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.
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)
PROJECTS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Yearbook of International Environmental Law, published online 24.05.2021, 35 p. DOI: 10.1093/yiel/yvaa078
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In Hans Christian Bugge (ed), Klimarett. Internasjonal, europeisk og norsk klimarett mot 2030. Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 2021.
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Tidsskrift for rettsvitenskap, Vol 154, Nos 2-3, 2020, pp. 264-305. In Norwegian.
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In O.K. Fauchald and E. Smith (eds), Mellom jus og politikk. Grunnlovens § 112. Oslo, Fagbokforlaget, 2019, pp. 227-252. In Norwegian.
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Review of European Community & International Environmental Law, Vol 25, No 3, 2016, pp. 363-377.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Norsk Skogbruk, 10/2022. In Norwegian.
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Forskersonen, October 11, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Kommunal rapport, 18 May 2021. In Norwegian.
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Nordlandsforskning, NF rapport 1/2021. In Norwegian.
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FNI Report 3/2020. Lysaker, FNI, 2020, 66 p. In Norwegian
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
NEWS
- Vant anbud på faglig bistand til Klimautvalget 2050
- I strid med Stortingets intensjon: Miljøreform vasker oppdrettsnæringen grønn
- FNI hits the jackpot in research funding bid
- Sustainable salmon farming? A closer look at Norway's aquaculture industry
- Expanding aquaculture at the expense of wild salmon?
IN MEDIA
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Norge eksporterer farlig oljeavfall til Danmark: – Ulovlig, mener jusprofessor (Norway exports dangerous oil waste to Denmark: 'Illegal', says law professor)
NRK, January 12, 2023. In Norwegian.
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For gammelskogsartene har flatehogst og nedbygging samme negative effekt (For old-growth forest, clear-cutting is as bad as degradation)
Forskersonen.no, October 18, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Norsk skogbruk er et av verdens mest bærekraftige (Norwegian forestry among the world's most sustainable)
Forskersonen.no, September 24, 2022. In Norwegian
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Regnskogavtale med Indonesia har klausuler om hemmelighold (Rainforest agreement with Indonesia has non-disclosure clauses)
Transit magasin, September 21, 2022. In Norwegian. English version - Development today (subscribers only).
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Jussprofessor mener flatehogst er en stor trussel mot artsmangfoldet (Law professor believes clear-cut logging is a major threat to species diversity)
Bondebladet, September 20, 2022. In Norwegian.