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
- International political and legal theory seminar Oct. 30, 2019 10:00 AM
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Disputation: Child Welfare in the area of criminal law
Oct. 31, 2019 11:15 AM
Master of Laws Karsten Brynildsrud will be defending the thesis Child Welfare in the area of criminal law - Child Welfare’s responsibility for children in conflict with the law for the degree of Ph.D.
The disputation will be held in Norwegian
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Midway assessment: Legal analysis of Norwegian fisheries legislation
Oct. 31, 2019 2:15 PM
PhD candidate Guri Hjallen Eriksen at the Department of Public and International Law and SALT is presenting her doctoral project "Legal analysis of Norwegian fisheries legislation".
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Disputation: Towards a Circular Economy for Products
Nov. 1, 2019 11:15 AM
Master of Laws Eléonore Maitre-Ekern at Department of Public and International Law and Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law will be defending the thesis Towards a circular economy for products. An analysis of EU’s policy and regulatory framework in an ecological perspective for the degree of Ph.D.