Oñati Community and the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL) invite you to a tribute to Manolo Calvo and the award that bears his name.

Over the past five years, thanks to the generous donations of Oñati Community members, the Manolo Calvo Award has recognised five Master's students for the excellence and subject matter of their theses. Join us to hear from the award recipients, celebrate his legacy and share this moment with the community. https://www.iisj.net/node/5358

We are very pleased to announce that the 2026 ANDRÉ-JEAN ARNAUD PRIZE has been awarded to Mona Blum, for her Master’s thesis defended and evaluated within the 2025-2026 Master’s Programme unde

The committee of the Manolo Calvo Award of the Oñati Community, composed of Professors Vincenzo Ferrari and Teresa Picontó-Novales, is pleased to announce that the Manolo Calvo Award 2026 has been granted to Elsa Reiderstad for her Master’s Thesis entitled:  “Mapping Harassment from Below: Crowdsourced Safety Maps, Lived Experience, and Socio-Legal Translation Processes in the UK

On 23 September, the Rector’s Office of the University of the Basque Country (EHU), led by the Rector, Joxerramon Bengoetxea, and the Vice-rector, Gotzone Barandika, welcomed in Oñati a delegation from the Government of Iraqi Kurdistan. The delegation attended Bengoetxea's course in the IISL’s International Master’s Programme, and in the afternoon they held an institutional meeting, followed by a talk and discussion session entitled: ‘Kurdistan governance in Iraq: Challenges and aspirations’.

El día 23 de septiembre, el rectorado de Universidad del País Vasco (EHU), encabezado por el rector, Joxerramon Bengoetxea, y la vicerrectora, Gotzone Barandika, recibió en Oñati a una delegación del gobierno de Kurdistán-Irak. La delegación participó en la clase de Bengoetxea en el Máster Internacional del IISJ, y por la tarde celebraron una reunión institucional, seguida de una charla-coloquio: Kurdistan governance in Irak: Challenges and aspirations.