Sea-based launches of satellites provide advantages for the space sector, such as flexibility ofthe launching location, but may also pose security and environmental concerns for states in theproximity of launches. States ...

In time charterparties, owners let their vessel together with its crew members at the dis- posal of charterers in return for hire. For the purpose of protecting ship owners’ interests from possible losses or damages that ...

The topic of this chapter is the outlining of the challenges arising in relation to the hull insurance of autonomous ships under Nordic law. Nordic hull insurance is regulated by the Nordic Marine Insurance Plan (NP).

Artikkelen omhandler i hvilken utstrekning det etter norsk rett kan etableres et ulovfestet objektivt produktansvar for skader voldt på ting brukt i næringsforhold. Artikkelen drøfter betydningen av produktansvarsloven for ...

In the scholarly debate about the relationship between the European Court of Human Rights and the CJEU, the potential impact of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) is often overlooked. Unless the European ...

Artikkelen drøfter Høyesteretts nylige bidrag til håndteringen av et av de klassiske tvistespørsmål i entreprisejusen: entreprenørens krav på tilleggsbetaling for tapt produktivitet som følge av forhold byggherren har ...

At tiltalte og vitner forklarer seg ansikt til ansikt med dommerne, er hovedregelen i norsk straffeprosess. Direkte bevisførsel gir tilgang på et utvidet informasjonsgrunnlag hvor ikke bare hva som sies, men måten det sies ...

Rekonstruksjonsloven ble 7. mai 2020 vedtatt som en midlertidig lov, et hastetiltak for å forebygge «unødige» konkurser som følge av covid-19. Artikkelen diskuterer i hvilken utstrekning loven kan benyttes til å gjøre ...

Artikkelen analyserer utkast til regler om ansvar, regress og forsikring i forslag til ny lov om aktivitet i verdensrommet med utgangspunkt i mandatet fra departementet, og setter reglene i et noe bredere perspektiv enn ...

In light of the regional tensions and instability arisen in connection with the unsettled seabed delimitation of the Caspian Sea, the thesis discusses and analyzes agreements of the coastal States and international law in ...

Artikkelen illustrerer at det finnes rettslige spørsmål tilknyttet tredjepartssituasjoner som befinner seg i en gråsone mellom tingsrett, erstatningsrett og kontraktsrett. Problemstillingene i denne gråsonen løses forskjellig ...

Artikkelen behandler ansvarsbegrensningen i totalentreprisestandarden NS 8407 punkt 42.3.2 og betydningen av den for forsikringsselskapets regressrett. Ifølge ansvarsbegrensningen blir ikke totalentreprenøren ansvarlig for ...

A fundamental feature of international investment law is that it only applies to foreign investment. This has historical reasons and is connected to deep-rooted principles of international law. It has also been a historical ...

In light of the environmental threats facing the Arctic, this thesis discusses and assesses the current regulatory framework of the Arctic in regards to vessel-source pollutants. It identifies legal shortcomings, such as ...

Research questions: I: Which are the new shipowner’s liability challenges arising out of autonomous and remote-controlled vessels? II: Are these new issues covered under P&I Insurance? Particularly, under the statutes of ...

During the last three decades, the European Union has worked on creating a pan-European internal market for electricity, aiming to establish an ‘Energy Union’ of unrestricted cross-border electricity trade. Under the ‘Clean ...

Artikkelen omhandler beskrivelsen av forsikringsproduktet i en del skadeforsikringsbransjer i lys av nyere nemndspraksis. Hensikten er å vise betydningen av nemndspraksis ved tolkningen av vilkårene og samspillet mellom ...

Artikkelen tar opp regress i skadeforsikring og omhandler forskjellige typer av krav om tilbakebetaling eller regress fra et forsikringsselskap ved forsikring mot tingskade, formueskade, erstatningsansvar eller kostnader. ...

Artikkelen gir en kort gjennomgang av hvordan prinsippet om fri bevismuntlighet historisk utviklet seg i Norge, Frankrike og Tyskland. Forbindelsene mellom avskaffelsen av tortur, framveksten av menneskerettigheter og ...

The impact of renewables on the energy markets–falling wholesale electricity prices and lower investment stability–are apparently creating a shortage of energy project financing, which in future could lead to power supply ...

The Arctic is a complex geographical area to govern sustainably due to strong geopolitical and socio-economic interests, high ecological vulnerability and importance, and significant legal and institutional fragmentation. ...

Fast eiendom er ikke så sjelden overført – mot eller uten vederlag – for et bestemt formål. Hva skjer med eiendommen når formålet faller bort? Noen eksempler: veigrunn, tomt til skole, foreningshytte eller grendehus.

In its judgment of 13 February 2019 in the case of Tomanović et. al. v. the European Union et. al., the English High Court of Justice dismissed several claims based on human rights violations by EULEX Kosovo. Although the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...