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Øystein Jensen

Øystein JensenPosition at FNI: Research Fellow

Academic background
Cand. jur, University of Oslo, 2005.

Professional experience
   Guest Researcher, Faculty of Law, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo (February-May 2011).
   Doctoral studies, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
   Teaching private law, legal methodology and public international law at the University of Oslo.
   Research Assistant, The Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
   Examiner and Academic Supervisor, Faculties of Law at the Universities of Bergen, Oslo and Tromsø.

Main research interests
International law; Law of the Sea; International environmental law; Maritime transport and marine pollution issues; Arctic and Antarctic law.


Major publications

Jensen, Øystein, 'Law of the Sea: Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment'. In Steinar Andresen, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Environmental Agreements: An Introduction. London/New York, Routledge, 2012, pp. 69-83.

Jensen, Leif Christian, Øystein Jensen and Svein Vigeland Rottem, 'Norwegian Foreign Policy in the High North: Energy, International Law and Security'. Atlantisch Perspectief, Vol 35, No 3, 2011, pp. 15-19.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Current Legal Developments, The Barents Sea: Treaty between Norway and the Russian Federation concerning Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean'. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol 26, No 1, 2011, pp. 151-168.

Moe, Arild and Øystein Jensen, Opening of New Arctic Shipping Routes. Standard Briefing. Brussels, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, European Parliament, 2010, 16p.

Jensen, Øystein, Norway's Outer Continental Shelf Limits in the Arctic. Security Brief 4-2010. Oslo, The Norwegian Atlantic Committe, 4 p.

Jensen, Øystein and Svein Vigeland Rottem, International Law and Security Policy Perspectives in Norway's Northern Sea Areas. Security Brief 3-2010. Oslo, The Norwegian Atlantic Committe, 4 p.

Jensen, Leif Christian, Øystein Jensen and Svein Vigeland Rottem, 'Sitting on Top of the World: The Arctic Seen through Norwegian Lenses'. In Viviane du Castel (ed), Le Grand Nord: Un nouvel enjeu trés courtisé. L'exemple de la mer de Barents, Norvége. Paris, L'Harmattan, 2010, pp. 19-30.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Towards Setting the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf in the Arctic: On the Norwegian Submission and Recommendations of the Commission'. In Davor Vidas (ed), Law, Technology and Science for Oceans in Globalisation – IUU Fishing, Oil Pollution, Bioprospecting, Outer Continental Shelf. Leiden/Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, pp. 519-538.

Jensen, Øystein and Svein Vigeland Rottem. 'The Politics of Security and International Law in Norway's Arctic Waters'. Polar Record, Vol 46, 2010, pp. 75-83.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Kontinentalsokkelkrav i Polhavet: alminnelig havrett eller folkerett sui generis?' ('Continental Shelf Claims in the Arctic Ocean: International Law Sui Generis?'). Lov og Rett, Vol 48, No 7, 2009, pp. 406-424. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Kontinentalsokkelens avgrensning utenfor 200 nautiske mil: Norske og russiske perspektiver i de nordlige havområder' ('Continental Shelf Delimitation Beyond 200 Nautical Miles: Norwegian and Russian Perspectives in the High North'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 66, No 4, 2008, pp. 563-589. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Havrett – vern og bevaring av det marine miljø' ('The Law of the Sea – Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment'). In Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds): Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, pp. 89-102. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Arctic Shipping Guidelines: Towards a Legal Regime for Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection?'. Polar Record, Vol 44, No 2, 2008, pp. 107-114.

Jensen, Øystein, The IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Arctic Ice-Covered Waters: From Voluntary to Mandatory Tool for Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection? FNI Report 2/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 32 p.

Jensen, Øystein, Coastal State Jurisdiction and Vessel Source Pollution: The International Law of the Sea Framework for Norwegian Legislation. FNI report 3/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006. 47 p.

Commentary articles:

Jensen, Øystein, 'Kampen om Nordpolen' ('Continental Shelf Claims and the North Pole'), Aftenposten, 31.05.2011. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Grensesprengende - og uklart' ('Pathbreaking - and Unclear'), Dagens Næringsliv, 30.04.2010. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Norge er ikke blitt større' ('Norway Has Not Become Larger'), Aftenposten, 23 April 2009. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Har Norge grunn til bekymring?' ('Does Norway Have Reason to Worry about EU's New Arctic Foreign Policy Strategy?'). Nordlys, 12 December 2008. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Arktis og havets folkerett' ('The Arctic Ocean and the Law of the Sea'), Bergens Tidende, 9 June 2008. In Norwegian.
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 Contact details
   (+47) 67111915
   oyj (+@fni.no)


 Related focal points of research

   Marine affairs and Law of the Sea
   Polar and Russian politics


 Important ongoing projects

Norwegian Maritime Boundaries and the Rule of International Law

International Law for an Anthropocene Epoch? Shifting Perspectives in the Law of the Sea, Environmental Law and Genetic Resources Law


 Important past projects

Arctic Shipping Guidelines: From Voluntary to Mandatory Tool for Environmental Protection and Navigation Safety?

Bioprospecting in the Antarctic: Exploring Options for the Legal Framework


 Recent relevant FNI News

FNI Researchers Publish Comprehensive Analysis of International Environmental Agreements (05.12.2011)

International Law for an Anthropocene Epoch (10.06.2011)

- Delelinjeavtalen viktig for Norge og Arktis ('- Barents Sea Delimitation Agreement Important for Norway and the Arctic') In Norwegian (30.04.2010)

New FNI Book Examines Contemporary Challenges of Ocean Management (23.04.2010)

No "Armed Mad Dash for Resources" Foreseen in the Arctic (17.12.2009)

Norway's First Textbook on International Environmental Politics (23.10.2008)


 Recent media coverage

'- For mye å spare til å la være' (- To Much to Save to Refrain'), Petromaritim, 27.01.2011. In Norwegian.

'Utsetter bonanzaen i nord' ('Postpones Arctic Bonanza'), Mandag Morgen, 23.01.2011. In Norwegian.

'Norske forskere dømmer skibsfragt nord om Rusland ude' ('Norwegian Researchers Deem Maritime Transport North of Russia Unrealistic'), Ingeniøren, 03.01.2011. In Danish.

'Tvilende til arktiske sjøruter' ('Norwegian Russia Experts Doubts Commercialization of Arctic Searoutes), NTB, 29.12.2010. In Norwegian.

'Pessimism om arktisk vattenväg' ('Pessimism on Prospects of Arctic Searoute'), DN.se, 29.12.2010. In Swedish.

'Eksperter tror ikke på arktiske søruter' ('Experts Don't Believe in Arctic Sea Routes'), Børsen, 29.12.2010. In Danish.

'Har vært en verkebyll for Norge' ('Barents Sea Delimitation Issue Has Been a Aching Wound for Norway'), ABC Nyheter, 27.04.2010. In Norwegian.

'- Kvalmt av Stoltenberg' ('Environmentalists: - Nauseating by Stoltenberg'), ABC Nyheter, 27.04.2010. In Norwegian.

'Nå blir det ny oljekamp' ('There Will Be a Fresh Fight over Petroleum'), ABC Nyheter, 27.04.2010. In Norwegian.

'Derfor skåler de i champagne for delelinjen' ('Why Northern Norway Brings out the Champagne over Delimitation Agreement'), VG, 27.04.2010. In Norwegian.

'Research Report Foresees No 'Armed Mad Dash for Resources' in the Arctic', ScienceDaily, 04.01.2010.

'No Armed Conflict Over the Arctic', Softpedia, 04.01.2010.

'Ikke verdt å gå til krig om ressurser i Arktis' ('Not Worth It to Go to War over Arctic Resources'), VG, 02.01.2010. In Norwegian.

'Military dispute over Arctic resources unlikely', IceNews, 29 December 2009.

'V Arktike ne ozhidaetsya voyn za resursy' ('No armed fight for resources foreseen in the Arctic'), Ryba Kamchatskogo kraya, 18 December 2009. In Russian.

'Norwegian scientists: No armed fight for resources foreseen in the Arctic', BarentsObserver, 17 December 2009.

'Razgranicenja: Barentsovo more, duze od cetrdeset godina traje spor Osla i Moskve oko granica epikontinentalnog pojasa' ('Maritime Delimitation Dispute Between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea and Continental Shelf Boundaries'), Novi list, 25 February 2009. In Croatian.

'Law of the Sea Convention, the EU and the Arctic' (web radio), NRK Dagsnytt 18, 15 October 2008. In Norwegian.

'EU: – Dumskap å ikke bore i Arktis' ('EU: - Stupity not to Drill in the Arctic'), Adressavisen, 26 September 2008. In Norwegian.

'Vil holde skipene unna Nordøstpassasjen' ('WWF Wants to Keep Vessels away from the Northeast Passage'), Teknisk Ukeblad, 9 September 2008. In Norwegian.

'Til kamp mot vill vest-tilstander i Arktis' ('Fighting Wild West Conditions in the Arctic'), Dagsavisen, 28 May 2008. In Norwegian.

'On the rocks without ice: Shipping in the Arctic', Arctic Bulletin, No 2, May 2008, pp. 18-19.

'– Ikke noe polarkappløp' ('– No Polar Race'), Morgenbladet, 18 April 2008. In Norwegian.



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