Ole Kristian Fauchald

Research Professor

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okfauchald@fni.no

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My main research interests include international, national and regional environmental law and policy, with a particular focus on biological diversity, ecosystem based management and environmental impact assessment. My research also covers international trade law (WTO), international investment law, general issues of public international law, European Community law, and human rights.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

Academic background

Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (2007)
Dr. juris, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, on the dissertation “Environmental taxes and trade discrimination” (1997)
Cand.jur., Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1991)

Professional experience

Part-time research professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (since 2010)
Professor/associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (since 2002)
Coordinator, PluriCourts - Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order (2013-2023)
Guest professor at United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica (2018-19)
Guest researcher at Peking University (2006-07)
Advisor to the Norwegian Ministry for the Environment (1997-2001)

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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

International Environmental Governance and Protected Areas

Ole Kristian Fauchald

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, published online 24.05.2021, 35 p. DOI: 10.1093/yiel/yvaa078
Klima, vindkraft og miljø: Hvordan balansere motstridende hensyn i lovverket? ('Climate, wind power and the environment: How do we balance conflicting considerations in the legislation?')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

In Hans Christian Bugge (ed), Klimarett. Internasjonal, europeisk og norsk klimarett mot 2030. Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 2021.
Miljøprinsipper og strategiske beslutninger – reform av norsk lakseoppdrett ('Environmental principles and strategic decisions - reform of Norwegian salmon breeding')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

Tidsskrift for rettsvitenskap, Vol 154, Nos 2-3, 2020, pp. 264-305. In Norwegian.
Har § 112 selvstendig betydning for vern av villaksen? ('Does the Norwegian Constitution's § 112 have Independent Meaning for the Protection of Wild Salmon?')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

In O.K. Fauchald and E. Smith (eds), Mellom jus og politikk. Grunnlovens § 112. Oslo, Fagbokforlaget, 2019, pp. 227-252. In Norwegian.
Securing Crop Genetic Diversity: Reconciling EU Seed Legislation and Biodiversity Treaties

Christian Prip and Ole Kristian Fauchald

Review of European Community & International Environmental Law, Vol 25, No 3, 2016, pp. 363-377.

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Er norsk skoglovgivning utdatert? (Is Norwegian forest legislation outdated?)

Ole Kristian Fauchald

Norsk Skogbruk, 10/2022. In Norwegian.
Behov for reform av norsk skoglovgivning (Norwegian forest legislation is in need of reform)

Ole Kristian Fauchald, Ketil Skogen, Erik Framstad

Forskersonen, October 11, 2022. In Norwegian.
Nasjonalparker under press – handlekraftige styrer trengs (National parks under pressure - active governments are needed)

Aase Kristine Aasen Lundberg, Vegard Gundersen, Ole Kristian Fauchald, Odd Inge Vistad

Kommunal rapport, 18 May 2021. In Norwegian.
Evaluering av forvaltningsordningen for nasjonalparker og andre store verneområder ('Evaluation of the Management System for National Parks and other Large Conservation Areas')

Aase Kristine Aasen Lundberg, Vegard Gundersen, Ole Kristian Fauchald, Odd Inge Vistad, Gunn Elin Fedreheim, Kjersti Granås Bardal and Arild Gjertsen

Nordlandsforskning, NF rapport 1/2021. In Norwegian.
Unntak fra plikten til å utføre miljøkonsekvensutredning i lys av EØS-retten ('Exception from the Duty to Carry Out Environmental Impact Assessment in Light of EEA Legislation')

Ole Kristian Fauchald og Sigrid Eskeland Schütz

FNI Report 3/2020. Lysaker, FNI, 2020, 66 p. In Norwegian

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IN MEDIA

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For gammelskogsartene har flatehogst og nedbygging samme negative effekt (For old-growth forest, clear-cutting is as bad as degradation)
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