De ansatte i barnevernet er etter barnevernloven pålagt en streng taushetsplikt, men reglene om taushetsplikt inneholder samtidig flere unntak. Oppgavens tema er å redegjøre for denne taushetsplikten, herunder barnevernets muligheter til kommunikasjon med andre enn sakens parter. Det vil også bli redegjort for unntak som finnes i forhold til denne taushetsplikten, samt bli sett nærmere på et par særlig aktuelle problemstillinger: Den muligheten barnevernet har til å gi opplysninger til andre forvaltningsorganer, og muligheten til å uttale seg offentlig.
Before Soviet Union had collapsed the legal status and delimitation were more or less clear between the USSR and Iran. At present this issue has an importance for five countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The legal status of the Sea is unclear. If it is a sea then the Law of the Sea Convention must be applied. It becomes more problematic because of the fact that only Russia has ratified the UNCLOS and the Caspian is not wider than 200 miles to establish the EEZ. In another case, if it is a lake, rules of customary law are to be applied and the Sea is to be delimited on the basis of median line. Despite that fact that some of the countries (Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan) have an agreement on sharing part of the Caspian Sea there are still claims from Iran and Turkmenistan, because for them division of the Sea with sector principle is not advantageous. It is important to give attention to historical background of the dispute, researching Treaties of 1921 and 1940 signed between Iran and the USSR, which have influence on the current regulation of the Caspian Sea.
My thesis brings out the legal aspects of the Ecosystem Approach(EA) to fisheries Conservation and management in International Environmental Law. It examines the relevant Agreements governing the conservation and management of fisheries in International Environmental Law such as the LOSC, the CBD, the FSA, and COP decisions. It examines to what extent these Agreements adopt the EA to fisheries, and also the duty for states to implement provisions of these Agreements which adopts and reflects the EA to fisheries.
The thesis gives an overview of the dispute “European Communities – Various Measures on Importation and Marketing of Seal Products”. The thesis finds the legal questions arising in the dispute, and answers the posed questions in so far the factual grounds so permit. There is also a speculation in how the panel appointed will solve the dispute.
The thesis is an analysis and examination of the existing international and national regulations with regards to the crime of piracy. The main legal issue within the thesis deals with the question whether modern-day piracy acts and terrorism on sea is covered by the existing piracy regulations like Article 101 of UNCLOS, the SUA Convention and its amended protocols as of 2005. Thereby, it is examined whether the existing regulations are outdated or can be interpreted with regards to the further development of piracy acts. With regards to this interpretation, the Harvard Draft on Piracy is examined as it is the cornerstone of existing international piracy laws. The thesis further deals with an examination of the competency in enforcement rights and the overlap and interference of international legislation with coastal states' rights. Thereby, Article 105 and 100 of UNCLOS will be assessed. The thesis discovers as well future prospects and tendencies in the fight against piracy and terrorism on sea like the established UN Resolutions especially with regards to the piracy threat in Somalia and the international discussions about setting up an international tribunal responsible for piracy acts. The thesis concludes with a suggestion which further actions would be required and sensible to effectively combat the increasing threat of piracy acts and terrorism on sea.
As a petroleum - producing country with enormous offshore developments the Russian Federation faces and will face a threat of increasing pollution of the marine environment resulting from the offshore activities both in its area in the Arctic and on territories of other States.
Therefore it is critical for Russia to participate in development of international and regional legal instruments, to have an effective domestic regime for the offshore industry and to ensure that it has fixed obligations on international level in order to avoid negative consequences.
1.1 Research question
On the above mentioned background I pose the following research question:
Are the international obligations of the Russian Federation relating to the offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the Arctic able to control this process and avoid negative consequences of these activities and is there a need to develop new treaties and join the existing once?
The European Union is planning to introduce an emission-trading scheme for the shipping industry to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses. The scheme will be flag blind and will cover all vessels calling at European ports. The legality under international law of such a shipping EU ETS will be assessed. Unilateral greenhouse gas regulations are contested due to cooperation obligations found in the Kyoto Protocol and in the law of the sea.
In order for a port state to prescribe and enforce measures, a sufficient jurisdictional basis needs to exist in international law. Territorial en extra-territorial port state jurisdiction are both relevant for assessing the legality of a shipping EU ETS. The following two research questions are answered:
1. Can the European Union unilaterally regulate greenhouse gas emissions from shipping?
2. To what extent is an EU ETS that covers voyages from non-EU vessels that take place beyond EU territory in conformity with international law?
van Doorn, Rijk(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Sep-2011)
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In order to improve flag State performance in the field of fisheries, the involvement of classification societies is proposed. However, very few documents or literature deal with such a proposal. In other words, involvement of classification societies in global fisheries is undoubtedly only in the proposal phase yet. The reason why classification societies are not involved in fisheries seems to be a simple lack of competence of maritime administrations over fishing vessels. This characteristic makes it unlikely that international legal instruments will include provisions that could be relevant for fishing vessels in the near future. Therefore, it is considered to be wise to start with a blank sheet and develop a potential basis for classification activities in fisheries around the globe from the scratch. The gap between the examination of a single vessel and the assessment of a flag State needs to be bridged. The study addresses the role and function of classification societies in the maritime field and prospects for a parallel role and function vis-a-vis assessments of flag states upholding agreed rules of responsible flag states in fisheries.
Løvmo, Lena Rigmor(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 17-Dec-2012)
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Enhver som ønsker å erverve skytevåpen må ha tillatelse fra politiet. For å få slik tillatelse må personen blant annet vurderes som skikket, og ha et behov for skytevåpen. Selv om vilkårene for å erverve våpen var oppfylt på ervervstidspunktet kan dette endre seg senere. I denne avhandlingen redegjøres det for vilkårene for å kunne tilbakekalle våpenkortet, samt hvordan saksbehandlingen av dette skal skje.
Oppgaven ser på hva tilgang til rettsmidler etter artikkel 9 (3) i Århuskonvensjonen innebærer, og om Norge overholder sine folkerettslige forpliktelser.
Olsen, Elke Bunk(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 03-May-2009)
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Oppgaven omhandler hvordan det kan føres tilsyn og kontroll med kommunale sykehjem.
Med "kontroll" menes hvordan kommunen skal drive internkontroll for å sikre at sykehjemmene drives forsvarlig og i samsvar med helselovgivningen. Med "tilsyn" menes hvordan helsetilsynene i fylkene og Statens helsetilsyn kan kontrollere at kommunen har etablert internkontroll. Og at helsepersonell og sykehjemmet opptrer forsvarlig og i samsvar med helselovgivningen.
A major problem for all indigenous peoples who live under the legal rule of a majority population
is that their legal culture is often based on oral traditions, which suffer because of the text-based
legal culture of the majority population. After a brief historic review of the relations between the
Saami and the Norwegians, the author discusses the significance of Saami customary law and
other elements of Saami legal thinking. The author discusses whether traditional elements from
Saami culture could be of relevance in future court cases by analyzing the use of analogous material
in a ruling from the Canadian Supreme Court. In the main part of the article, the author discusses
whether or not important rulings from the Norwegian Supreme Court concerning the Saami
have taken Saami legal thinking in consideration. The author concludes that the recent Supreme
Court rulings in the Selbu and Svartskog cases mark a new age for the significance of Saami legal
thinking, and their cultural heritage.
Oppgaven drøfter hvorvidt samiske sedvaner kan regnes som en dynamisk rettskilde og om dette fører til at samiske sedvaner beholder sin rettslige relevans på tross av utvikling ut fra tid og tilhøve.
Oppgaven vurderer verdiriktigheten ved tvang mot barn i barnevern og psykiatri. Vurderingen er lagt opp etter det operasjonelle rettssikkerhetsbegrepet. Oppgaven har vist at barns rettssikkerhet ikke er tilfredsstillende.
Prinsippet om at like tilfeller skal behandles likt ikke er oppfylt. Dette skyldes at det er vilkårlighet rundt hvilken institusjonstype barnet havner på og at reglene for tillatte integritetskrenkelser mellom institusjonstypene er ulike.
Respekten for personlig integritet ikke er tilstrekkelig ivaretatt. Dette skyldes ideen om kvalifisert autonomi. Det blir tatt avstand fra kvalifisert autonomi på ulike måter.
Et operasjonelt paternalismebegrep er lansert som mulig aveiningsnorm ved inngrep i autonomien etter gjeldende rett.
Det er lansert et forslag til felles lov om tvang mot barn. Videre gis det innspill til et eventuelt utvalg for en slik tvangslov for barn.
Særlig viktig ved tvang mot barn er et skjerpet krav til forholdsmessighetsvurdering eller forholdsmessighetskrav.
Fremstillingen tar sikte på å redegjøre for tvisteloven § 20-3, som regulerer når en part kan bli tilkjent sakskostnader av motparten uten å vinne saken. Den tapende part kan etter § 20-3 bli tilkjent sakskostnader helt eller delvis. Problemstillingen i oppgaven er når unntaksregelen etter § 20-3 vil få anvendelse. Problemstillingen som er valgt trenger rettslig avklaring. Det er en problemstilling som ofte er oppe i rettspraksis, og som det heller ikke er skrevet mye om i juridisk litteratur. Derfor aktualiseres behovet for å se nærmere på problemstillingen.