Events

In this presentation, Astrid Iversen examines whether central banks may qualify as investors under international investment law, potentially offering sanctioned states an unexpected avenue to challenge the legality and effects of unilateral financial sanctions.

Professor Kjetil M. Larsen ved Institutt for offentlig rett presenterer en utredning han nylig har skrevet, på oppdrag fra Redd Barna, Norsk Folkehjelp, Kirkens Nødhjelp, Amnesty International Norge og Fagforbundet.

Europe is facing a period of increasing pressure on human rights, democratic institutions, and the rule of law. This seminar brings together three key European voices to provide insight into how the institutions of the Council of Europe are addressing these challenges in practice. Through different perspectives, the seminar explores both the relationship between the European Court of Human Rights and national courts, and the work of developing common European standards for the rule of law.

This seminar will be held in Norwegian except for the last speaker's presentation. 

The European, Inter-American and African regional human rights systems take different approaches to migration. The difference is also at work in the case law of the UN human rights bodies.

Mekonnen Fisseha Gebiremichael, Doctoral Research Fellow at The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, will be presenting to what extent does Ethiopia’s engagement with international human rights law shape its transitional justice process.

Why did Bangladesh come close to acceding to the 1951 Refugee Convention—only to step back at the last moment? Doctoral Research Fellow at Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law Naureen Rahim will be exploring this topic. 

Monica Naime will hold a presentation how different theoretical and methodological choices shape what we can know about international law, particularly through a contrast between legal positivism and a more interactional understanding of international law.

Professor Dag Michalsen will be presenting how the Nordic countries became members of the League of Nations in 1920. This changed the international position of the five Nordic states considerably also having legal reverberations. 

The seminar is intended to contribute to the work of the International Law Commission (ILC), which is currently addressing the topic “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law”.The first reading of the topic is expected to occur in May–August 2026. The ILC’s Special Rapporteur, Charles Chernor Jalloh, will participate in the seminar.

Seminaret markerer 100-årsjubileum til Norsk forening for internasjonal rett (NFIR), og arrangeres i samarbeid med forskergruppen for internasjonal rett ved Det juridiske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo. Under seminaret vil vi reflektere over betydning av folkerett på ulike rettsområder i Norge.

Entangled Asylum in the Nordic Region asks what role human rights law plays in asylum adjudication. This seemingly straightforward question unfolds into a more foundational puzzle about how international law operates on the ground.

Parliaments in International Law examines the role of domestic parliaments as international legal actors.

This seminar will deal with the consequences of the ICJ Climate Opinion https://www.icj-cij.org/case/187 for international law and also for Norwegian policy. The Advisory Opinion was requested by a unanimous UN General Assembly and most states made written and many also oral submissions to the ICJ. Norway was one of the countries proposing the GA resolution.  

How can international courts build stronger connections with states and the public? In this seminar, Associate Professor Nicole De Silva (Concordia University) presents findings from a collaborative project with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The study analyzes the Court’s outreach missions and offers practical recommendations to enhance their impact. 

Drawing on his extensive experience in both academic and policy circles—including over a decade on the U.S. State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Law—Professor Ratner will offer critical insights into the intersection of law, diplomacy, and global order during the Trump administration.

The Research Group on International Law is delighted to invite you to an engaging lecture featuring Izolda Takacs, a scholar of International Law and a visiting researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR). In this seminar, she will explore the tensions between the theory and practice of jus cogens, focusing on the legal challenges posed by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The research group invites you to a lunch seminar with Professor Mads Andenæs on the topic of General Principles of Law.

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Research Group Lunch Seminar on Tuesday, 9th of April, where Samuel Shannon will present his article titled Private Actions as a Meta-Remedy in EU National Courts.

Hvordan kan Norge balansere nasjonale interesser med globale forpliktelser i en tid med eskalerende internasjonale konflikter og klimakrise? Bli med på en innsiktsfull forelesning som utfordrer våre perspektiver på Norges fremtidige vei.

Co-rapporteur for the ILA Committee on ADR in Public International Law, Yuliya Chernykh will present a preliminary draft of her contribution to the committee’s report.

Research Group on International Law is delighted to invite you to an engaging lecture featuring Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Professor in International Law at the University of Copenhagen. She will present on the topic of Current International Legal Debates in Denmark, with a particular focus on defense cooperation agreements with the United States.

On Friday 6 December, the Research Group on International Law is hosting a roundtable conference on Exploring an edited volume on the national separation of powers in the domestic application of international law. Participation is by invitation only.