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The examination rules and rules concerning auxiliary materials during the exam, are now posted on web (see opposite page)
Guest lecture at the Faculty of Law 28 April 2005 by Professor Rhoda Hassmann: "The Second Great Transformation: Human Rights Leapfrogging in the Era of Globalization". Auditorium 5, Domus Academica (Urbygningen, Karl Johans gate) 1415-16. Relevant literature: Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann (2005) "The Second Great Transformation: Human Rights Leapfrogging in the Era of Globalization" Human Rights Quarterly Vol. 27 No. 1 pp. 1-40. NB: This lecture is not part of the HUMR4701 course.
Seminar on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: Professor Arjun Sengupta lectures on the topic
A Human Rights Approach to Combating Extreme Poverty. Reflections on Conceptual Linkages and Practical Interventions
- Time: Monday 2 May, 2005, 14:15 – 16:00
- Place: Seminar Room 4th Floor, NCHR
Professor Sengupta is UN Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Professor of Economics at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and visiting Professor, Harvard University.
Please note that there will be a limited number of seats, (approx. 40), and attendance will be regulated by the principle “first come, first served”.
Inquiries can be addressed to Associate Professor B?rd Anders Andreassen
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An updated version of the program for presentations and discussion on April 13 is published (opposite page)
Student assignments: The program for presentations and discussions on 30 March & 13 April is now published (opposite page)
The change in the course syllabus is as follows
Moncrieffe, Joy M. Power Relations, Inequality and Poverty. A Concept paper for the Worls Bank (2004), 51 pp., goes out, and is being replaced with
Amartya Sen. Development as Freedom. New York: Anchor Books (1999) Ch. 6 (The Importance of Democracy), 14 pp. and
Joseph Stiglitz. Globalisation and its Discontents, London, New York: Penguin Books, 2002, Ch. 3 (Freedom to Choose?), 35 pp.
Professor Olav Mestad will give practical information about the 6-hours exams on Monday February 28th at 12:00 in Auditorium 14, Domus Bibliotheca. It is the same meeting that he held in September. You are all welcome! Feel free to ask questions!