Tuesday, 2nd of May, 08:30-10:00 In early April, popular Ugandan academic Dr. Stella Nyanzi was arrested and charged by the Ugandan state. Stella is also a colleague and Research Affiliate of the Centre on Law & Social Transformation. Her formal charge of was of ‘computer misuse’ and ‘cyber harassment’ because she among other things has […]
Time: 08:30-09:30 How can Donald J. Trump’s presidency potentially impact on global economics in terms of integrity, crime and corruption? Dr. Nikos Passas is Professor of criminology and criminal justice at and Co-Director of the Institute for Security and Public Policy at the Northeastern University. He specializes in the study of corruption, illicit financial/trade flows, […]
Welcome to the Law Transform Open Day 2017! 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. Program 16:30 – Call for volunteers for the Bergen Exchanges 2017. We will present the Centre on Law and Social Transformation, […]
In the past year, fake news has been a much-debated phenomenon. However, fraudulent publications have also emerged from a rather unexpected (or not) field, namely academia. What is fake academia, and what are its consequences for academia’s credibility? This seminar will address problematic aspects regarding predatory journals. Furthermore, it will attempt to connect […]
The Centre on Law and Social Transformation invites you to Film, Reflection and Popcorn- a free screening of the documentary on South Africa’s wine industry and the abuse of worker’s rights ‘Bitter Grapes’. This film is produced by Danish film maker Tom Heinemann. Trailer: http://www.bittergrapes.net/trailer/ 22 years after the Apartheid regime fell in South Africa […]
India faces serious challenges in creating development processes that generate economic growth while being socially inclusive, ecologically sustainable, politically feasible, and in accordance with the Rule of Law. This conference presents findings from the LawTransform project on “Land Rights and Inclusive Sustainable Development in India”, which analyses the political economy of land rights in areas where the adivasis (indigenous population) has a special constitutional protection.
What is a disability? what does equal access entail and how do societies organise themselves to guarantee it? The seminar will explore the life experience of Patricio Villanueva-Donoso and what it means in the context of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The huge flow of immigrants in recent years in Spain and in Europe in general contrasts with the lack of knowledge from a multidisciplinary and international perspective on the attitudes of the population toward unaccompanied minor and native children, their interests, and the role of the State. This relationship has not been paid much attention […]
Thursday 9 February 2017, 8:30-9:30 Paola Bergallo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) and Camila Gianella (CMI – UiB) will present findings of the research project “Abortion Rights Lawfare in Latin America” and Elzbieta Kurdziel (UiB) will follow up with her reflections on the recent protests against increasing restrictions in abortion laws in Poland. The discussion will […]
How is it that a child have the right to drink, drive and vote at the age of 16 in one country, but not in another?