General issues of public international law, with a particular focus on law of the sea and international institutional law. Geographic focus on the Polar Regions, especially Norway’s maritime areas. Current substantive research foci include the role of courts and tribunals in the law of the sea, the establishment of maritime limits and boundaries, the role of expert regimes in international law and the Svalbard Treaty.
Academic background
- Full professor competence (2020)
- PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (2013)
- Cand. jur, University of Oslo (2005)
Professional experience
- Professor of Law, University of South-Eastern Norway (since 2020)
- Associate Professor of Law, University of South-Eastern Norway (2019-2020)
- Associate Member of the International Law Association's International Committee on 'Baselines under the International Law of the Sea', Norwegian branch representative (2012-2018).
- Guest Researcher, Faculty of Law, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo (2011).
- Research Assistant, Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow and Research Professor, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (since 2004).
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Chapter 1 In Nele Matz-Lück, Øystein Jensen and Elise Johansen (eds), The Law of the Sea: Normative Context and Interactions with other Legal Regimes. Routledge, 2022, 13 p.
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The Polar Journal, published online 07.04.2022. DOI: 10.1080/2154896X.2022.2062557
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In Øystein Jensen (ed), The Development of the Law of the Sea Convention: The Role of International Courts and Tribunals. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, pp. 262-267.
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In Øystein Jensen (ed), The Development of the Law of the Sea Convention: The Role of International Courts and Tribunals. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, pp. 1-13.
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Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, 2020, pp. 82-107
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Forskning.no, January 31, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Dagens Næringsliv, Januar 24, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Norges suverenitet på Svalbard er ikke omstridt (Norway's sovereignty over Svalbard is not disputed)
Aftenposten, January 24, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Store norske leksikon, January 26, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Forskning.no, March 12, 2022. In Norwegian.
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
IN MEDIA
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‘A ginormous can of worms’: How a fight over snow crabs could lead to a win for oil drilling access
CNN, January 27, 2023.
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Avgjørende rettssak om snøkrabbe i Høyesterett (Trial tests Norway's control of Svalbard resources)
Dagsnytt 18, NRK (TV/radio), January 25, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Rettsak om Svalbardtraktatens omfang (Court case on the scope of the Svalbard Treaty)
NRK Nyhetsmorgen (TV/radio) , Januar 25, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Svært viktig rettssak for Norge – risikerer å måtte dele store verdier(Very important court case for Norway - risks having to share large assets)
NRK, January 24, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Norway's Supreme Court to hear Arctic snow crab case affecting oil, minerals
Daily Mail/Reuters, January 24, 2023.