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Aksel Tømte

Senior Advisor

Email aksel.tomte@nchr.uio.no

Phone +47 41 25 93 93

Room 226

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Visiting address Cort Adelersgt. 30

Postal address Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

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I have worked on Indonesia-related matters for more than 20 years. Much of my previous work have been on issues related to rights, land conflict and natural resource management; while my current focus is more focused on the legal process; in particular related to how human rights influence legal practice.

Current Responsibilities

Responsible for the International Department’s project portfolio on 'Rule of Law' in Indonesia. Activities include trainings, lectures, and research, carried out in cooperation with

the Research and Development Agency of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
the Indonesian Institute for an Independent Judiciary
the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation
the Centre for Human Rights Studies at the Islamic University of Indonesia

Responsible for NCHR’s Intensive Course in Human Rights.

Tags: Indonesia, Human Rights, Freedom of Religion or Belief, Business and Human Rights, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Transmigration

Tømte, Aksel (2024). Introduction. In Tømte, Aksel & Riyadi, Eko (Ed.), International Human Rights and Local Courts - Human Rights Interpretation in Indonesia. Routledge. ISSN 9781032555959. doi: 10.4324/9781003431350. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2012). Constitutional review of the Indonesian Blasphemy Law. Nordic Journal of Human Rights. ISSN 1891-8131. 30(2), p. 174–204. Full text in Research Archive

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Tømte, Aksel & Riyadi, Eko (2024). International Human Rights and Local Courts - Human Rights Interpretation in Indonesia. Routledge. ISBN 9781032555959. 180 p. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel & Riyadi, Eko (2023). Metodologi Hukum Hak Asasi Manusia. Rajawali Press. ISBN 9786230804045. 412 p. Full text in Research Archive
Palupi, Sri; Prasetyohadi, Prasetyohadi; Sukapti, Yulia Sri; Maemunah, Siti & Tømte, Aksel (2018). Privatisasi Transmigrasi dan Kemitraan Plasma Menopang Industri Sawit - Risiko Hak Asasi Manusia dalam Kebijakan Transmigrasi dan Kemitraan Plasma di Sektor Perkebunan Sawit. Institute for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. ISBN 9786027199118. 414 p. Full text in Research Archive

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Tømte, Aksel (2019). Cracking the 'Golput' Code. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2019). The Human Cost of Oil Palm Development. The Conversation. ISSN 2201-5639. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2018). Minorities, Sumber Daya Alam dan Pilkada (Minorities, Natural Resources and Regional Elections). Full text in Research Archive
Wisborg, Poul & Tømte, Aksel (2017). Not free for the taking: a human rights approach to transnational land aquisitions. In Tømte, Aksel; Eide, Asbjørn; Eide, Wenche Barth & Erdal, Marit (Ed.), Investments and Land Rights : the role of the private sector in ensuring responsible governance of tenure. Norsk senter for menneskerettigheter, Universitetet i Oslo. p. 8–20. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Global capitalist expansion is transforming the distribution and governance of agricultural land. This expansion brings opportunities for increased investments and production but may come at the expense of local resource rights, human rights and even social and political stability. Land and human rights have a diverse and complex interface that calls for further normative analysis and policy development. In this synthesis of former work, we advocate a human rights approach to questions related to large-scale transnational land acquisition and discuss the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Security (VGGT) in this perspective. Under such an approach, land acquisitions and accompanying investments can be analysed and re-designed to aim for the realization of human rights along four axes: governance, fairness of process, justness of outcomes, and development trajectories that can fulfil human rights. The challenge of moving from conflict and dispossession to rights-based development processes requires new forms of interaction between states, communities, investors and civil society. The text is based on the article “Human Rights Against Land Grabbing? A Reflection on Norms, Policies, and Power”, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2013. It is included here to frame the discussion of recent developments concerning business, land acquisitions and human rights.
Dipa, Arya & Tømte, Aksel (2017). Land acknowledgment crucial to prevent human rights violations. [Journal]. Jakarta Post. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2014). The protection gap in the palm oil sector in Indonesia. Tvergastein. ISSN 1893-5605. 5(2), p. 104–109. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2014). Pemaparan Pedoman Prinsip-prinsip PBB tentang bisnis dan HAM. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2013). Ateist i en teistisk stat. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel (2009). Urix - om menneskerettighetssituasjonen i Indonesia. [TV]. National TV. Full text in Research Archive
Tømte, Aksel; Eide, Asbjørn; Eide, Wenche Barth & Erdal, Marit (2017). Investments and Land Rights : the role of the private sector in ensuring responsible governance of tenure. Norsk senter for menneskerettigheter, Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive

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Published Dec. 9, 2008 1:04 PM - Last modified Aug. 26, 2024 11:26 AM

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Food, Human Rights and Corporations