Due process of law toned down in international criminal courts
It can be easier to convict political leaders if the fundamental values of criminal law are given low priority.
Norwegian municipalities lacking legal safeguards
The Norwegian Constitution does not direct the Storting to safeguard local self-government, and the state administration often has the last word with respect to the municipalities.
Putting the green back into greenfield management
Fragmented legislation and conflicting interests among different government agencies make Norway's management of greenfield sites piecemeal, not holistic.
Research areas
The Faculty is the largest in Norway in the classical fields of Law research. Other well established areas of research at the Faculty are Criminology, Sociology of Law, and Human Rights and Development.
Research projects
- Adapting to climate change through land use planning and nature management: Obligations, rights, and risks
- Anglo-American Contract Models and Norwegian or other Civil Law Governing Law
- Arbitration and Party Autonomy (APA)
- Authority beyond states: Perspectives on international institutions
- Building Labour Law (Arfa)
Ph.D.
The aim of the doctoral degree programme is to train and recruit researchers for posts at universities, colleges and other institutions in society that make great demands on scientific methods of work and insight.