Webpages tagged with «human rights» - Page 2

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Published Aug. 12, 2019 4:39 PM

This research project studied refugee protection in the Arab Middle East – a region where few countries have signed the Refugee Convention. The project applied both historical and socio-legal perspectives to investigate the characteristics of refugee protection in this region and to understand the practices of various actors at the local, national and global level.

Published May 3, 2016 3:38 PM

The Ryssdal seminar is an annual event which is primarily aimed at Norwegian judges. The seminar addresses the interface between international courts and Norwegian law. The topic for the seminar this year is "The Judiciary and the Independence of Judges" and is co-hosted by the Norwegian Courts Administration.

Judge Helen Keller speaks during Session III on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
Published May 9, 2014 11:44 AM

The Council of Europe published all speeches of the MultiRights annual conference 2014. The Council's intergovernmental group of reform will use these proceedings in its future work on the future of the human rights court.

Published June 15, 2015 3:41 PM

"The states parties must have intended that the Convention should serve its purpose of protecting human rights under changing circumstances and developments in societal values", PluriCourts director Geir Ulfstein said at a conference organised by the European Court of Human Rights. Read the text of the presentation (SSRN).

Published Sep. 27, 2015 12:00 AM

Professor James Nickel (University of Miami) visits PluriCourts on 28 September - 2 October 2015. He is one of five permanent PluriCourts Research Fellows and contributes substantively to the research under the MultiRights project.

Published June 29, 2020 9:49 AM

Freya Baetens, Nicola Strain and Emma Brandon presented updates on their research at the PluriCourts annual conference on 24 to 25 June.

Published Aug. 14, 2017 2:12 PM

The Ryssdal seminar is an annual event which is primarily aimed at Norwegian judges. The seminar addresses the interface between international courts and Norwegian law. The seminar is co-hosted by the Norwegian Courts Administration.

Headshot photo of Martin Fertmann.
Published Aug. 18, 2022 9:22 AM

In this lecture, Martin Fertmann questions the role of new ‘social media councils’ such as Meta’s Oversight Board for Facebook and Instagram in international law interpretation, and overall, in improving the protection of human rights online.  

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Published Aug. 18, 2022 1:52 PM

This conference addresses topical issues concerning challenges to human rights protection online and the regulation and use of artificial intelligence.

Panel poster featuring pictures of the four competition winners, and the name and information of their project.
Published Nov. 16, 2021 9:28 AM

The NCHR, AUN-HRE and SHAPE-SEA organized an online panel with the winners of this year's essay competition on critical human rights and peace issues in ASEAN/Southeast Asia.

Front page of book, with the title "Peace and Conflict Transformation in Southeast Asia"
Published Nov. 16, 2021 1:22 PM

The Human Rights Education Book on Peace and Conflict Transformation in Southeast Asia was officially launched in a digital event with distinguished experts from ASEAN countries on October 28.

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Published June 9, 2022 2:14 PM

NCHR hosts joint lecture by Professors Ray Bull and Dave Walsh on the international implementation of investigative interviewing and the assessment of its effectiveness.

Cover photo of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights
Published Nov. 16, 2022 3:35 PM

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Nordic Journal of Human Rights offers complimentary temporary access to “The Future of Human Rights” issue.

View of South Tarawa, a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and the ocean
Published Apr. 14, 2023 3:25 PM

In this lecture, Professor Sam Adelman will discuss the right to self-determination and the need for a right to relocation and resettlement for citizens of small island developing states. 

Portrait of Daria Davitti.
Published Sep. 25, 2023 1:13 PM

Welcome to this guest lecture by Dr Daria Davitti on the EU Taxonomy/European Green Deal from a human rights perspective. This lecture is part of the NCHR guest lecture series 'Current Issues in Human Rights Research'.

Published Sep. 6, 2018 1:46 PM

PhD candidate Øyvind Stiansen investigates the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR).

Published Sep. 19, 2017 8:32 AM
Image of UN building surrounded by alley of flags.
Published Aug. 18, 2022 12:43 PM

Please join us on 27 September 2022 for an online seminar on the domestic impact of the United Nations human rights treaty system. The seminar is jointly organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.

Published Feb. 14, 2022 4:53 PM

The United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law invited Prof. Dr. Cecilia M. Bailliet to give a lecture on Women Refugees and Gender Persecution. Her article 'Examination of the Effects of Deportation as a Result of Revocation of Status Upon the Rights to Non-Discrimination, Family Unity, and the Best Interests of the Child: An Empirical Case from Norway' was also recently published in the Human Rights Brief.

Photo of contributors. From top left: Trine Lise Sundnes, Geir Flikke, Nataliya Yeremeyeva, Erik Møse, Sofie Høgestøl and Bård Vegar Solhjell
Published Nov. 8, 2023 11:21 AM

How can Norway and the international community promote the protection of human rights and legal reforms in Ukraine?

Cover of the Issue
Published Mar. 27, 2023 9:57 AM

Nordic Journal of Human Rights (2022) Volume 40, Issue 4

The cover of a book titled Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and a picture of a woman with short dark hair, smiling
Published Jan. 30, 2024 2:20 PM

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to this guest lecture by Prof. Stoyanova on 'Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights: Within and Beyond Boundaries'.

Published Dec. 5, 2018 11:15 PM

The first handbook in the NCHR supported series about the implementation of the anti-domestic violence law in China is now published.

Published Feb. 15, 2019 1:06 PM

Former NCHR guest researcher, Dr. Herlambang P. Wiratraman received the 2018 Muh. Yamin Constitution Award in Indonesia in November. 

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Published Nov. 13, 2020 12:42 PM

Together with the Asia-Europe Foundation NCHR organised an online training on investigative interviewing during the months of September and October.