The history of the law of the sea is part and parcel of a wider vision for the law of nation’s connection with globalization.

The inter-connectedness of marine ecosystems has been repeatedly acknowledged in the relevant literature as well as in policy briefs. Against this backdrop, this article aims at further reflecting on the question of to what extent the law of the sea takes account of or disregards ocean connectivity. In order to address this question, this article starts by providing a brief overview of the notion ...

This study focuses on the practice of the Baltic Sea coastal states and Japan in voluntarily limiting the outer extent of their territorial sea in straits. The reasons for the establishment of narrow exclusive economic zone (EEZ) corridors in straits are mostly related to security considerations. This article examines the consequences of such state practice for navigational regimes and for the ...

Mekling er et godt verktøy i barnefordelingssaker for å oppnå konfliktreduksjon mellom foreldre og robuste avtaler. Likevel kan mekling også lede til forlikspress, avtaler som ikke er i tråd med hensynet til barnets beste og saker som kan karakteriseres som "gjengangere". I denne artikkelen forsøker jeg analysere hvorfor mekling i følge undersøkelser ikke fungerer like godt i alle barnefordelingssaker ...

The ecosystem approach has been part of international environmental law since the 90s. Since then, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity has called upon nation states to implement the approach locally, nationally, and regionally. How has the ecosystem approach been implemented nationally? This blog post suggests and sketches a theoretical perspective, criteria, and methods ...

Through a normative lens, this article investigates integrated ocean management and the multiple concepts that it involves. Although international law provides legal authority to coastal states to manage their ocean area entitlements, no single legally binding norm specific to integrated ocean management exists. Nevertheless, by combining different internationally recognized sources, this article ...

Climate change is affecting indigenous peoples and their rights. However, indigenous peoples themselves are at the forefront of climate action, having protected nature for millennia, and now becoming increasingly aware of the active role they can play in the formulating and implementing processes of the international legal climate-change agenda.2 <p> <p>This chapter explores to what extent existing ...

This blog post summarizes the main findings of the Conference. The post is structured following the order of the three sessions of the Conference. Finally, the post offers overall concluding remarks

<p>The regulation of foreign navigation in the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has been dominated by the rules of international law applicable to merchant ships only. Neither the domestic set of rules of navigation on the NSR, based on Article 234 of UNCLOS nor the Polar Code applies to State-owned vessels. While the application of Article 234 has so far let Russia evade discussion on the navigational ...

"[...] I likhet med Sametinget har også Domstolkommisjonen satt fokus på samenes situasjon i domstolene (i NOU 2019: 17 og NOU 2020: 11) og etterlyst innsikt og kunnskap hos dommere og den enkelte domstol på samerettens område. Det gjenstår å se hvordan domstolene – og særlig vår høyeste rett – vil besvare bestillingene fra Sametinget og Domstolkommisjonen."