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ILPI Director Appointed to Human Rights Award Jury

ILPI’s Director Njål Høstmælingen has been invited to sit on the jury for the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Human Rights Prize for Journalists. The jury, which is independent of the Ministry, counts only three members. Each jury member is elected for six years. Continue reading →

ILPI Centre for IHL June 3rd Launch Seminar

The ILPI Center for International Humanitarian Law was launched on June 3rd, with a seminar held at the Litteraturhuset. The seminar marked the opening of the newlynegotiated Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for signature at the UN headquarters in New York. Continue reading →

Global Conference on Protecting Civilians from the effects of armed conflicts

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the Global Conference of the initiative “Reclaiming the Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law” on 23-24 May. The conference gathered approximately 300 participants, including 94 States, which met in Oslo 23-24 May to discuss the main challenges faced in protecting civilians from the effects of armed conflicts. Continue reading →

International Conference on right-wing extremism and hate crime in Europe and beyond

14-15 May international experts and stakeholders will meet in Oslo to discuss challenges and possible solutions related to the rise of right-wing extremism and hate crime directed towards minorities in Europe and beyond. Continue reading →

Military Necessity as Normative Indifference

ILPI Senior Advisor Nobuo Hayashi‘s article Military Necessity as Normative Indifference is featured in the latest volume of the Georgetown Journal of International Law. The article refutes several common misperceptions about the nature of military necessity under international humanitarian law. Hayashi is a specialist in the law of armed conflict, and conducts research as part of the ILPI Nuclear Weapons Project. Continue reading →

ILPI’s work on collective responses to corruption

ILPI is leading a new project on ‘Collective Responses to Corruption’. The project is a collaboration between the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre and the Anti-Corruption Task Team of the OECD DAC. Recently an update on the project has been posted on OECD DAC’s main webpages. Continue reading →

Islamism in the Horn of Africa

The growth of Islamism in the Horn of Africa is a phenomenon capturing the attention of many actors with different interests in the region. The intention of this report is to go beyond the discourse on Islamism as interpreted from the perspective of the “war on terror” paradigm, in order to appreciate the complexities of the phenomenon. Nuances of local culture and traditions, political frameworks and international relations, historical trajectories and current realities play into and influence the development and appearances of Islamism in all its contexts. Continue reading →

Evaluation of Millennium Village Project in Liberia

The aim of the project is to provide an evuation of the Norwegian support to the Millennium Village Project in Liberia. The project includes a field trip to Liberia and will result in a report that will inform NORAD’s decision on further funding. Continue reading →

Review of reconstruction efforts in Haiti for NORAD

The aim of the project is to review three Norwegian supported programmes in Southern Haiti. The project involved field work in several geographical locations. The expected outcome of the project is a review report that will inform the next phase of the Norwegian support. Continue reading →

Review of UNDP’s global anti-corruption programme

The aim of this project is to provide a forward-looking high-level review of UNDP’s global anti-corruption programme (PADCE). The project includes field work in a number of locations and included interviews with more than 100 stakeholders. Continue reading →