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The BEYOND project cordially invites you to a public lecture by Professor Satvinder Juss on the role of "norm entrepreneurs" in states non-signatory to the Refugee Convention.

The BEYOND project is holding an online exploratory workshop on the interplay between international refugee law and non-signatory states.

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut and the REF-ARAB project at the University of Oslo cordially invite you to a public panel discussion on: "International Refugee Law and Policy in Lebanon: Past, Present and Potentials."

The University of Oslo and the Center for Peace and Justice, Brac University co-organize an event on international refugee law and the Rohingya refugee situation in Bangladesh.

How does a trace turn into evidence and legal knowledge? The research projects Evidently Rape and Digital DNA follow forensic traces from the crime scene to the courtroom. Join the conference «Evidence in Motion».

Master of Science Nina Sunde will give a trial lecture on the given topic: 'What are the implications and potential blind spots of the proliferation of cognitive psychology in the professionalization of detective’s work?'

Master of Philosophy Dorina Damsa will give a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, entitled: 'What are the benefits of applying a border criminology framework, particularly regarding the concept of 'crimmigration', and evaluate the possible criticisms toward this framework?'

Olivier van Beemen presents his new book on structural corporate misbehavior in Africa.

PhD candidate Maria Hansen at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) will present her doctorate project: "Too drunk to fuck? Exploring the boundaries between consensual and non-consensual drunken sexual encounters".

Author Mirjam Twigt is joined by Christine Jacobsen and Abdullah Yassen to discuss the role of technologies in the lives of urban refugees.

Five years into the Rohingya refugee situation in 2022, Bangladesh is becoming reluctant to be a long-term host. In this seminar, M Sanjeeb Hossain will discuss Bangladesh's potential shift from a 'humanitarian' response and observance of the principle of non-refoulement.

What are the implications of being a non-signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention in the Middle East?

In this event, we will meet J.C. Salyer, the author of Court of Injustice, published by Stanford University Press (2020). This important book investigates how immigration lawyers work to achieve just results for their clients in a system that has long denigrated the rights of those they serve.

Do Polish migrants engage in sex work while in Norway? If so, what is their situation? In this seminar we aim to shed light on that with presentations both about the conditions of sex workers in Poland, the current situation of sex workers in Norway and Polish migration to Norway.

PhD candidate Marte Rua at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) will present her doctorate project: "Isolasjon under frihetsberøvelse".

Open for all interested. Please register your participation.

What are the similarities and differences between Islamic law and  International Refugee Law and how is the concept of asylum adopted in practice?

Thomas Mathiesen was one of the founders of Norwegian sociology of law and gave key contributions to international scholarship and prison abolitionism for several decades. Last May we received the sad news that he had passed away. As the institution where he worked until his retirement, the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law is organizing a seminar in honour of his contribution to scholarship and activism.

How do non-signatory states engage with the international refugee regime, and what, if any, is the role of the Refugee Convention in these states?

Hvordan deltar stater som ikke har undertegnet FNs flyktningkonvensjon i internasjonal flyktningrett?

How do legal aid actors work to improve protection for refugees in states that have not ratified the Refugee Convention?

Hvordan arbeider rettshjelpsaktører for å forbedre flyktningers beskyttelse i land som ikke har undertegnet FNs flyktningkonvensjon?

A seminar with Marianne Opaas

This two-part online workshop considers how humanitarian technology-use can interact with refugee protection, specifically in the Middle East. The workshop specifically questions if and how digital legal aid practices could constructively contribute to refugee rights and rights of refugees.