International Colloquium on Rethinking Incarceration by NALSAR and University of Bergen: Register by Feb 19
About NALSAR University of Law
NALSAR University of Law was established in 1998 to provide comprehensive legal education that promotes cultural, legal, and ethical values and strengthens the rule of law. It is recognized as a leading law university in India, known for high academic standards comparable to top global institutions.
About University of Bergen
The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university. Academic diversity and high quality are fundamental for us. UiB is the most cited university in Norway.
About Project Expun
EXPUN is a research project that aims to explore and address the challenges in the administration of punishment within the criminal justice system.
The project focuses on the different frameworks of penal execution in Norway and India, examining the philosophical, legal, economic, and criminological perspectives involved.
About Colloquium
The colloquium “Rethinking Incarceration: Challenges in Sentencing and Administration of Imprisonment” is part of Project EXPUN, a joint research initiative between NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, and the University of Bergen, Norway. Project EXPUN critically examines contemporary challenges in criminal punishment, with particular attention to custodial practices, correctional administration, rehabilitation, and the effectiveness and proportionality of penal responses.
The colloquium serves as an academic and policy forum bringing together judges, senior police officers, prison administrators, academics, and policy experts to reflect on sentencing practices, the rationale and impact of incarceration, and the role of alternatives to imprisonment.
It is organised into three thematic sessions:
- Sentencing Imprisonment – Judicial Dilemmas and Structural Challenges, focusing on judicial discretion, proportionality, legal certainty, and the lack of structured sentencing frameworks.
- Incarceration Revisited – Rationale, Impact, and Alternatives examines the social, economic, and rehabilitative consequences of imprisonment and explores non-custodial and semicustodial alternatives.
- Implementation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration – From Sentence to Society, addressing post-sentencing challenges, rehabilitation, mental health, reintegration, and institutional coordination.
Eligibility
- Academicians
- Researchers and scholars
- Legal and criminal justice professionals
- Policymakers, and
- Students
Distinguished Panelists
- Hon’ble Justice N Anand Venkatesh, Judge, The High Court of Judicature at Madras
- Hon’ble Justice Gunnu Anupama Chakravarthy, Judge, The High Court of Judicature, Patna
- Hon’ble Justice Hari Haranadha Sarma, Judge, The High Court of Judicature at Andhra Pradesh
- Prof. Henriette Nilsson Tøssebro, University of Bergen, Norway
- Hon’ble Justice Hilde Indreberg, Judge (Retd.), Supreme Court of Norway
- Mr. Per Sigurd Våge, Prison Governor and Regional Director, Correctional Services Region West, Norway
- Dr. Soumya Mishra, Director General (Prisons and Corrections Services), Telangana
- Dr. M. R. Ahmed, IG of Prisons, Unified Andhra Pradesh
- Shri. J.K. Tripathy, Director General of Police (Retd.), Tamil Nadu
- Shri. G. Venkata Krishnaiah, Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Retd.), Hyderabad
- Shri. Anjani Kumar, DGP (Retd.), Telangana
- Prof. Dr. Rita Haverkamp, Principal committee member, Professor of Crime Prevention and Risk Management, University of Tübingen, Germany
- Prof. Vijay Raghavan, Professor, Tata Institute for Social Science, Mumbai Campus
- Ms. Catherine Amelia Appleton, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Research and Education in Security, Prisons and Forensic Psychiatry at St Olavs University Hospital, Norway
- Mr. Ayan Gupta, DPhil Student, University of Oxford
- Dr. Beena Chintalapuri, Professor of Psychology (Retd.), Osmania University. Director, Unnati program
- Dr. V. George Reddy, Neuropsychiatrist, Hyderabad
- Mr. Bhavya Adhana, Advocate, Delhi High Court
Registration Fees
Online – ₹ 150
Offline – ₹ 500
Participation E-Certificates will be granted to the registered attendees
UPI ID: norwayeexpun@indiabk
Last Date to Register
The last date of Registration shall be 19th February, 2026.
Registration Procedure
Click Here to Register.
Contact Info
For queries, please contact – [email protected]
The brochure is here and schedule is here.
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