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:
Alteren, Kristine Nerdal : Styreleders plikter og erstatningsansvar i aksje- og allmennaksjeselskap Finska, Linda : Confronting the Global Plastics Problem Threatening the Marine Environment – A Framework and Elements of an International Legal Response Schøning, Lena : A Critical Assessment of the Contribution of Integrated Ocean Management to Protection of the Marine EnvironmentMasteroppgaver:
Skumsnes, Johanne : Samtykke som grunnlag for behandling i psykisk helsevern. I lys av samfunnsdebatten etter lovendringen i 2017 Ropjukwat, Tom : Retten til et godt psykososialt miljø på skolen Velasco Barraza, María Fernanda : The Role of Climate Litigation in the Development of a Mandatory Climate Due Diligence for energy companies.Artikler og rapporter:
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 2024 Helmersen, Sondre Torp : The Application of Teachings by the International Court of Justice, 2016–2022Se alle oppføringer i Munin – Open research archive