Research news
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Lawful casualty or victim of a war crime?
Jan. 26, 2018 9:15 AM
International law protects fighters and civilians differently. Establishing who has been a victim of a war crime and who has been a lawful casualty of war is not always easy.
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They can't be that dangerous, they're only women
Sep. 28, 2017 11:36 AM
Female foreign fighters are framed as delusional, emotionally unstable, and naïve jihadi brides in search of a husband. This narrative can be dangerous, explains Ester Strømmen at PluriCourts.
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Lawyers in problematic dual role as arbitrators
Sep. 5, 2017 4:53 PM
New research from PluriCourts reveals a tight network of actors shifting between the roles of lawyer and arbitrator in investment treaty arbitration.
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Do gay asylum seekers have to feel shame?
June 26, 2017 8:03 AM
Norwegian immigration authorities are on the lookout for shame, taboo and stigma when they assess the sexual orientation of asylum seekers. This practice is problematic and may violate human rights, says a researcher.
Research events
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PluriCourts Lunch Seminar: Obligations under the ICCPR to Cooperate with the ICC and the Regional Human Rights Tribunals
Oct. 28, 2020 12:15 PM
PluriCourts lunch seminar with Ph.D. candidate Emma Hynes Brandon.
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PluriCourts Lunch Seminar: Does the Court of Justice of the EU make law in small steps?
Nov. 4, 2020 12:15 PM
Wednesday Lunch Seminar with Urska Sadl, professor of law at the European University Institute and at iCourts Centre of Excellence for International Courts in Copenhagen.
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PluriCourts Lunch Seminar: Matthias Brinkmann
Nov. 11, 2020 12:15 PM
PluriCourts Lunch Seminar with postdoctoral fellow Matthias Brinkmann.
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PluriCourts Lunch Seminar: The ICC’s decision on jurisdiction re Palestine and the limits of international (criminal) law
Nov. 18, 2020 12:15 PM
PluriCourts lunch seminar with Andreas Zimmermann, professor of International and European law at the University of Potsdam.