Liv Tønnessen, Seniorforsker Chr. Michelsens institutt (CMI) og leder av Center on Law and Social Transformation På veg til Sudan for første gang siden covid-pandemien brøt ut får jeg beskjed om det likevel ikke blir noe av. Det har vært militærkupp og flyplassen i Khartoum er stengt. Det er triste nyheter, men kommer dessverre ikke […]
The role of Autonomous District Councils in the tribal state of Meghalaya The legal-political discourse at the time of drafting of independent India’s Constitution resulted in a unique constitutional arrangement guaranteeing a model of self-government through setting up Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) for some of India’s designated tribal communities. This constitutional modality governing the tribal […]
BLOG: Parents often deny that their children are subject to physical and psychological violence – even when confronted with facts and evidence. What do care order cases tell us about these situations and how do decision-makers assess these serious, disturbing, and difficult cases? Blogpost by Professor Marit Skivenes, Director of Centre for Research on Discretion […]
BLOG: What are the implications of social media abuse and harassment for child protection workers? Blogpost by Kenneth Burns, collaborative partner at DIPA and senior lecturer at University College Cork. Child protection and social media There are a myriad positive uses of social media and online platforms to enhance our personal and community relationships, to foster […]
Elizabeth Macpherson, Axel Borchgrevink, Rahul Ranjan & Catalina Vallejo Piedrahíta (2021)
“Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism.” Elizabeth Macpherson, Axel Borchgrevink, Rahul Ranjan & Catalina Vallejo Piedrahíta. 2021. Griffith Law Review. DOI: 10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119.
Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism New publication from our LawTransform affiliate Catalina Vallejo Piedrahita. Laws that recognise rivers and their ecosystems as legal persons or subjects with their own rights, duties and obligations have been associated with theories of environmental constitutionalism. However, the extent to, and manner in which, constitutional law […]
Satang Nabaneh (2021)
Abortion and 'conscientious objection' in South Africa. In Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa. By Ebenezer Durojaye, Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi, Charles Ngwena. Routlege
New book chapter: The 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of South Africa is hailed as one of the most exemplary liberal laws on abortion. However, one of the key challenges to the efficacy of the law is the refusal to perform or provide abortion care based on conscience grounds. The Act does not directly […]
Elaine Sutherland (2021)
BLOG: When the Scottish Government attempted to take proactive child protection to a new level, it faced considerable – and, ultimately, effective – opposition. Blogpost by Elaine E. Sutherland, Professor II at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, Professor Emerita at the University of Stirling, Scotland, and Distinguished Professor Emerita at Lewis & […]
Check out Rachel Sieder‘s most recent article: Anthropological Contributions to International Legal Approaches to Violence Against Indigenous Women. Just published on line in the American Journal of International Law – and open access! For the entire symposium, click here. Sieder is PI for the LawTransform project Pluriland: Theorizing Conflict and Contestation in Plural Land Rights […]
BLOG: Lack of data on children is an issue of major concern and weakens the protection of children’s rights worldwide. Blogpost by Jenny Krutzinna, Senior Researcher at the DIPA-centre (jenny.krutzinna@uib.no). For years, UNICEF has been calling on world leaders to invest in better data on children, warning in particular about missing data concerning half of the child-related Sustainable […]
Leonardo R. Arriola, Donghyun Danny Choi, Justine M. Davis, Melanie L. Phillips, and Lise Rakner (2021)
“Paying to Party: Candidate Resources and Party Switching in New Democracies.” Party Politics, (February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068821989563.
New article: Party switching among legislative candidates has important implications for accountability and representation in democratizing countries. We argue that party switching is influenced by campaign costs tied to the clientelistic politics that persist in many such countries. Candidates who are expected to personally pay for their campaigns, including handouts for voters, will seek to […]
Op-ed: Grunn til optimisme? Lite tyder på at folket vil gi seg i Sudan. Spørsmålet er hvor mange liv som vil gå tapt før det blir bedre.
