Liability in a ship-to-ship collision subject to Norwegian law can only be imposed if the tortfeasor has exhibited fault. As strict liability in no circumstances can be applied, collision liability is subject to the ...

The advent of the Paris Agreement (PA) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has attracted opposing points of view. It was perceived by some as a substantial victory for the global climate, ...

Artikkelen omhandler forholdet mellom henholdsvis kjøperens og selgerens boligforsikring og boligselgerforsikringen når det foreligger en kjøpsrettslig mangel ved salg av bolig. Dette reiser flere problemstillinger: For ...

The paper makes an initial inquiry into the promising way of reforming IIL by the use of comparative and more advanced analogies from private law. According to its initial premise, the use of private law sources and analogies ...

The Nordic Marine Insurance Plan 2013 (NP) Version 2016 has been revised and published in a new Version 2019, which will apply from January 2019. An important part of the revision has been to the cover for intervention by ...

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been heralded as a vital tool in the global fight against climate change, with a crucial role in tackling CO2 emissions whilst ensuring energy security. Except where infrastructure is ...

The Brussels I Regulation is crucial for the effectiveness of EU competition law in the field of private enforcement because it provides a legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and ...

The Norwegian Maritime Code (MC)1 Chapter 13, on the carriage of general cargo, primarily regulates the relationship between the carrier and the cargo. There are also, however, important rules on the obligations – and ...

The focus of this article is on the regulatory relationship between the EU and the Arctic. Following a brief review of the recent Arctic policy documents from a shipping perspective, the following section assesses the ...

The topic for this article is the rules on duty to contract in the Norwegian Insurance Contract Act 1989/69 (ICA) § 3-10 and § 12-12.1 Duty to contract may be absolute or partial. Absolute duty to contract means that the ...

Artikkelen omhandler spørsmålet om forsikringsselskapenes kontraheringsplikt etter fal. § 3-10 og § 12-12. Bestemmelsene kom inn i fal. ved en lovendring i 2008 i forbindelse med at selskapene i stadig større grad avslo ...

Den sovjetiska oljetankern Tsesis grundstötning i Stockholms skärgård för drygt 40 år sedan är fortsättningsvis intressant av flera olika anledningar. För det första är det få olyckor som är så starkt associerade till ett ...

In 2016, the Norwegian Supreme Court decided that the law applicable to a seaman’s employment contract is the law of the flag of the vessel on which he served – HR-2016-1251-A. At this stage it is sufficient to state the ...

This article examines the use of the prosumer concept in European energy law. The prosumer is a participant in the energy system who both produces and consumes energy. While academic interest in the prosumer in an energy ...

Following the severe downturn in the offshore market, almost all shipowners with foreign vessels time chartered to PETROBRAS in Brazil were hit unexpectedly by offhire and early termination notices without compensation by ...

This article presents the natural damage insurance scheme that was established in Norway in 1979. Together with the state-financed compensation scheme for natural damage, the insurance scheme forms the central part of the ...

This article gives an overview of a pending claim before the Norwegian claims that petroleum licences granted in the Barents Sea are invalid due to not taking sufficient account of climate consequences. The legal basis of ...

A decarbonization of the energy sector calls for large new investments in renewable energy production, and several countries stimulate renewable energy production through economic instruments, such as feed-in premiums or ...

Lokal sedvanerett påberopes ikke så sjelden i tingsrettslig sammenheng, især vedrørende ferdsel, beite, jakt og fiske – og i de fleste tilfeller som alternativ til hevd, alders tids bruk eller festnede rettsforhold. I ...

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Extradition agreements between Member States and third States fall within the competence of Member States, but the ruling in Aleksei Petruhhin (Court of Justice, judgment of 6 September 2016, case C-182/15 [GC]) shows that ...

Naturskadeforsikringsloven er, med virkning fra 1. januar 2018, nå endret slik at en eier av bolig- eller fritidshus som får huset skadet i en naturulykke, også får rett til erstatning for tomten der det ikke gis tillatelse ...

I kontraktsrettslig argumentasjon henvises det ofte til begreper som alminnelige kontraktsrettslige eller obligasjonsrettslige prinsipper, alminnelige kontraktsregler, fundamentale kontraktsgrunnsetninger, eller lignende. ...

This is the author-produced PDF of an article, accepted for publication in Journal of International Maritime Law, following peer review. The Version of Record "Unmanned ships and the international regulatory framework", ...

Corrupt public officials in certain ports are known to sometimes make demands for payments in order for ships or cargo to be processed. Such a demand results in a dilemma for the ship owner and charterer in that resisting ...

Artikkelen tar opp en prosessuell felle i tvisteloven som kan bli aktualisert i internasjonale sivilrettslige tvister. Innstilling av en sak i forliksrådet kan som ytterste konsekvens resultere i at en norsk part må ...

Plenumsavgjørelsen i Havnearbeiderdommen gjaldt konflikten mellom etableringsfriheten jf. EØS-avtalen artikkel 31 og registrerte havnearbeideres fortrinnsrett til å utføre havnearbeid (godshåndtering) jf. ILO-konvensjon ...

Recent developments, such as the OW Bunker litigation and the furore surrounding the Australian decision in the Sam Hawk, have made it particularly necessary to re-examine the tenuous relationships and terms which underpin ...

International rules on the safety of shipping have heavily relied on the commercial practices of the various actors and stakeholders in the business. In particular, States have depended on the role of classification societies ...

Salvage standard forms are not the only option to be chosen in emergency cases. Depending on circumstances, other types of contractual arrangement can be sought. Ascertainable or fixed priced agreements (lump sum, hourly ...

The legal dispute is whether there exists a legal obligation to update the ECDIS application software for vessels relying on ECDIS as the primary means of navigation. The following is a condensed exposé of the legal dispute: ...

his thesis gives a detailed definition of the off-hire clause1. This is done in the thesis by comparing the meaning of off-hire in different charter parties such as NYPE2, BIMCO3, Baltime4, Supplytime5 and Shelltime6. As ...

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the jurisdiction and applicable law over individual employment contracts at sea in Europe Union and Norway and provide guidance for seafarers on obtaining better protections. ...

The oil industry is no doubt facing challenges following the low crude price that since mid 2014 have affected the market. This has likely increased the need to monetize assets, vertically integrate businesses or seek other ...

Effektivt internasjonalt samarbeid kan fordre at Norge overfører lovgivende, utøvende eller dømmende myndighet til internasjonale organer – for eksempel til internasjonale handelsdomstoler eller til EUs forvaltningsbyråer. ...

I 2015 fremla regjeringen et utkast til norsk modellavtale for bilaterale investeringstraktater med voldgiftsklausul. Et viktig siktemål bak arbeidet med modellavtalen er at Norges løsning også skal kunne danne basis for ...

A comparative study of the evolution of liability through the main international conventions and market practice