Stian Øby Johansen

Senior Lecturer - Centre for European Law

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Email s.o.johansen@jus.uio.no

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Visiting address Centre for European law Domus Media Karl Johans gate 47

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Academic Interests

International Organizations, (Public) International Law, International Courts, and Human Rights. In particular institutional issues, issues that concern the relationship between European Law and (Public) International Law, and the accountability of International Organizations.

Ongoing projects:

Turning my PhD thesis (on the human rights accountability mechanisms of International Organizations) into a book.
Dual attribution/shared responsibility when States and International Organizations act in concert.

Teaching

Constitutional law (part of JUS2111)
Public International Law (part of JUS2111)
EEA Law (part of JUS2111)
Problem-based learning course on European and Public International Law (part of JUS2111)
Group tutor for third year law students (part of JUS3111)

Appointments & memberships

Editorial Assistant at Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap
Member of the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) South-East D.
Board member of the Norwegian Branch of the International Law Association
Secretary for the Norwegian Association for European Law

Background

Master's degree in Law from the University of Oslo (2012). The Master's thesis, entitled The European Union's accession to the ECHR: As Seen from Strasbourg, was written while I was a Research Assistant at the Centre for European Law. Associate in the Hjort law firm from September 2012 to March 2013.

PhD Fellow at the Centre for European Law from March 2013. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2017 on a thesis entitled "The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations: A Framework and Three Case Studies". Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, from August 2017.

Kielland, Torger; Johansen, Stian Øby & Ellingsen, Hilde K. (2018). Norway, In José Luís da Cruz Vilaça; Rita Leandro Vasconcelos; Miguel Gorjão-Henriques & Alberto Saavedra (ed.), The internal market and the digital economy. Congress Procceedings Vol.1. Livraria Almedina. ISBN 978-972-40-7478-8. Norway. s 542 - 550
Johansen, Stian Øby (2017). Accountability Mechanisms for Human Rights Violations by CSDP Missions: Available and Sufficient?. International and Comparative Law Quarterly. ISSN 0020-5893. 66(1), s 181- 207 . doi: 10.1017/S0020589316000439 Show summary
This article demonstrates that it is doubtful whether the accountability mechanisms available in connection with operative missions conducted under the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provide a sufficient level of protection when human rights are violated. The assessment of the CSDP accountability mechanisms—the Court of Justice of the European Union, domestic courts of EU Member States, and other mechanisms at the international level—is conducted in light of the requirements laid down in Article 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights. The consequences of the insufficiency of these mechanisms for the EU's accession to the ECHR are also touched upon.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2015). The Reinterpretation of TFEU Article 344 in Opinion 2/13 and Its Potential Consequences. German Law Journal. ISSN 2071-8322. 16(1), s 169- 178 Full text in Research Archive.

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Johansen, Stian Øby (2017, 12. mai). – Uklart kva verknad tiltaket vil få. Nationen. Show summary
Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) vil ta arbeidstakarrettar inn i menneskerettslova for å gi dei forrang for andre lovar. Men menneskerettslova har ikkje avklart forrang for EØS-avtalen, ifølgje EØS-rettsjuristar.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2017). Brexit means... what?.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2017). Internasjonale organisasjoners menneskerettsansvar.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2017, 24. mars). Studio 2: Hvem er det egentlig som kan saksøke en stat?. [Radio]. NRK P2.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2017). United Nations General Assembly Resolution 48/218 B: Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, 12th August 1994 (UN Doc A/RES/48/218 B), In Jean d’Aspremont; Catherine Brölmann & Iain Scobbie (ed.), Oxford International Organizations. Oxford University Press. OXIO 211.
Johansen, Stian Øby; Ulfstein, Geir & Nollkaemper, André (2017). The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations: A Framework and Three Case Studies. Doktoravhandlinger forsvart ved Det juridiske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo. 108. Show summary
International organizations are becoming increasingly powerful. As a consequence, they are now more capable than ever of violating the human rights of individuals. But how can international organizations be held to account for such violations? This thesis assesses the procedural mechanisms that may hold international organizations to account. First, a general framework for identifying, analyzing and assessing the accountability mechanisms of international organizations is established. Second, the general framework is applied to three distinct cases: the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy missions, Refugee camp administration by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Detention by the International Criminal Court. The thesis concludes that in none of the three case studies do the existing accountability mechanisms fulfill the normative requirements set out in the general framework. However, there are significant variations between the cases, and between different types of accountability mechanisms. In light of these findings, the thesis puts forward some hypotheses applicable to international organizations generally.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016, 18. juni). - Britene har mest å tjene. Nationen.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016, 14. september). Dagsnytt 18: Flyktningkvotestopp i Danmark. [TV]. NRK2.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016, 18. februar). Gjev etter for EU-regelverk. Nationen.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016). H. v. Council et al. – A Minor Expansion of the CJEU’s Jurisdiction Over the CFSP. European Papers. ISSN 2499-8249. . doi: 10.15166/2499-8249/76
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016). Parti écologiste ‘Les Verts’ v European Parliament, Judgment, Case 294/83, In Jan Wouters; Geert De Baere; Jed Odermatt & Thomas Ramopoulos (ed.), Oxford Reports on International Law in EU Courts. Oxford University Press. ILEC 103 (CJ 1986). Show summary
Whether the Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament concerning the allocation of the appropriations entered under Item 3708 of the General Budget of the European Communities was void due to lack of competence. Whether the Rules governing the use of the appropriations for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the political groupings having taken part in the 1984 European elections were void due to lack of competence.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2016, 19. januar). Tvilar på omstridd EU-forslag om felles grensevakt. Nationen. Show summary
Verken regjeringa eller opposisjonspolitikarar  ønskjer eller trur EU vedtek det kontroversielle  forslaget om ei overnasjonal grense- og kystvakt. Det trur heller ikkje EU-rettsekspertar.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2015, 23. september). Dagsnytt 18: EU-vedtak om å omfordele 120 000 flyktninger. [TV]. NRK2/NRK P2.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2015, 18. desember). Dagsnytt 18: Skuffende EU-toppmøte. [TV]. NRK2/NRK P2.
Hermansen, Olav; Johansen, Stian Øby; Maurseth, Per Botolf; Medin, Hege; Melchior, Arne; Olsen, Terje G.; Sverdrup, Ulf & Theie, Marcus Gjems (2014). Transatlantisk frihandel og Norge. NUPI Report. 7. Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
Forhandlingene om et handels- og investeringspartnerskap (TTIP) mellom EU og USA er svært ambisiøse og har som mål å fjerne tollbarrierer samt en rekke regulatoriske hindringer mellom de to partene. Avtalen er ment å dekke handel i både varer og tjenester samt investeringer. I rapporten analyserer vi konsekvensene av et TTIP for Norge. Vi ser også på konsekvenser av en egen handels- og investeringsavtale mellom Norge og USA.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014). Den internasjonale rettens påvirkning på norsk rett. Pacta. (23), s 34- 37
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014). Does the European Union provide a sufficient level of accountability for human rights violations arising from its Common Foreign and Security Policy?.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014). Grunnkurs i institusjonell og konstitusjonell EU-rett.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014, 24. januar). Hva kan EU gjøre nå som Kroatia har vedtatt en grunnlovsendring som forbyr homofilt ekteskap?. [Radio].
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014). Hvem har makt over verdensøkonomien? Om investor-stat tvisteløsning i den kommende handelsavtalen mellom EU og USA (Innledning og avslutning til paneldebatt).
Johansen, Stian Øby (2014). The EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.
Johansen, Stian Øby (2013). The EU and the USA: A Trade Agreement (Panel debate).
Johansen, Stian Øby (2012). The European Union's Accession to the ECHR: As Seen from Strasbourg. Show summary
After decades of discussions among scholars, politicians, and diplomats, the European Union will soon accede to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). But, as this thesis shows, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has already dealt with cases concerning the compatibility of Union acts with the ECHR. Taking the ECtHR's perspective, this thesis analyzes how it has approached such cases, and indentifies the weaknesses of the current legal regime. Then, the pre-accession regime is contrasted with the situation following the Union's accession. In doing so, this thesis relies on the draft Agreement on the Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, dated October 14, 2011 (CDDH(2011)009). While analyzing and comparing the two regimes, they are also critically assessed with regard to the effectiveness of the ECHR system of protection, and the application of the principle of subsidiarity.