Regulations for support materials permitted at examination for courses taught in English

Chapter 1: Permitted support material

1. The use of support material other than that listed below is not permitted during examinations.

2. Unless specified otherwise below, only one copy of each publication is permitted during the examination.

3. Photocopies of support material are permitted provided that the photocopy clearly states the origins of the support material, i.e. the front page is visible. Printouts from computer databases or the internet are not permitted.

4. It is permitted to bring all national and international legal instruments in the form of books, offprints or photocopies in their officially published English version to the examination. This includes treaties, conventions, directives, regulations, statutes and the like.

5. The use of standard linguistic dictionaries, i.e. an English –English dictionary or a dictionary from the candidate’s first language to English and vice- versa, is permitted during the examination. A maximum of two copies of dictionaries is permitted.

6. In the event of confiscation the candidate may request the return of the confiscated material by presenting a written request during the examination to the student representative. If the request is rejected, the candidate will have to continue the examination without the use of the confiscated material. Candidates who have their material confiscated will receive a notification in writing with the reasons for the decision. Where the result of the confiscation includes consequent action or recommendations, the Faculty will notify the candidate about the subsequent proceedings.

Chapter 2: Notes/references

1. Notes or references other than those listed below are not permitted.

2. Dictionaries must be free from all notes or references.

3. It is not permitted to remove printed text from support material. It is not permitted to write on or insert text into support material.

4. All notes and references must be made in English or Norwegian.

5. It is permitted to write on the support material references to:
a. Support material permitted under chapter 1 and 3.
b. National and international court decisions.
c. Advisory opinions of international courts and bodies.
d. Treaties, conventions, directives, regulations, statutes and the like.

6. It is permitted to highlight and underline words and sentences in different colours.

7. Vertical and horizontal lines in the margins are permitted.

8. It is permitted to consecutively number the single paragraphs in a provision, and the single sentences in a paragraph.

9. It is permitted to make an annotation system within each paragraph or article by using numbers. However, it is not permitted to refer to and from one's own annotation system.

10. It is permitted to delete one’s own notes with correction ink or by strike-through.

11. References must be made as follows:
a. References to statutes, royal decrees, regulations, and bills of law in preparatory works may only include the title and / or date (or necessary number), section and / or paragraph, sentence, number or letter.
b. Common abbreviations such as CISG (Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods) and the like can be used.
c. References may be introduced with the words: repealed, amended, see, confer (cf.), compare.

12. References to legal sources must be made as follows:
a. Rulings from international and national courts may be referred to by using the cases’ official name, parties and / or serial number (example ECtHR: “D. v. the United Kingdom, ECtHR Reports 1997-III” or “Rt. 1974 p. 222”). 
b. It is permitted to refer to decisions by using the name of only one of the parties, if necessary by abbreviation (example: “SETTG” instead of Sindesmos ton en Elladi Turistiokon ke Taxidiotikon Grafion v. Ypourgos Ergasias).
c. References to treaties, conventions, directives, regulations, statutes and other international instruments may include the title and / or date (or necessary number), section and / or paragraph, sentence, number or letter. Standard abbreviations such as UN Charter, ECHR, CCPR, ICJ statutes, VCLT, UNCLOS etc. may be used. A reference may read: “UNCLOS art.21 no.1(g)”.

Chapter 3: Recommended-/Special material

In addition to the general support materials listed above, the following support materials may be brought into the examinations in the individual elective and special subjects listed below:

Comparative Private Law (JUS5240/JUR1240):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Criminology (JUS5101):
Latest set of official Criminal Statitics.

EU-Competition Law (JUS5310/JUR1310):
EU Competion Law, Treaty Provisions and Regulations, Institutt for privatrett, Stensilserie B, nr 53, 2011

EU Substantive Law (JUS5440/JUR1440):
- Basic EU/EC treaties , in the form of books or photocopies (see ident below on regulations and directives with regard to photocopies- this applies also to copies of the basic treaties)
- Regulations and directives (for reasons of control you may only bring photocopies or printed versions, not printouts from the internet, even though identical to the printed versions).
- Blackstone’s EC Legislation/Blackstones's EU Treaties & Legislation
  
Electronic Commerce Law (JUS5670):
Legal instruments Compendium, Unipub 2007
Compendium “E-Commerce Law: Regulatory Instruments 2012”

Electronic Communications Law (JUS5640/JUR1640):
Electronic Communications Law, Institutt for privatrett, Stensilserie B, nr 51, 2011

English Law of Contract (JUS5260/JUR1260):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Environmental Law and Economics (JUS5831):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Human Rights and Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Theory and Practices (HUMR5702):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).
 
Intellectual Property Law in the Information Society (JUS5660):
Regulatory Instruments part I and II (compendium Unipub, 2011)

International Climate Change and Energy Law (JUS5911):
Ole Kristian Fauchald and Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and European Treaties, Oslo

International Commercial Arbitration (JUS5852):
International Commercial Law – Materials, Institutt for privatrett Stensilserie B, nr 54, 2011
Goode, R., Kronke, H., McKendrick, E., ”Transnational Commercial Law – Primary Materials”, Oxford University Press, 2007.

International Commercial Law (JUS5230/JUR1230):
International Commercial Law – Materials, Institutt for privatrett Stensilserie B, nr 54, 2011
Goode, R., Kronke, H., McKendrick, E., ”Transnational Commercial Law – Primary Materials”, Oxford University Press, 2007.

International Constitutional Law and Democracy (JUS5560/JUR1560):
Ole Kristian Fauchald and Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and European Treaties, Oslo

International Criminal Law (JUS5570):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

International Environmental Law (JUS5520/JUR1520):
Ole Kristian Fauchald & Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and European Treaties, Oslo 

International Humanitarian Law (The Law of Armed Conflict) (JUS5730/JUR1730):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

International Human Rights Law: Substantive Rights (HUMR1120/4120/5120):
Brownlie, Ian and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill (eds.), Basic Documents on Human Rights, All editions. Oxford University Press
Folkerettslig tekstsamling (Collection of public International Law texts) by Buflod, Sannes and Aasebø

International Investment Law (JUS5851):
Ole Kristian Fauchald & Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and Regional Treaties, Oslo

International Trade Law (JUS5850):
Ole Kristian Fauchald & Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and Regional Treaties, Oslo 
 
International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures (JUS5710/JUR1710):
Brownlie, Ian and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill (eds.), Basic Documents on Human Rights, All edition. Oxford University Press
Folkerettslig Tekstsamling  (Collection of public intern. law texts), Buflod, Sandnes og Aasebo (red.), Oslo: Cappelen Akademisk Forlag
NB: This last reference text does not include all relevant human rights documents.

Introduction to The History, Philosophy and Politics of Human Rights (HUMR5131):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Introduction to The Norwegian Legal System (JUR1020):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Legal Information Systems and Regulatory Management (JUS5610/JUR1610):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Marine Insurance (JUS5450/JUR1450):
- Documents used in shipping / Materialsamling i sjørett, Sjørettsfondet 2010 (or previous editions)
- The Norwegian Maritime Code of 24 JUne 1994 no. 39 and later amendments, edition 2010, published in MarIus number 393, Sjørettsfondet (or previous/later editions)
- Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan 2010. NB: A student edition can be bought at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law. It is not possible to buy the plan at Akademika or Audiatur. The  background information to the Plan is not permitted.
- Gard Statutes and Rules,  2011 or earlier/later editions. (A computer printout of the rules is accepted, but only those stamped  by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law), can be printed from the web pages of Gard. A printed version may be handed out during lectures.
- Insurance Contract Act (A computer printout of the translated version from the Norwegian original (Lov om forsikringsavtaler 1989) is accepted, but only those stamped by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law.) It can be printed from the web pages of Cefor.  
 
Marine Insurance Settlement (RMMI5460):
- Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan (computer printout accepted, but only those stamped by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law or Juridiska Institutionen at Gothenburg University). 
- Commentary to the Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan (computer printout accepted, but only those stamped by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law or Juridiska Institutionen, Gothenburg University).
- York Antwerp Rules 1994 (computer printout accepted, but only those stamped by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law or Juridiska Institutionen, Gothenburg University).
- Insurance Contract Act (computer printout accepted, but only thosestamped by the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law or Juridiska Institutionen, Gothenburg University).
- Documents used in shipping.
- The Norwegian Maritime Code.
- Calculator (simple).

Maritime Law - contracts (JUS5401/JUR1401):
Materialsamling i sjørett - Documents used in Shipping, Sjørettsfondet 2010 (or earlier/later editions).
The Norwegian Maritime Code of 24 June 1994 no. 39 and later amendments, edition 2010, Sjørettsfondet (ore earlier/later editions).

Martime Law: Liability and Insurance (JUS5402):
- Documents used in Shipping - Materialsamling i sjørett -, Sjørettsfondet 2010 (or earlier/later editions).
- The Norwegian Maritime Code of 24 June 1994 no. 39 and later amendments, edition 2010, - published in MarIus number 393, Sjørettsfondet (or earlier/later editions).
- Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan, version 2010, Sjørettsfondet (or earlier/later editions). NB: A student edition can be bought at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law. It is not possible to buy the plan at Akademika or Audiatur. The background information to the Plan is not permitted.
 
Petroleum Law (JUS5411):
Petroleum Law: Selected Documents, Sjørettsfondet 2010 (or previous editions).
Regulations offshore and onshore - Supplement to Petroleum Law - Selected Documents, Sjørettsfondet autumn 2011. NB: Will be handed out during lectures.

Privacy and Data Protection (JUS5630/JUR1630):
You may bring with you to the exam the course compendium (published by UniPub) containing the texts of the following instruments:
- Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (E.T.S. No. 108), adopted 28.1.1981.
- Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows (E.T.S. No. 181), adopted 8.11.2001.
- Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (O.J. No. L 281, 23.11.1995, 31).
- Directive 2002/58/EC of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (O.J. No. L 201, 31.07.2002, 37).
- Directive 2006/24/EC of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC (O.J. No. L 105, 13.4.2006, 54).
- Decision 2000/520/EC of 26.7.2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbor privacy principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce (O.J. L 215, 25.8.2000, 7).
- Norway’s Personal Data Act (2000).
- OECD Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data, adopted 23.9.1980.
- OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks: Towards a Culture of Security, adopted 25.7.2002.
- UN Guidelines Concerning Computerized Personal Data Files, adopted 14.12.1990.
- Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (Official Journal L 350, 30/12/2008 P. 0060-0071).

Public International Law (JUS5540):
Ole Kristian Fauchald and Bård Sverre Tuseth: Global and European Treaties, Oslo.

Refugee and Asylum Law (JUS5530/JUR1630):
No other materials allowed than those specified above (chapter 1 and 2).

Women`s Law and Human Rights (JUS5910/JUR1910):
Fauchald, Ole Kristian og Bård Sverre Tuseth: ”Global and European Treaties”, Oslo and/or "Global and Regional Treaties", Oslo 
Blackstone’s EU Treaties and Legislation 2011-2012 by Nigel Foster.