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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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
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Report submitted to Motvind Sørvest 15.10.2020, 18 p. In Norwegian.
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Report submitted to Aksjonsgruppa mot vindkraftutbygging på Faurefjell 18.07.2020, 18 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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MDG: Krever innsyn i regjeringens oljetillatelser (Requires insight into the government's oil permits)
VG, May 7, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Professor: Langt flere oljevedtak kan være ulovlige ('More oil decisions may be illegal')
VG, April 29, 2022. In Norwegian.
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– Norge var i teten som miljøvernnasjon. Så kom den forferdelige nedturen ('Norway was at the forefront as an environmental nation. Then came the terrible downturn')
Morgenbladet, March 25, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Konsekvensutredning av klimasaker: - Ikke effektivt nok regelverk for å synliggjøre negative konsekvenser (Impact assessment of climate issues)
Juristen.no, 17 December 2021. In Norwegian.
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How Shadow Courts Threaten the Climate
Green European Journal, 6 September 2021.