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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Transnational Constitutionalism and more legitimate International Courts.
Jan. 22, 2020 12:15 PM
PluriCourts Lunch Seminar with Geir Ulfstein and Andreas Føllesdal.
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Midway Assessment: States' Obligations Upon Signing a Treaty Granting Jurisdiction to an International Criminal or Human Rights Tribunal
Feb. 3, 2020 10:00 AM
PhD candidate Emma Brandon at the PluriCourts Centre is presenting her doctoral project “Holding Signatories to Account: States' Obligations Upon Signing a Treaty Granting Jurisdiction to an International Criminal or Human Rights Tribunal.”
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Midway Assessment: Consent to the Jurisdiction and Applicable Law of the WTO and Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
Feb. 3, 2020 1:00 PM
PhD candidate Nicola Claire Strain at the PluriCourts Centre is presenting her doctoral project "Consent to the Jurisdiction and Applicable Law of the WTO and Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms"
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Legal Reading group: The Assault on International Adjudication and the Limits of Withdrawal
Feb. 13, 2020 2:00 PM
Nicola Strain introduces Campbell McLachlan, "The Assault on International Adjudication and the Limits of Withdrawal" (2019) The International and Comparative Law Quarterly 68(3): 499-537.