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 […]
Torsdag 1. juni, 08:30 – 10:30 LawTransform og Institutt for sammenlignende politikk ønsker alle interesserte velkommen til seminar om kvantitativ metode. Signifikanstesting gjennom p-verdien har over tid blitt svært populært i både naturvitenskapen og samfunnsvitenskapen. Men hva forteller egentlig p-verdien oss? Undersøkelser blant studenter og universitetsansatte har vist at relativt få faktisk klarer å […]
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 […]
Breakfast seminar on Corporate Crime with Jennifer Arlen
LawTransform and the research group on Right, Democracy and Welfare welcome you to a joint seminar on the politics of researching sexual and gender minorities with Pierre Brouard, Deputy Director, The Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender, at the University of Pretoria. Adopting a critical sexualities lens, Brouard will discuss his latest research, on the […]
Centre of Law & Social Transformation is pleased to invite you to participate to the seminar under Child Rights Unit with John Fluke. Date: 15.05.2017 Adress: Christiesgate 17, seminarrom 3 etg. Time: 15.15 – 17.00 John Fluke is associate Director at the Kempe Center for the Prevention of Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect in the Department of […]
In the proportion it has nowadays gained, the wall is a unique object in contemporary geopolitical configurations of the world. But it is also an artefact rooted in ancient times that has worked to claim territories, to separate populations, to govern mobility and to categorize individuals and groups. Political concerns about putting limits to the […]
Annual Lecture on Law and Social Transformation by Kathryn Sikkink: Evidence of Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
