Newsletter 48 2016-07

Oñatiko Udalak urtero 4.000 euroko beka emango dio zuzenbide eta gizarte-zientzien arloko ikerketa proiektua bati. Proiektu horrek Oñatiko herriari ekarpena egin beharko dio beti ere, eta lotura izan beharko du honako gai hauetako batekin: Tokiko autogobernua, hiritartasun aktiboa edo naziogintzaren alderdi soziojuridikoa. [+info]

El Ayuntamiento de Oñati dotará anualmente, con 4000 € un proyecto de investigación en el ámbito del derecho y las ciencias sociales que suponga una aportación al pueblo de Oñati, y guarde una estrecha relación con los aspectos sociojurídicos del autogobierno local, actividad ciudadana e identidad nacional. [+info]

7-8 Apr: La Sociología Jurídica en América Latina y el Caribe: Debates Actuales y Perspectiva Futura
Chairs: Mariana A. Manzo (UNC-Argentina), Alberto Abad Suarez (UNAM-México), Lucero Ibarra Rojas (CIDE-México)
"Nos enorgullece colaborar con las talentosas personas que nos acompañan en este camino. Asimismo, agradecemos al IISJ por el espacio que ofrece para el intercambio académico, particularmente a Malen Gordoa por su excelente trabajo de organización. La experiencia ha sido inigualable y compartimos con las y los participantes el deseo de que este sea uno de muchos intercambios con el IISJ." [+info] [+Programme]

14-15 Apr: The Limits of Criminalization: Precursor Crimes of Terrorism (Towards an Orwellian Society throughout Precursor and Communication Conducts? A Conceptual and Legislative Analysis)
Chairs: Manuel Cancio Meliá (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Mariona Llobet Anglí (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
"El trabajo en el seminario ha enriquecido la perspectiva y conocimientos de los participantes, al haberse realizado un estudio interdisciplinar y de derecho comparado. Por todo ello, cabe esperar que las conclusiones alcanzadas se reflejen en una publicación que determine que los límites a la criminalización en el ámbito estudiado colisionan con algunas de las garantías más sagradas del Ius Puniendi característico de un Estado Democrático.. " [+info] [+Programme]

21-22 Apr: Sex Work in the Early 21st Century – Law, Policy and Reality
Chairs: Jacek Kurczewski (University of Warsaw), Urszula Anna Szczepankowska (University of Warsaw), Gabriela Farinha (State University of Milan)

"The Sexwork in the 21st century meeting was intended to bring the topic closer to the interest of sociology of law after  the success with which the session on prostitution met at RCSL12 meeting during the ISA World Congress in Yokohama. " [+info] [+Programme]

28-29 Apr: Child Trafficking: the Challenges for Europe. Rescuing children from human trafficking, capacity building and protecting the rights of victims
Chairs: John Winterdyk (Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada), Jackie Jones (University of West England, Bristol, England)

"In addition to the rich exchanges a number of initiatives were identified as a means of constructively combatting the plight of human trafficking and the overt abuse of vulnerable children and women. The group (except two members, but including the Institute itself) agreed on and sent a submission to the European Commission consultation on the new EU Strategy on Human Trafficking.." [+info] [+Programme]

5-6 May: The Place of Apology in Law
Chairs: Robyn Carroll (University of Western Australia), Prue Vines (University of New South Wales)

"The impact of the workshop on the development of research in this area was incalculable. The beautiful surroundings of the Institute in Onati and the hospitality offered us created a wonderful atmosphere for discussion and thought. “Eskerrik asko”  (Basque for ‘thankyou’) to all involved." [+info] [+Programme]

12-13 May: Radical Temporality: Law, Order and Resistance
Chairs: Lyana Francot (VU University Amsterdam), Bart van Klink (VU University Amsterdam)
"In this workshop practices of resistance (actions, groups and movements) in society that challenge the existing order in a more or less fundamental way were discussed. The workshop consisted of theoretical and normative reflections on the relationship between order and resistance on the one hand and empirical investigations into contemporary practices of resistance." [+info] [+Programme]

26-27 May: Justicia Restaurativa en los Delitos de Violencia de Género. ¿Es necesaria una Revisión de la Ley?
Chairs: Isabel Germán Mancebo (Instituto Vasco de Criminología), Izaskun Porres García (GEMME. Grupo Europeo de Magistrados por la Mediación)

"Más de veinte expertos -de Euskadi y de otras partes del Estado- se han reunido durante estos dos días en un encuentro que ha permitido el intercambio de opiniones, experiencias y proyectos desde diversas perspectivas y áreas de conocimiento, tales como el Derecho, la Criminología, la Psicología, la Sociología, el Trabajo Social, y las Ciencias de la Información." [+info] [+Programme]

2-3 June: State of Exception, Law and Economy: A socio-legal approach to the economic of exception in an era of crisis
Chairs: José Atiles (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus), David Whyte (University of Liverpool)

"The workshop brought together scholars to apply the concept of the state of exception to an advanced understanding of colonial and economic state power. Participants in the workshop were therefore asked to conduct case studies that explicitly applied the concept of the state of exception to colonial and economic relationships." [+info] [+Programme]

9-10 June: Les enjeux de la ritualisation judiciaire. Une réflexion sur les formes du procès
Chairs: Diane Bernard (U. Saint-Louis – Bruxelles)

"this workshop was truly interdisciplinary, as lawyers, philosophers, anthropologists, historians, criminologists, a sociologist, and a psychoanalyst shared ideas along intense debates. The Institute revealed itself an inspiring and much propitious place for developing a theoretical framework, calling for further development and publication." [+info] [+Programme]

16-17 June: El reto de la profundización democrática en Europa: avances institucionales en democracia directa
Chairs: Víctor Cuesta López (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Miguel Presno Linera (Universidad de Oviedo)
"El encuentro propició el intercambio de ideas y resultó muy estimulante y productivo ya que, con toda seguridad, los resultados obtenidos serán publicados próximamente. Todos los participantes han coincidido en señalar que el IISJ es un espacio ideal para la celebración de este tipo de encuentros de investigación. El equipo del IISJ ofrece además todas las facilidades para que tanto el seminario como la estancia en Oñati sea muy agradable." [+info] [+Programme]

23-24 June: Critical Prison Studies, Carceral Ethnography, and Human Rights: From Lived Experience to Global Action
Chairs: Debra Parkes (University of Manitoba), Gillian Balfour (Trent University), Joane Martel (Université Laval), Kelly Hannah-Moffat (University of Toronto in Mississauga), Dawn Moore (Carleton University), Sarah Turnbull (University of Oxford)

"Overall, the workshop was a great success and marks a fruitful first start to the development of an international, cross-disciplinary network of scholars working in the areas of critical prison and migrant detention studies. The coordinating team look forward to working towards a publication of the workshop proceedings in order to share the excellent work being done by the workshop participants." [+info] [+Programme]

30 June-1 July: “Too Few Judges?” Regulating the Number of Judges in Society
Chairs: Marc Galanter (University of Wisconsin ), Eyal Katvan (Center of Law & Business, Israel), Ulrike Schultz (Fern Universität in Hagen), Avrom Sherr (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies), Boaz Shnoor (Center of Law & Business, Israel)
"We have had good discussions on the issue of "Too few judges". The dynamic of the workshop echoed of a previous Onati workshop on "Too many lawyers". These two issues are inter-related, and in both cases, we noticed that the question (of either too many lawyers or too few judges) leads to a complex set of questions, such as "who is a judge" (similar to "who is a lawyer")." [+info] [+Programme]

7-8 July: Commonsense Justice? Appraising Lay Judge/Jury Criminal Trials
Chairs: Jill Hunter (Faculty of Law, UNSW, Australia ), Makoto Ibusuki (Faculty of Law, Seijo University, Japan ), Paul Roberts (School of Law, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
"A strikingly feature of the workshop papers was recognition that despite context differences studies of old and new jury systems, whether civil, common law or a hybrid, issues speak across jurisdictional boundaries. We thank Professor Czarnota and the superlatively attentive Malen Gordoa Mendizabal. The beauty of the IILS and it amazing support provided the perfect mix of inspiration, beauty and stimulation." [+info] [+Programme]

16-17 Feb: Ultima Ratio III
Chair: Joxerramon Bengoetxea (Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea)
"We met in February for a third, but not last, workshop on Ultima Ratio fantastically organised by Malen; The finno-sarro-basquish gathering delivered up to all expectations; perhaps we have not solved all problems concerning ultima ratio in the margins of the criminal law, perhaps we hqve not even solved a single one of them, but I believe we identified most of the issues and we had fun while doing so, Oñati is an ideal place for this type of gatherings, socially and intellectually." [+info] [+Programme]

10-11 Mar: Working the boundaries of law
Chair: Morag McDermont (University of Bristol)
"This colloquium brought together academics from socio-legal studies and the broader social sciences to explore conceptual approaches to, and evolving understanding of, practices, subjectivities and relationships at the boundaries of law. It emerged from an ERC funded research programme – New Sites of Legal Consciousness – led by Professor Morag McDermont (University of Bristol, UK). [...] Papers from the colloquium will be published in a special issue of Onati Socio-Legal Series in 2017. " [+info] [+Programme]

16 Mar: “Global problems, local solutions. Issues in contemporary sociology of law” In memory of the first scientific director Professor Andre‐Jean Arnaud
Chairs: Adam Czarnota (Scientific Director ‐ International Institute for the Sociology of Law)

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21-22 Apr: Derecho y Sociedad: diálogos entre países centrales y periféricos
Chairs: Germano Schwartz (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Direito)

"Conpedi with the help of Unilasalle (the only Master in Sociology of Law in Brazil) have approached Oñati in order to realize that meeting and we found in Adam Czarnota and the IISL staff a prompt and helpful response. Almost 100 brazilian researchers come to Oñati and they could testify the excellence of the Institute. " [+info] [+Programme]

Mª Eugenia Monte (Argentina): 2015/12/30 - 2016/03/30

"La Biblioteca del Instituto es estimulante y cuenta con una vasta colección de revistas y libros sobre literatura socio-jurídica feminista difíciles de encontrar en nuestros países.

Ha sido un placer enorme volver al Instituto y compartir experiencias con estudiantes del Master Program, otros visting scholars y gente del lugar, además de entrañables caminatas por las montañas." [+info]

Ulrike Müller (Germany): 2016/01/09 - 2016/02/07

"My stay at the IISJ was a very productive one   as I expected! I knew the Institute from being a master's student and knew that the Residence Grant is an excellent possibility to advance one's work. Indeed, it was great to come back now for my PhD, and felt quite a bit like coming home. The library proved very conducive in many ways" [+info]

Paula Pinhal de Carlos (Brazil): 2016/01/13 - 2015/01/15

"La visita al IISJ incluyó una investigación à la biblioteca acerca de la gestación de substitución y también una ponencia para los alunos del master sobre el tema de la gestación de substitución y la maternidad en Brasil y Francia." [+info]

Federico Almeida (Brazil): 2016/01/10 - 2015/02/08

"The IISL provided me all the necessary conditions to conduct my research at its rich Library and to work at a confortable office. The four weeks stay in Oñati also gave me the necessary peace and immersion to reflect about my research and to construct its analytical framework." [+info]

Marco Antonio Loschiavo (Brazil): 2016/01/18 - 2016/02/18

"My stay at Oñati Instituto Internacional de Sociología Jurídica (IISJ) as visiting researcher – from January to February 2016 - was very important for the development of some ideas of my doctoral thesis.
[...] I must also highlight that I had a great time in the IISJ and in the Residencia Antia - all professors, staff, students and researchers that I met were friendly - besides the beautiful sourradings of the Aizkorri-Aratz Natural Park. " [+info]

Camilo Eduardo Umaña Hernández (Colombia): 2016/02/09 - 2015/03/11

"El instituto es ideal para una estancia de investigación. Su ambiente tranquilo, la calidad de su staff y la profundidad de su bilbioteca permiten una inmersión total en la investigación. Sólo tengo palabras de agradecimiento." [+info]

Antonio Azuela (Mexico): 2016/04/04 - 2015/04/09

"As usual, people at the Library and at the Institute at large were extremely helpful. The environment of the Institute within the Oñati landscape provide a wonderful context for research and writing.
At the end of my visit, I participated in a Workshop on Sociology of Law in Latin America, which gave me the opportunity to meet a group of colleagues of the new generation and exchange points of view with them. No doubt Oñati is unique in combining a cosmopolitan debate on socio-legal studies with a strong and compelling local culture. “Glocality” at its best!" [+info]

Miguel Ángel Andrés Llamas (Salamaca): 2016/04/04 - 2015/04/09

"IISL's staff was absolutely professional and made me feel really comfortable and welcomed. Undoubtedly, Oñati is a nice place to focus on your task and work efficiently in a multicultural atmosphere. Definitely, it was really a great experience in a professional and also a personal way." [+info]

Lasha Bregvadze (Georgia): 2016/04/09 - 2015/04/16

"The rich library of the institute allowed me to collect some unique materials, discussions with colleagues from different academic cultures, representing various disciplinary perspectives, were indeed enlightening and promising. It was also challenging for me to present some of my ideas to researchers coming from different parts of the world. That is why Oñati is the place where one should always be happy to come back – this means combining both useful and pleasant experiences." [+info]

Alexander Kondakov (Russia): 2016/04/16 - 2016/04/23

"This short scientific mission supported by ProsPol (European Commission COST Action IS1209) aimed to expand theoretical perspectives on regulation of sex work through work in socio-legal library of the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL) in Oňati. My overall project looks at how sex industry is organized in Russia and in what way enforcement of law shapes its current form." [+info]

Larissa Sandy (Australia): 2016/04/17 - 2016/04/23

"The Library is a very inspiring place for reading and writing and being located in the town of Onati, the setting is very beautiful. I hope to come back for my next sabbatical and be able to spend more time at the Institute." [+info]

Rubens Becak (Brazil): 2016/05/14 - 2016/05/18

"A complete Institute devoted to sociology of law in a fantastic place where one can be imerse completely in the desired task. The place is very beautiful and fit to the intention. Moreover it’s necessary to say something about the Library: complete and focused." [+info]

Wanda Capeller (France): 2016/05/10 - 2016/05/19

"I was very welcomed at the IISL, a great and kind library staff helped me to find the books that interested me. I was located in a calm and charming office in the “Torrinha” where it was very agreeable to work. I thank very much the IISL for this opportunity to do a good work." [+info]

Anette Bringedal Houge (Norway): 2016/05/26 - 2015/06/03

"Thank you so much for another productive research stay at the IISL. This time I have worked on a couple of articles for my PhD on conflict-related sexual violence that I hope to submit for peer review in not too long." [+info]

Rune Ellefsen (Norway): 2016/05/30 - 2016/06/07

"The purpose of my stay at IISL has been to work on two articles that foms part of my phd thesis. As a legal-sociologist working on criminological and socio-legal issues, the IISL library offers great sources for my work and Onati is a perfect environment for writing." [+info]

Jessica Whyte (Australia): 2016/06/01 - 2015/06/15

"Onati was a peaceful and beautiful place to write and research. All the staff at the IISL were extremely helpful and the library is a fantastic resource for scholars and students of law and sociology." [+info]

Michal Stambulski (Poland): 2016/06/19 - 2016/06/26

"In Onati I conducted research in the scope of my grant "Law and ideology in poststructural social theory" (granted by the National Science Centre, Poland nr 2015/17/N/HS5/00733). I especially was doing query on previous reaerch that used concept of ideology in law." [+info]

Anne Wallace (Australia): 2016/06/21 - 2016/07/02

"The time was extremely productive, and the facilities and surroundings provided an excellent working environment in which to concentrate and engage with my work.  The library is extensive, and the staff extremely helpful.  I am very appreciative of this opportunitt and wish to thank the staff of the Institute, a a whole, for making my time in Onati so enjoyable and rewarding." [+info]

Jolanta Sawicka (Poland): 2016/06/25 - 2016/07/05

"IISL-Oñati is good place with good people. Really fantastic conditions for intellectual work. During my stay I was able to work on the theme of conflict in a democracy - democracy which is constituted and supported by the erosion of the criteria of certain, associated with temporariness and uncertainty.
[...] It was a huge pleasure and joy to be here. And I will miss Oñati. I felt here even better than at my own city. " [+info]

Shane Paul Chalmers (Australia): 2016/07/01 - 2016/07/29

"I am visiting the IISL in Oñati as an Australian Endeavour Research Fellow. The purpose of this six-month Fellowship is to complete the first stage of a postdoctoral project that examines how ‘the rule of law’ takes form as an empirical matter in four areas of importance in the modern world. " [+info]

Emma Lee (Australia): 2016/07/02 - 2016/07/29

"Return to Basque Country.
I have found an intellectual home at IISJ.  As an Indigenous person the welcome is especially meaningful, for our scholarship is often unrecognised in the struggle to regain our sovereignty, freedom and voice.  After having spent three months here in late 2015, I return to Basque Country, and IISJ, to learn how the cultural strengths and practices of traditional communities underpin food tourism that contributes to national economies. " [+info]