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Ingun Fornes serves as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, specializing in children's legal rights and juvenile justice systems. Her academic work is deeply connected to multiple research groups including the Research Group for Crime, Responsibility and Security, Research group for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Research group for Family and Children Law, and Research Group in Welfare Law.
Professor Fornes' research primarily focuses on children in conflict with the law, with particular emphasis on juvenile justice mechanisms, punishment frameworks for minors, and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child within Norwegian legal systems. Her scholarly work examines detention practices, alternatives to imprisonment for youth, procedural rights of child offenders, and the balance between protection and punishment in youth justice systems.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent trajectory examining the Norwegian youth justice system's evolution, with increasing attention to reducing youth incarceration rates, implementing restorative justice approaches, and addressing implementation gaps between international children's rights standards and domestic legal practice. Her comparative work with Nordic colleagues highlights regional approaches to minimum age of criminal responsibility and procedural safeguards for children in legal proceedings.
Professor Fornes leads significant research initiatives including CHILDCRIM (2023-2028), assessing children's criminal responsibility and risk assessment, and PROTECT (2025-2030), focusing on children's rights, crime prevention, and public safety. These projects demonstrate her commitment to bridging academic research with practical legal reforms that better serve children within justice systems.
