Barnevernfrokost_Annonsebilde Barnevernfrokost: Omsorgsovertakelser av nyfødte rett fra klinikken

Hvordan gjør Fylkesnemnda vurderinger om sannsynligheten for framtidig omsorgssvikt? Velkommen til et 45 minutters webinar om dette temaet, Tirdag 3. november kl. 09.00 til 09.45 Ida Juhasz sitt doktorgradsprosjekt utforsker begrunnelser for statlig inngripen i privatlivet, gjennom en studie av beslutninger om omsorgsovertakelser av nyfødte. Hvordan begrunnes og rettferdiggjøres beslutninger om omsorgsovertakelse rett fra klinikken? […]

Women mobilising against violence

Date: 28 October 2020 Time: 16:00-17:00 Across Latin America, women have been front and centre of fighting for the eradication of violence against women and protesting in support of abortion rights on the continent. These groups have mobilised as feminists against a conservative background. International attention has largely paid focus to the collectives that fight […]

WEBINAR: The Right to Development of Children

October 1, from 09:00 – 10:30 Presentation Noam Peleg – The right to development of children Questions & Discussion About Noam Peleg Noam Peleg is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Noam’s background is in law and his work focuses on international children’s rights law and its intersection with human […]

WEBINAR: Discretion from a Legal Perspective

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 […]

Water, Inequality and Rights

Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020 Time: 16:30-17:30 Venue: Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31 #BeEx2020 You can attend the seminar physically at Bergen Global (limited places) or watch the seminar online: https://uib.zoom.us/j/68834021405?pwd=SDJTekRGWHBON1ZxTVloeC9EeDJvdz09 In 2010 the United Nations declared the right to water and sanitation as a Human Right. This was part of an effort to secure everyone […]

The Child’s Perspective in Court: Can we do better?

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 […]

Annual Lecture on Rights of Indigenous People

Date: 6 February 2020 Time: 14:15-16:00 Venue: The Faculty of Law, auditorium 4, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1, Bergen “What does the right to language and culture mean for Sami people in the Nordic countries today?” To celebrate the Sami National Day, LawTransform, in collaboration with Bergen Sameforening, Selskapet til Vitenskapenes Fremme, FN-sambandet and Fritt Ord, […]

Film screening: Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy

Date: 10 February 2020 Time: 17:00-18:30 Venue: Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31 The Centre on Law and Social Transformation invites you to Film, Reflection and Popcorn – a screening of the documentary on Swaziland ( now called eSwatini) ‘Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy’. This film is part of a six-film series about civil courage and human rights: […]

Climate Struggles Through Law & Movies

Date and Time: 15th of January 2020, 12:00-13:00 Place: Bergen Global, Jektevikksbaken 31 What happens when climate lawsuits do not achieve immediate results? Are there other avenues whereby to catalyze emotions, engagement, and social movements? The Norwegian Climate Case, concerning the Arctic, was not a full-fledged victory—but directors in the Arctic may work in parallel […]

Promoting justice during conflict

Date: Wednesday 20 November Time: 08:30-09:30 Venue: Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31 How do diasporas promote transitional justice during conflict? Transitional justice is most often treated as a concept that ‘deals with the past’ and consequently focus on retrospective institutional attempts at dealing with injustices. Less attention has therefore been afforded to the study of how […]