Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)

PhD Course: Effects of Lawfare (Child Rights)
2018-08-15 00:00 - 2018-08-24 23:59 (Europe/Oslo)
During Bergen Exchange, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism will contribute to the PhD Course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change“.

The course combines lectures specifically designed for the course and participation in lectures, panels, round-tables, and workshops of the Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation. In addition to the general track, there are two options of specialization: Effects of Lawfare concerning Child Rights and Health Rights.
Course content
The course offers an introduction to the debates on the potential and limits of law as an instrument of social change, and opportunities to engage with some of the foremost scholars in the field, and international research projects currently seeking better answers to these questions.
Credit
Students will receive 3 ECTS for participating in the course (80% of seminars), submission of paper abstract (150-300 words), and presentation of their own work to the other participants.
Students who submit a publishable journal article (4,000-6,000 words, with an additional reading list of 500 pages, which can be from the elective reading list) by 14 October 2018 are awarded an additional 7 ECTS. (Postdoctoral researchers and MA level students will be accepted if space permits).
Free course
The PhD course is free of charge and open to applicant from Norwegian and international institutions on a first-come first serve basis. Participants do, however, have to cover their own travel and accommodation costs, as there unfortunately are no scholarships available.
More information at: hwww.lawtransform.no/bergen-exchanges-2018/phd-course/

Bergen Exchanges: Rights of the child
2018-08-23 00:00 - 2018-08-24 23:59
CONFERENCE: Two days of presentations and discussions on topics related to rights of children. Events are open and free of charge, and are also streamed live.
The Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation is a meeting place for scholars and practitioners who seek to understand how law serves as an instrument of change and how it shapes, and is shaped, by power relations. During a week of public discussions, the strategic use of rights, law and how legal institutions function as arenas for political contestation (lawfare) is examined.
The two last days of Bergen Exchanges 2018 will have a special focus on “Rights of the Child”. Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism is co-organizer for the event through our involvement in the Child Right Unit at Centre for Law and Social Transformation. Events are open to the public and free of charge, and no preregistration needed.
Thursday 23. August
09:00-10:30
Children’s Right to child-friendly Justice
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/213113346028887/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fYmUZ1MK8A
10:40-12:10
Changing the system from within: Influencing front-level practice and politicians’ mindset
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/250235265619022/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKxXBs3ZZPc
12:20 – 13:20
Child Rights – Making professional decisions and judgments
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/222161255160147/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEzF79fapnQ
13:30 -14:30
Chr. Michelsen Prize Lunch with Maja Janmyr
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/185345615661165/
14:30-15:30
Children’s right to health: Childhood obesity
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/248225175771336/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKDk7U3vzk
18:00-19:30
Children on the run (Key note address by Helen Stalford, followed by panel debate)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/313749789168894/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZUur3SucrmTiECYZvuLlw (NOTE: New link to stream)
Friday 24. August
09:00-10:00
Child’s best interest principle
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/292012174712332/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8EdY_0r-Q
10:10-11:10
The European Court of Human Rights and Child Rights
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1862593287383166/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uYygEMkevU
11:20-12:20
International Rights and cultural practices?
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1896334143781296/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT3wTlWun-I
12:30-13:30
The critique of Child Protection and Children’s Rights
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2019557168077239/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPKx_1ysC48
Presenters and discussants
Tarja Pösö, Kenneth Burns, Katre Luhamaa, Staffan Höjer, Conor O’Mahony, Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Marit Skivenes, Karl Harald Søvig, Helen Stalford, Lara Cortes, Pilar Domingo, Roberto Gargarella, Malcolm Langford, Maja Janmyr, Kirsten Sandberg, Hilde Liden, Sagrario Segado, Hilde Danielsen, Christine M. Jacobsen, Katrin Kriz, June Thoburn, Thomas Meysen, Henriette Sinding, Liv Tønnessen, Bertil Tungodden, Alexander W. Cappellen, Henning Müller, Geir Kjell Andersland (Hordaland County Board), Svanhild Alver (Bergen Child Protection Service), the Pro’s & Marit Sanner (The Change Factory).
Venue
Most sessions will be held at Bergen Rescource Centre for International Development facilities at Jekteviksbakken 31. The venue is in walking distance from hotels in the city centre.

More information
Bergen Exchanges 2018 is organized from Monday 20th – Friday 24th of August, by Centre for Law & Social Transformation. Se the conference web page: lawtransform.no/bergen-exchanges-2018/
