Blar i CMI Open Research Archive på forfatter "Skaar, Elin"
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A review of Ireland Aid's Human Rights and Democratisation Scheme
Sørbø, Gunnar M.; Skaar, Elin; Stokke, Hugo (Research report, Research report, 2002)In 1997, Ireland Aid (IA) established a Human Rights and Democratisation (HRD) scheme in order to assist projects outside IA’s programme countries. Its broad objective is to assist the development of democratic processes ... -
Aid to Judicial Reform: Norwegian and International Experiences
Skaar, Elin; Samset, Ingrid; Gloppen, Siri (Research report, Research report, 2004)Creating a viable judiciary and strengthening its democratic functions has been a main concern of both national governments and donors over the last two decades. This report attempts to chart and systematise the efforts ... -
BENEDICTE BULL: Latin-Amerika i dag. Nye interesser og gamle bånd til USA, Kina, Russland, Midtøsten og Europa
Skaar, Elin (Others, 2022-04-01)Kampen om naturressursar: Benedicte Bull byr ikkje berre på grundige analysar av stormaktspolitikk og samfunnsforhold i Latin-Amerika, ho byr òg på seg sjølv. -
Blir det forsoning no?
Skaar, Elin (Others, 2023-05-01)FORNORSKINGSPOLITIKK: Korleis skal forsoning med samar, kvenar, norskfinnar og skogfinnar kunne lukkast når eit forsvinnande lite antal nordmenn føler at forsoning angår dei? -
Conceptualizing the Legitimacy of Non-Transitional Truth Commissions: Norway and Canada Compared
Skaar, Elin; Spitzer, Aaron John (Nordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 42 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-01)Recent years have seen a new trend in the transitional justice field, as Western democracies establish truth commissions (TCs) to address harms against Indigenous and national-minority populations. The first, most prominent, ... -
Courts under Construction in Angola: What can they do for the Poor?
Skaar, Elin; Van-Dúnem, José Octávio Serra (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)This paper is about the role that may be envisioned for the courts in Angola with respect to the poor. Looking at the period from 1992 – 2004, it analyses the factors that are necessary for getting social rights litigation ... -
Data Analysis: How to deal with qualitative data
Skaar, Elin (Others, 2023-09-01)Qualitative Research + Human Rights: Bridging the Gaps Between Socio + Legal Research Writing Bootcamp + Workshop The event is organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and School of Law at the University of Galway ... -
Dealing with a violent past: The impact of transitional justice
Skaar, Elin; Dahl, Åse Johanne Roti (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 5, Report, 2012-06-25)This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, it argues that the expected positive effects of transitional justice may ... -
Derechos Humanos y Justicia en América Latina en la Agenda Académica Noruega
Skaar, Elin; Garcia-Godos, Jemima (Pensamiento Social Noruego sobre América Latina, Chapter, 2015-10-01) -
FLYKTNINGEKONVENSJONEN ARTIKKEL 1 C-F. Folkerettslig og komparativ studie av eksklusjons- og opphørsgrunnene
Einarsen, Terje; Skaar, Elin; Vevstad, Vigdis (Research report, Research report, 2006)Public faith in the asylum system is based, among other things, on whether authorities involved in the asylum process are able to distinguish ordinary refugees from asylum-seekers who have committed crimes against humanity ... -
From Impunity to Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Latin America: Towards an Analytical Framework
Skaar, Elin; García-Godos, Jemima; Collins, Cath (Conference object, 2013-01-01)Why have some countries in Latin America over the last two decades shifted from widespread impunity for past human rights violations to the implementation of various forms of specific accountability measures, while others ... -
From Impunity to Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Latin America: Towards an Analytical Framework
Skaar, Elin; García-Godos, Jemima; Collins, Cath (Conference object, 2013-01-01)Why have some countries in Latin America over the last two decades shifted from widespread impunity for past human rights violations to the implementation of various forms of specific accountability measures, while others ... -
Human Rights Violations and the Paradox of Democratic Transition. A Study of Chile and Argentina
Skaar, Elin (Research report, Research report, 1994)This comparative analysis of recent transitions to democracy in Argentina and Chile examines (1) the impact of the type of transition on democratic consolidation; (2) how resolving the problem of past human rights violations ... -
Impunidade versus responsabilidade no Uruguai: o papel da Ley de Caducidad
Skaar, Elin (A Anistia na Era da Responsabilização: O Brasil em Perspectiva Internacional e Comparada, Chapter, 2011-09-30)Muitos países na América Latina e noutras partes do mundo estão seguindo em direção a uma maior responsabilização no que tange às violações de direitos humanos, e existe um consenso crescente de que alguns crimes simplesmente ... -
Judicial independence and human rights policies in Argentina and Chile
Skaar, Elin (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper is about how varying degrees of judicial independence may influence policy making in the field of human rights. I explore factors that may account for why some Latin American courts, years after the return to ... -
Kommisjon i knipe
Skaar, Elin (Others, 2023-03-01)Er Sannings- og forsoningskommisjonen budd på å ta det første store oppgjeret med kolonialiseringa av samiske område? I dag, 6. mars, inviterer Sannings- og forsoningskommisjonen til avsluttande ... -
Kritihkalaš Duohtavuođakommišuvnna raportii
Skaar, Elin (Others, 2023-08-01)– Raporta lea váddásit čállon, ja mun šattan lohkat ollu osiid das moatte geardde vai ipmirdan mii oaivvilduvvo, dadjá Bergen Sámesearvvi Julia Felizia -
Kunnskap eller forsoning?
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Latin American Civil-Military Relations in a Historical Perspective: A Literature Review
Skaar, Elin; Malca, Camila Gianella (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:6, Working paper, 2014-07-01)Civil-military relations constitute a crucial element in the transition to substantive democracy all over the world. During periods of authoritarianism or civil war, the military in Latin America has been responsible for ...