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Ole Kristian Fauchald

Research Professor

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Main research interests include international environmental law, with a particular focus on biological diversity, international trade law (WTO), international investment law, Norwegian environmental 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, (1997)
Cand.jur., Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1991)

Professional experience

Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, (since 2007, and currently).
Advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment.
Consultant to and member of various committees, in particular the committee preparing new biodiversity legislation in Norway.
Co-editor in chief, Yearbook of International Environmental Law (since 2003).
Founder and leader of the Research Group on Internationalization of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
Responsible for the Treaty Database at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.

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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

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.
Property and Environmental Protection in Norway

Ole Kristian Fauchald

In Gerd Winter (ed), Environmental and Property Protection in Europe. A Comparative Overview. Europa Law Publishing, 2016, pp. 234-245

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

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
Statlig planvedtak i vindkraftsaker og etterfølgende endringer av konsesjonen ('Central government land-use plan decisions and subsequent changes to wind power licences ')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

Report submitted to Motvind Sørvest 15.10.2020, 18 p. In Norwegian.
Adgangen til og prosedyrer for a fatte statlig planvedtak i vindkraftsaker ('Conditions and procedures for decisions to provide wind power licences effect of central government land-use plans')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

Report submitted to Aksjonsgruppa mot vindkraftutbygging på Faurefjell 18.07.2020, 18 p. In Norwegian.
Konsesjonsprosessen for vindkraftutbygginger – juridiske rammer ('Concession Processes for Wind Power Developments in Norway – an Analysis of the Legal Framework')

Ole Kristian Fauchald

FNI Report 1/2018. Lysaker, FNI, 2018, 49 p.

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IN MEDIA

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