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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This article investigates gender implications of judicial activism within the context of the 2011 revolution. Relying on analysis of a sample of judicial decisions in the field of divorce and child-rearing, I argue that ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
The article adopts a human rights perspective on the advent and proliferation of open access publishing models and policy goals, focusing primarily on the human right of everyone to benefit from progress in science and ...
‘A persistent assault on humanity’ - Combating Human Trafficking and Protecting Victims' Rights: A Critical Analysis of the Norwegian Context Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
While academic research on human rights today focuses primarily on the promotion of freedom of religion as something positive, the misuse of religious freedom of religion remains under-researched. The deployment of religion ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The research presented in this thesis examines the potentiality of artificial intelligence as an interrogator within a police interrogation to promote a non biased environment in an effort to mitigate the ongoing racial ...
Prejudice of Law Enforcement officials as a Challenge for the Protection of Rights of Bete-Israelis in Ethiopia The Case of Northern Shewa Zone Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
This chapter provides a critical assessment of the enforcement system of international humanitarian law (IHL), also referred to as the law of armed conflict (LOAC) or jus in bello. The notion of enforcement should be ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
This study provides the critical analysis of the practices of investigation of torture in police custody endorsed in the Russian domestic legal context. The analysis was made through the critical assessment of court cases ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Children born of war (CBOW) – children born of relationships between a local citizen and a foreign soldier, peacekeeping officer, child soldier, rebel, or a person part of the enemy military force – are entitled the same ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
This research explores cases of police brutality in Kenya during the election period. It explores cases of police brutality in post-police reform period from 2010-2018. The study is done qualitatively, through content ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The pressure for political transitions brought about by the Arab Spring in 2011 caused the descent of several countries in the region into civil war. Yemen is a prominent example, where internal turmoil turned into hostilities ...
The EU and the Regional Disembarkation Platform Policy: Effects on the fulfillment of the right to asylum and the principle of non-refoulement Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Urban Frontlines & Fault Lines: Reinforcing the Rule of Law and Rules of Engagement in Modern Armed Conflict Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
The Recognition of the Embera Katío indigenous community from El Alto Andágueda (Chocó - Colombia) concerning gold mining in their territory Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Security issues imbricate a wide range of fears and agendas in cities of the global North and South. Everyday life experiences in informal settlements reflect, however, not only residents’ urgent need for enhanced security ...
UK’s Externalisation of Protection to Refugees Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
This chapter analyses from a European perspective the complex relationship between international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) in the context of multinational military operations. In ...
Vigilante-state hand in hand: the case from India Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
orway is a country with one of the highest numbers of readmission agreements in Europe, concluded with a view to ‘combat’ irregular migration and to facilitate return procedures. Despite the widespread perception that such ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
A majority of the European Court of Human Rights workload constitutes manifestly ill-founded applications, however neither the European Convention on Human Rights nor the Rules of Court contain any additional information ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
The anthropocentric approach of mainstream law underlies how the relationship between humans and nature and the chasm between the two is understood in law and thought. This paper addresses two core questions. Firstly, it ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
The purpose of this paper is to find conditions for the successful feminist movement to create enough public awareness for legal reform from coercion-based law to consent-based law. As an empirical case, the Swedish movement ...
Between Blame, Innocence & Accountability Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
My thesis discusses the legal obligations that the United States federal government holds in regard to enforcing comprehensive sex education in educational institutions across the United States. This obligation is found ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The international community intervened in 1999 and submitted Kosovo to international supervision, justified in the name of human rights for the Kosovar population. However, two decades after intervention and more than a ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
A comparative case study of Norwegian-based Yara & U.S.-based Corteva’s food security public-private partnerships.
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
The expansion of renewable energy sources to enable a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions has intensified in many parts of the world. As in other areas of development, this has led to processes that require the use of ...
Refugee Legal Aid in Humanitarian Operations Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
The current rate of planetary destruction, which is grounded in an understanding of development as economic growth based on environmental exploitation, has catastrophic consequences for organized human existence. The African ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Strengthening the Right to Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Story from Indonesia Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Scholars have examined the political role of football for Qatari authorities, but what football means to citizens remains unexplored. This paper seeks to answer the question ‘what is Qatari football?’, through four parts: ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Since incarceration rates in most of the European countries remain to be relatively high, it has been an ongoing debate as to whether it is possible to achieve reduction in recidivism rates by proper rehabilitation of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
In the multi-nation society of China, disputes related to the beliefs and customs of indigenous communities in the process of the state’s natural resources management have been increasing because of sports activities, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
With the Norwegian Supreme Court’s 2020 People v. Arctic Oil decision, the prospects for halting oil and gas production and ensuring climate rights in Norway diminished significantly. This underscores the need to identify ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We assessed food insecurity, dietary diversity and the right to adequate food among households in communities in Eastern Uganda that were affected by major landslides in 2010 and 2018. A prospective cohort study was applied ...
Do remedies remediate?: An assessment of the effectiveness of Inter-American Court of Human Rights reparations through Pan-Amazonian case studies Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Burmese perspectives on a universal struggle: Exploring the freedom of expression in post-coup Myanmar Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
This chapter analyses the contribution of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to interpreting and developing rules and principles of international human rights law aimed at ensuring basic protection of individuals. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Internet can and has been used in harmful ways. For this reason, stakeholders have discussed how to strike a balance between the Freedom of Expression (FoE) of online users and the Human Rights (HRs) of vulnerable ...
A Collectivist Capability Approach to Indigenous Development: An initial Exploration Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis undertakes a theoretical analysis of a new account of the Capability Approach named Collectivist Capabilitarianism, which with its group-centred focus is one such approach worth exploring to start building on ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis is an examination of the theory of reciprocity as forwarded by David Rodin. His theory is a reply to Cécile Fabre’s arguments for a subsistence war. In particular, he criticises the interest theory of rights. ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
This chapter looks at the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the recognition of states. First, the chapter places in context the role of an important international adjudication mechanism as the Court in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This master’s thesis explores whether R2P, the responsibility to protect, can protect Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan. A special emphasis is put on the colonial border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Durand Line, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Free speech versus political correctness in the United States: Does the human rights system need to adapt to Generation Z? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Since 2013, there have been an increasing amount of conflicts on university campuses in the United States over freedom of speech. The debate whether free speech should be unrestricted is reaching a new boiling point. This ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis analyses and explores the proposals outlined in the Uluru Statement as a means of implementing the collective rights of First Nations peoples in Australia. It argues that the controversial Voice and Treaty ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
An estimated one billion people live with some form of disability globally. Yet, persons with disabilities continuously face discrimination, inequality and neglect as a result of barriers based on unawareness, ignorance ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Religious persecution is on the rise around the world, and in some regions, its severity reaches genocidal levels. Unfortunately, under the current system of protection, international action to prevent mass atrocities is ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis explores the role of the alternative learning arenas in Human Rights Education in Norway. Through mixed methods with findings from questionnaires and interviews from 14-15 years old that have participated at ...
Environmental Justice and Human Rights in the Private Conservation Area Chaparri in Lambayeque-Peru. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the nature and causes of the socio-environmental conflict taking place in the Private Conservation area Chaparri in Peru through the lenses of a customised Environmental Justice framework ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Globally, there is no binding legalisation promoting protection for 41,3 million people who are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). Protection for IDPs is extracted from Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE), also known as conversion therapy, is an umbrella term that comprises several different techniques and practices that aim to «help» people with «unwanted same-sex attraction». The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Colombian armed conflict has been perhaps the most protracted internal conflict in modern history. It began in the 1960s with the creation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Downward Spiral of Japan’s Treatment of Korean Comfort Women: Bringing the Issue to International Attention Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Lack of Victim Centered Approach on the “Comfort Women” Issue And Japan’s Denial of the War Crime Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Persistent Power of Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Spiral Theory has been used to explain the commitment and compliance of states to human rights, however, it has not been able to explain why large states with material power seem to be immune to human rights pressure. China ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The legal status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan: beyond decades of “generosity” and “hospitality” Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Through an empirical legal research approach, this thesis critically examines and analyzes the legal status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, in light of International Refugee Law, the applicable national legal framework in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Do surveillance shots and phantom drawings of the perpetrator in child abuse cases, images that are widely published in public media, contaminate the identifications made by young victims? This question was raised in the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is one of the major mitigation solutions within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aimed at incentivising developing countries ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
This paper aims to determine what the proper role of the judiciary should be in developing climate change policy. It does so in light of the sometimes contentious relationship between ‘activist’ or ‘progressive’ judges and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Vast majority of Roma people in Slovakia, the country’s biggest ethnic minority, live below the poverty line. Their unemployment rates are extremely high, education levels low, and aver-age life span much shorter than of ...
The right to academic freedom in China: a case study of how academic censorship affects Chinese students Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
In 2016, a peace agreement was signed between the Colombian government and the largest guerrilla in the country, ‘Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia’ (FARC). As a result, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace – SJP ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
The European Union (EU) enthusiastically funds the development of experimental artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for border control applications. However, the EU has received criticism for funding some of these ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Women’s varied experiences and contributions to peace and justice have been overlooked in Kosovo’s post-conflict justice process, which has been centred on masculine militarised perspectives. Through qualitative interviews ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
The term 'human rights defender' has no specific definition. It is a controversial term with many interpretations and conjectures. The current UN framework for its definition does not provide enough guidance on who is a ...
Measuring the significance of the “Fosen Judgement” and exploring FPIC as a prerequisite Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)