Introduction ... 1
Research
1.1 Multidisciplinary Research ... 3
1.1.1 Human Rights in Norway ... 3
1.1.2 Human Rights and Normative Traditions ... 4
1.1.3 Accommodating Difference ? Citizenship, Human Rights and Identity in Diverse Societies ... 6
1.1.4 The right to food in development ... 6
1.2 Research Groups and Individual Projects ... 7
1.2.1 Law Research Group ... 7
1.2.2 Social Sciences Research Group ...12
1.2.3 Humanities Research Group ... 18
2. Operative work in human rights
2.1 The NIHR as National Institution (NI) ... 22
2.1.1 National networking ... 22
2.1.2 International networking ... 23
2.2 International programmes ... 23
2.2.1 The China Programme ... 23
2.2.2 South Africa Programme ... 27
2.2.3 Ethiopia programme ... 29
2.2.4 Indonesia Programme ... 29
2.2.5 NORDEM ? Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights ... 30
2.2.6 The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief ... 32
2.3 Co-operation with the Foreign Ministry and NORAD ... 35
2.3.2 NORAD ... 35
2.3.3 Other projects ... 36
3. Education and Training
3.1 Master of Arts in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights ... 37
3.1.1 Elective course in English: Introduction to Human Rights Law ... 38
3.2 International human rights as elective subject ... 38
3.3 Researcher training ... 38
3.3.1 In-house training ... 39
3.3.2 Researcher course: Muslims and the Other... 39
3.3.3 The Nordic Human Rights Research Network ... 39
3.3.4 Plans for human rights researcher training within the new PhD programme at the Faculty of Law ... 40
3.4 Further education and training ... 40
3.4.1 Further education for teachers ... 40
3.4.2 Internet-based course for the Norwegian Foreign Service Institute (UKS) ... 40
3.5 Student theses and scholarships ... 40
3.6 Teaching materials ... 41
3.6.1 Revised edition, NORDEM Manual on Human Rights Monitoring ... 41
3.6.2 New edition of introductory textbook ... 41
3.6.3 Human rights documents collection ... 42
3.6.4 Introduction to international human rights in Norwegian ... 42
3.6.5 Workbook for (law) students in Norwegian ... 42
3.6.6 Other teaching materials in Norwegian ... 42
3.7 Other education/training activities ... 42
3.7.1 China programme: Short course in Chinese Law ... 42
3.7.2 South Africa programme ... 42
3.7.3 NORDEM education and training activities ... 43
3.7.4 Course for Ethiopian legal personnel ... 43
3.7.5 New secondary school elective subject: Human Rights ... 43
3.7.6 Graduate-level course “Human rights, ideologies and political regimes” ... 43
4. The Library and Information
4.1 Library ... 44
4.1.1 Overarching aims ... 44
4.1.2 Status, undertakings planned for 2002 ... 44
4.1.3 Key figures 2002 ... 45
4.1.4 Participation in conferences, courses and seminars ... 45
4.1.5 Other activities ... 46
4.2 Information ... 46
4.2.1 External ... 46
4.2.2 Revision of publication series ... 47
4.2.3 Further development of webpages ... 47
4.2.4 New address base ... 47
4.2.5 National and Nordic information network ... 47
5.3.6 Change of name ... 48
5. Publications, seminars, guest researchers, PhD projects and staff affiliations
5.1 Publications registered in the Norwegian ForskDok as of 17 January 2003 ... 49
5.2 Publication series ... 53
5.2.1 Mennesker & Rettigheter (ISSN 0800-0735) ... 53
5.2.2 Human Rights Reports (ISSN 0804-0672) ... 54
5.2.3 Working Papers (ISSN 1500 - 5089) ... 54
5.2.4 NORDEM Reports (ISSN 1503-1330) ... 54
5.2.5 Research Notes (ISSN 1503-1349) ... 54
5.2.6 Human Rights in Development Yearbook (ISSN 0801-8049) ... 55
5.2.7 Accommodating Difference Working Paper (ISSN 1502-9395) ... 55
5.3. Seminars, lectures by guest lecturers, meetings and internal seminars (selection): ... 55
5.3.1 Chronological overview ... 55
5.3.2 Torkel Opsahl Memorial Seminar 2000 ... 57
5.3.3 Nordic Human Rights Symposium ... 57
5.4 Guest researchers, 2002: ... 57
5.5 PhD projects at the NIHR in 2002: ... 57
5.6 Staff, other responsibilities and affiliations: ... 58
Appendices ... 61
Research
1.1 Multidisciplinary Research ... 3
1.1.1 Human Rights in Norway ... 3
1.1.2 Human Rights and Normative Traditions ... 4
1.1.3 Accommodating Difference ? Citizenship, Human Rights and Identity in Diverse Societies ... 6
1.1.4 The right to food in development ... 6
1.2 Research Groups and Individual Projects ... 7
1.2.1 Law Research Group ... 7
1.2.2 Social Sciences Research Group ...12
1.2.3 Humanities Research Group ... 18
2. Operative work in human rights
2.1 The NIHR as National Institution (NI) ... 22
2.1.1 National networking ... 22
2.1.2 International networking ... 23
2.2 International programmes ... 23
2.2.1 The China Programme ... 23
2.2.2 South Africa Programme ... 27
2.2.3 Ethiopia programme ... 29
2.2.4 Indonesia Programme ... 29
2.2.5 NORDEM ? Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights ... 30
2.2.6 The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief ... 32
2.3 Co-operation with the Foreign Ministry and NORAD ... 35
2.3.2 NORAD ... 35
2.3.3 Other projects ... 36
3. Education and Training
3.1 Master of Arts in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights ... 37
3.1.1 Elective course in English: Introduction to Human Rights Law ... 38
3.2 International human rights as elective subject ... 38
3.3 Researcher training ... 38
3.3.1 In-house training ... 39
3.3.2 Researcher course: Muslims and the Other... 39
3.3.3 The Nordic Human Rights Research Network ... 39
3.3.4 Plans for human rights researcher training within the new PhD programme at the Faculty of Law ... 40
3.4 Further education and training ... 40
3.4.1 Further education for teachers ... 40
3.4.2 Internet-based course for the Norwegian Foreign Service Institute (UKS) ... 40
3.5 Student theses and scholarships ... 40
3.6 Teaching materials ... 41
3.6.1 Revised edition, NORDEM Manual on Human Rights Monitoring ... 41
3.6.2 New edition of introductory textbook ... 41
3.6.3 Human rights documents collection ... 42
3.6.4 Introduction to international human rights in Norwegian ... 42
3.6.5 Workbook for (law) students in Norwegian ... 42
3.6.6 Other teaching materials in Norwegian ... 42
3.7 Other education/training activities ... 42
3.7.1 China programme: Short course in Chinese Law ... 42
3.7.2 South Africa programme ... 42
3.7.3 NORDEM education and training activities ... 43
3.7.4 Course for Ethiopian legal personnel ... 43
3.7.5 New secondary school elective subject: Human Rights ... 43
3.7.6 Graduate-level course “Human rights, ideologies and political regimes” ... 43
4. The Library and Information
4.1 Library ... 44
4.1.1 Overarching aims ... 44
4.1.2 Status, undertakings planned for 2002 ... 44
4.1.3 Key figures 2002 ... 45
4.1.4 Participation in conferences, courses and seminars ... 45
4.1.5 Other activities ... 46
4.2 Information ... 46
4.2.1 External ... 46
4.2.2 Revision of publication series ... 47
4.2.3 Further development of webpages ... 47
4.2.4 New address base ... 47
4.2.5 National and Nordic information network ... 47
5.3.6 Change of name ... 48
5. Publications, seminars, guest researchers, PhD projects and staff affiliations
5.1 Publications registered in the Norwegian ForskDok as of 17 January 2003 ... 49
5.2 Publication series ... 53
5.2.1 Mennesker & Rettigheter (ISSN 0800-0735) ... 53
5.2.2 Human Rights Reports (ISSN 0804-0672) ... 54
5.2.3 Working Papers (ISSN 1500 - 5089) ... 54
5.2.4 NORDEM Reports (ISSN 1503-1330) ... 54
5.2.5 Research Notes (ISSN 1503-1349) ... 54
5.2.6 Human Rights in Development Yearbook (ISSN 0801-8049) ... 55
5.2.7 Accommodating Difference Working Paper (ISSN 1502-9395) ... 55
5.3. Seminars, lectures by guest lecturers, meetings and internal seminars (selection): ... 55
5.3.1 Chronological overview ... 55
5.3.2 Torkel Opsahl Memorial Seminar 2000 ... 57
5.3.3 Nordic Human Rights Symposium ... 57
5.4 Guest researchers, 2002: ... 57
5.5 PhD projects at the NIHR in 2002: ... 57
5.6 Staff, other responsibilities and affiliations: ... 58
Appendices ... 61