lovgivning og internasjonale menneskerettigheter. Men hvilke rettigheter har staten til å innvilge eller avslå oppholdstillatelse? Og hvilken handlingsfrihet har staten til å tilbakekalle oppholdstillatelse og statsborgerskap? […]
Zimbabwe is currently at the center of world attention as the military are negotiating with Robert Mugabe about his exit after 37 years in power. Should current events be seen as a coup, or more as a factional struggle within the regime to clarify who will become the main man after Mugabe?
Time: 14.15-15.45 Join us for a book presentation of the newly published book The Impossible Imperative with author Jill Duerr Berrcik. The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals working on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Stories that highlight the work, written by child welfare staff on the front […]
Time: 17:00-18:30 In cooperation with Amnesty International Bergen, we present Shackelia Jackson – a human right defender from Jamaica. The case of her brother is one of this years six cases of Write for Rights campaign/ Skriv for Liv. On the morning of 20 January 2014, Nakiea was busy cooking a large lunch order for […]
An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since March 2011. Of these, more than five million have sought refuge in neighboring states, and approximately one million have reached Europe. The situation for many of these refugees has been, and continues to be, dire. Over 5000 people died during the hazardous journey across the […]
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 Climate change poses unique challenges for societies and the law. The governance architecture of the Paris Agreement allows for a prominent role of domestic courts in the global effort to stabilize greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere and protect natural and human systems from the impacts of climate change. As part […]
Time: 18:00 – 20:30 LawTransform invites you to the screening of the documentary “Belo Monte: After the Flood” followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Côrtes. “Belo Monte: After the Flood” (2016), by Todd Southgate, explores the history and consequences of one of the world’s most controversial dam projects, built on the Xingu River 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 […]
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 […]