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 ...

Scholars have examined the role of ‘teachings’ (or ‘literature’, ‘doctrine’ or ‘scholarship’) in various international courts and tribunals, but never the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). This article analyses the general weight ITLOS judges assign to teachings, how the judges distinguish between more and less significant teachings, and how and why different judges use teachings ...

One of the “2011 package” issues brought to light through the BBNJ negotiation is the question of benefit sharing. In that context, this thesis aims to consider which measures are necessary to ensure fair and equal access and utilization of the benefits derived from MGR activities in ABNJ. The research will examine the previous negotiations to identify the range of potential measures that ...

Graphic novels have been previously recognized by scholarly research as a valuable conceptual lens for thinking critically about law. Asserting the need for a deeper engagement with the material foundations, ontological beliefs and epistemological grids that lie under the development of international law of the sea, this article delves into the imaginary oceanic universe of Hugo Pratt’s classic ...

Although exclusive common pool resource management regimes have locally been applied since time immemorial in many coastal and fjord areas, in the legal conceptualization of space, the oceans and their living resources were traditionally treated as a “global commons.” The idea of restricting access to coastal oceanic resources and delegating their governance to state instruments has become increasingly ...

Det finnes et «hjemmel-tomt» rom som hindrer ambulansepersonell i å utøve jobben forsvarlig og trygt, og som fører til unødvendig bruk av politibistand. At ambulansepersonell mangler hjemmel til å bruke tvang, kan sette pasienters liv og helse i fare.

The global demand for aquaculture products is rising, driven by declining wild fisheries, food security, and blue economy policies and initiatives, suggesting that aquaculture is significant for a sustainable future, despite its negative environmental impacts. Here we investigate the role of law in accelerating the transition towards sustainable aquaculture activities. We use the EU taxonomy for ...

Avhandlingen tar for seg de nye reglene for skyldevne i Straffeloven § 20 sett i et historiske perspektiv.

Lakselus har lenge skapt store problemer for oppdrettsnæringen og for viltlevende anadrom laksefisk. Lakselus er en marin hoppekreps som livnærer seg på huden, slimet og blodet hos fisk i laksefamilien. Dersom mengden parasitter er for stor, vil det kunne skape problemer for viltlevende laksefisk, da særlig for sjøørret og sjørøye som er mer knyttet til kyst og fjorder enn villaksen. Lakselusen er ...