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Bruk av tvang og makt overfor personer med psykisk utviklingshemming. I hvilket omfang gir norsk lov hjemmel til bruk av tvang og makt overfor utviklingshemmede, og hvilke grenser setter EMK artikkel 8 for bruk av tvang og makt?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-02)Det er cirka 20 000 personer i Norge som har diagnosen psykisk utviklingshemming, tilsvarende 0,45% av befolkningen. Fra år 2000 til 2014 har antallet personer med tvangsvedtak økt fra henholdsvis 178 til 1289. Dette tilsvarer en stor andel mennesker som har fått fattet vedtak som griper inn i deres selvbestemmelsesrett. I en skyggerapport fra Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet til FNs komité ... -
Bruk av ulovlig eller utilbørlig ervervet bevis i straffesaker
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-12-15)Tema for avhandlingen er bruk av ulovlig eller utilbørlig ervervede bevis. Problemstillingene som reises er når bevis anses som ulovlig eller utilbørlig ervervet, hvorvidt et slikt bevis må avskjæres, samt hvilke bevis som omfattes av et eventuelt bevisforbud. -
Bør landbruksunntaket i tomtefesteforskriften § 4 avskaffes?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-03)Temaet for oppgaven er om landbruksunntaket i tomtefeste bør avskaffes. Landbruksunntaket er lovfestet i tomtefesteloven § 34 tredje ledd, jf. tomtefesteforskriften § 4. Utgangspunktet etter tomtefesteloven § 32 er at fester har rett til å innløse festetomten. Virkningen av at landbruksunntaket kommer til anvendelse er bortfester kan møte krav om innløsning med tilbud om forlengelse av festeavtalen. ... -
The Caspian Sea: legal challenges of delimitation between littoral states
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-09-04)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 ... -
Challenges for icebreaker assistance for ships: Exercising navigational rights under the LOSC
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-09-14)Icebreaker assistance plays an integral part in Arctic navigation. Without icebreakers providing these essential services navigation would be unfeasible. This thesis addresses the challenges posed by the regime of icebreaker assistance within the Law of the Sea Convention. This thesis has been structured into 5 chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the topic as well as the research questions that are to ... -
China’s Recent Maritime Legislation. A Study of Consistency with the International Law of the Sea and the Political Context
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-09-01)No abstract available. -
Classification of Seafloor Highs according to UNCLOS article 76. How the practice of the CLCS on seafloor highs relates to UNCLOS article 76 interpreted in accordance with articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-03)When a coastal State wishes to establish the outer limits of its continental shelf, it is required to do so based on a recommendation by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The Commission consist of experts in the fields of geology, geophysics and hydrography, but the definition of the continental shelf is a legal concept constructed for the purpose of the Law of the Sea. There ... -
Climate Change Adaptation as Developing Legal Obligations Applicable to the Interpretation of the Law of the Sea Convention
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-08-31)Climate change's adverse environmental and societal consequences present a significant challenge for global governance frameworks, including for the law of the sea. Considering the inevitability of these impacts, adaptation of human and ecological systems is increasingly important, contributing to a developing climate change adaptation regime under international climate change law. The law of the ... -
Climate Change Litigation Before the European Court of Human Rights: What Hurdles and Legal Avenues?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-28)This thesis aims at exploring in details the four climate cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in light of the Court’s precedent environmental case law. As those four cases are the first one of this type, many legal questions arise. More specifically, the thesis will first explore the way these climate-based lawsuits compare with case law developed by the Court on the ... -
Coastal State Intervention in Salvage Operations: Obligations and Liability Toward the Salvor
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-08-28)A study of coastal state intervention in salvage operations, the liability and compensation of salvors, places of refuge in relation to salvors, and the propsal for a new environmental salvage award. -
Comparative Study of Mineral Resource Management and Environmental Protection in the Area and Antarctica
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-25)In this thesis, I shall compare the different regimes regulating mineral resource management and environmental protection in the Area and Antarctica, and how these two regimes affect the rights and obligations of developing States. In order to do this, I shall make use of a doctrinal legal research approach to describe each regime, and shall additionally make use of elements from comparative ... -
Concept of Undertakings
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-10-31)The major criticism upon current jurisprudence on the concept of undertakings has been that the judgments and decisions in this area are majorly fact specific. The Courts have not yet set out clearly defined requirement for the definition of undertakings. As the concept allows for the application of competition law, a development towards more simple requirements is desirable – making competition law ... -
Condictio indebiti
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)Avhandlingen behandler de ulovfestede reglene om condictio indebiti. Reglene kan benyttes som rettslig grunnlag for et tilbakesøkingskrav dersom en betaler har prestert en ytelsen han helt eller delvis ikke var forpliktet til å prestere. Avhandlingen gir en helhetlige fremstilling av temaet, med utgangspunkt i tre hovedproblemstillinger: (1) Hva som er de nærmere forutsetninger for anvendelsen av ... -
Confronting the "International Pariahs" of the Oceans. The United States´ Drug Enforcement on the High Seas and Evolving Legal Views on the Phenomenon of Stateless Vessels.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-08-27)This thesis discusses the jurisdictional issues arising from stateless vessels sailing on the High Seas, analyzing these from the perspective of international law, particularly the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The thesis then looks at the law and practice of the United States when it comes to asserting jurisdiction over stateless vessels found to be trafficking drugs on the High Seas, and ... -
Conservation issues in coastal waters : state sovereignty, indigenous peoples and international obligations
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-09-01)The small master thesis is dedicated to the problem of coastal states’ jurisdiction over their marine biological resources, the challenge of ratio between states’ sovereignty and international obligations on conservation management and human rights (collective indigenous peoples’ rights to fishery) and a sustainable use of marine living resources. The basic reason for the conservation policy is the ... -
Considering the significance of historic and traditional fishing rights in today’s law of the sea, illustrated with the post-Brexit fisheries legal regime.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-09-14)The starting point for this master thesis is the question of the role that tradition plays in fishing and how it can be translated into general international law. Fisheries activities have been carried out throughout history, however on a smaller and less industrial scale than nowadays. The issue of fishing practices is parallel to the extension of coastal States’ sovereignty and jurisdiction over ... -
Continental shelf delimitation in areas beyond 200nm: The relationship between the CLCS, its recommendations and international Courts and Tribunals.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-09-05)This thesis sets out to analyse available case law on the delimitation of the continental shelf beyond 200 nm for the purpose of clarifying the relationship between the Commission, its recommendations and international courts and tribunals. In Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean (Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire) in 2017, the Special ... -
The Continental Shelf of Svalbard: Its Legal Status and the Legal Implications of the Application of the Svalbard Treaty Regarding Exploitation of Non-Living Resources
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-09-02)The legal status of Svalbard and its competence to generate maritime zones has long been disputed. Article 1 of the Svalbard Treaty grants Norway sovereignty over the Archipelago and its territorial waters and Norway holds that the Archipelago constitutes a part of the natural prolongation of the mainland continental shelf and that the continental shelf therefore is subject to Norwegian legislation. ... -
Convenient ship breaking: Shortcomings of environmental obligations of EU ship owners and possible solutions
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-09-14)This thesis talks about the situation regarding ship breaking of vessels owned by EU owners. It assesses the current framework and its shortcomings, before offering possible solutions. It especially analyzes the most important instruments such as the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention, which is not yet in force, besides EU legislation such as the EU Ship Recycling Regulation. The possibilities ... -
Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Global Value Chains: An assessment of how the proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence can affect the environmental responsibility of multinational companies
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-30)Multinational enterprises are governed by international frameworks such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The failure of multinational enterprises to comply with these voluntary guidelines has led to negative environmental impacts. Against this background, the European Commission has proposed an EU Directive ...
