Vision
The Faculty of Law will be a visible and key contributor to the advancement of the rule of law and legal competence in society. The faculty will be a hub for legal knowledge, with a comprehensive professional network at the regional, national and international level.
- Through research, education and dissemination, the faculty will develop and share legal knowledge of high international quality and with special focus on the High North.
- The faculty will contribute to fulfilling UiT The Arctic University of Norway’s strategy Developing the High North.
- The faculty will ensure that legal research contributes to value creation and sustainable development in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Areas of priority
The Faculty will be at the international forefront in the Law of the Sea, Environmental Law, Sami and Indigenous Peoples’ Law and educational quality.
The faculty’s research activities are mainly organised in six research groups; Sami- and indigenous peoples law, Child law, Constitutional law (only in Norwegian), Administrative law (only in Norwegian), Law on Property rights (only in Norwegian) and Crime Control and Security law. It is also home to the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), a world leading research environment on the Law of the Sea.
The faculty publishes the Arctic Review, an interdisciplinary journal that publishes articles in law and politics, related to resource issues, administration, indigenous peoples’ and the environment in the Arctic.
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Doktorgradsavhandlinger:
Hauglid, Mathias Karlsen : Bias and Discrimination in Clinical Decision Support Systems Based on Artificial Intelligence Elvestad, Eivind : Luftkvalitet i kommunal arealplanlegging; En EØS-rettslig studie Alteren, Kristine Nerdal : Styreleders plikter og erstatningsansvar i aksje- og allmennaksjeselskapMasteroppgaver:
Neumann, Jasper : Treasure Trove UNCLOS – New Argumentative Ground for Climate Change Litigation? Ludwig, Anke : The IMO’s approach to climate change mitigation: Regulatory and policy framework for reducing GHG emissions Hohrjakova, Anastasia : The Role of RFMOs in the Conservation of Shortfin Mako Sharks in the Northern Atlantic OceanArtikler og rapporter:
Elvestad, Eivind : Luftkvalitet i kommunal arealplanlegging; En EØS-rettslig studie Poto, Margherita Paola / Murray, Emily Margaret : Achieving a Common Future for all Through Sustainability-Conscious Legal Education and Research Methods Poto, Margherita Paola / Morel, Mathilde Daasvatn / Elvevoll, Edel Oddny / Fauchland, Ole K. / Eskeland Schütz, Sigrid / Quist, Sofie Elise / Schøning, Lena : Legal pathways towards sustainable blue food systems in the aquaculture sector : Interdisciplinary workshop and roundtable discussion 10 January 2024Se alle oppføringer i Munin – Open research archive