2026

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. 

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.