Law and science are both crucial for effective and legitimate decision-making in the Arctic. Yet their interaction is not always successful. This contribution discusses the various ways in which the law of the sea interacts with science in the geographical context of the Arctic, by looking at the references to science in the text of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea; the influence ...

How unmanned aerial vehicles challenge the regime of marine scientific research under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea – and how they nevertheless may be accommodated

The purpose of this thesis is to present an insight in Norway’s and Belgium’s (renewable) energy policy choices through the evaluation of their development of offshore wind farms. This discussion will look how these two differing states are trying to meet the renewable energy targets at national and EU-level through the development of offshore wind farms, how they have made offshore wind power policy ...

January 1, 2017 the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code) will enter into force. The Polar Code is the result of enduring efforts by the international community, and is characterized as a “historic milestone” in the work of the IMO to establish a unified system for polar navigation. The purpose of this paper is to submit an assessment of the Polar Code in the context ...

The thesis discusses the legal challenges with the use of two different types of armed teams for on board ship protection against piracy. These include vessel protection detachments (VPDs) and private maritime security company guards (PMSC guards). The thesis is split into three sections beginning with a section on the past for the solutions originally envisioned by the LOSC to repress piracy. In ...

This paper explores the legal framework brought forward by the Equitable and Reasonable Utilization Principle (ERUP) over transboundary waters and questions its relevance to the establishment of agreements between riparian States that are resilient to climate change and its related upcoming challenges. By investigating major legal texts in international water law, this thesis describes the content ...

The thesis examines the legal obligations of states pursuing new and exploratory fisheries on the high seas. The lack of scientific data on new fisheries makes the targeted stock and its ecosystem vulnerable to a unstustainable fishing practice. A special focus is therefore given in the thesis to examine what legal requirements states have to consider the scientific uncertainty before deciding to ...

The topic for the thesis is the legal protection of people displaced due to the adverse effects of human induced climate change. The thesis aims to determine to what extent current international law offers protection to Climate Change Refugees through a legal analysis of the international law governing refugees. Thereafter, evaluating the ways in which the protection of Climate Change Refugees can ...

The Strait of Hormuz has great significance for the world economy as an oil chokepoint. Yet in recent years, international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has been repeatedly hampered and subject to discriminatory navigational restrictions and attacks. Such measures have been mostly aimed at oil tankers. This article examines the maritime incidents that occurred in the Strait of Hormuz ...

Det strafferettslige legalitetsprinsippet inneholder flere ulike aspekter. Et praktisk viktig aspekt er analogiforbudet, nærmere bestemt de grenser som gjelder for utvidende tolkning av straffebud. Ved nærmere øyesyn ser man at rekkevidden av analogiforbudet har variert over tid. Et skille kan identifiseres i 2009 ved de omtalte Derivat-avgjørelsene. Problemstillingen avhandlingen behandler er ...