NOK.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea
The K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea was established on 1 September 2013. The Centre is financed by the K. G. Jebsen Foundation and UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
News
How did Norway get rights over such large sea areas?
It wasn’t obvious in the 1970’s, that the small country Norway, would have the exclusive rights to the resources oil, gas and fish, in a marine area six times the size of our land territory. - We can thank wise politicians with knowledge about the Law of the Sea for this, said prof. Ingvild U. Jakobsen, at the large conference Agenda Nord-Norge last week. She emphasized the importance of having competence in Law of the Sea also for our future global marine challenges.
New Joint Nordic Master Program in Environmental Law
The need for expertise in Environmental Law is increasing. Starting the autumn of 2019, the Faculty of Law at UiT, is proud to offer international students a brand new and exciting master program in Environmental Law, in collaboration with the University of Uppsala and the University of Eastern Finland.
Workshop on: The International Maritime Organization and Implementation
On 6 September 2018, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (JCLOS) organized a workshop on ‘The International Maritime Organization and Implementation’. The workshop enjoyed a very good attendance and commenced with presentations from two external experts: Alexander Proelß (University of Trier) and Jan de Boer (Legal Affairs Office, IMO). Subsequently, several JCLOS/UiT staff (Iva Parlov, Henrik Ringbom, Ingvild Jakobsen, Dorottya Bognar and Julia Gaunce) gave presentations on their ongoing research.
Hosted the most important conference in the world on Polar Law
Climate change, indigenous peoples rights and Polar bear protection. These issues – and many more - were on the agenda when the 11th Polar Law Symposium took place at The Faculty of Law /JCLOS. – The level of legal scholarship is extremely high at UiT and JCLOS, says the initiators of the symposium.
JCLOS and FNI organize side event to the first UN negotiating session towards a new agreement on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction"
September 12, JCLOS and Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) will organize a Side Event to the 1st session of the BBNJ negotiation in the UN General Assembly, to discuss implications of a future BBNJ agreement for Arctic Biodiversity Governance.
Activities
Centre leader: Professor Tore Henriksen: tore.henriksen@uit.no
Administration: Senior Advisor Christin Skjervold: christin.skjervold@uit.no
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