Department of Law and Governance

Publications

• Emberland, Marius & Jorem, Henrik (2025)
  Sikkerhetslovens betydning for norsk næringsliv
  Magma forskning og viten, p. 89-97.
• Midttun, Atle (2025)
  Chapter 6 Companies squeezed between autocratic and democratic regimes
  Doi: 10.1515/9783111397719-007
• Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale (2025)
  Acting on the Norwegian Transparency act: interpretation and implementation
  Doi: 10.1515/9783111397719-011
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  The chapter delves into the ramifications of Norway’s Transparency Act (Åpenhetslo-ven, 2021), which was enacted on 1stof July, 2022, compelling businesses to fosterhuman rights and fair working conditions in their supply chains through enhancedtransparency. It scrutinizes the interpretation and operationalization of The Actwithin two distinct companies, employingthe Knowledge Transfer as Translation(KTT) theory–traditionally applied to knowledge transfer within corporate culture–to navigate The Act’s conversion into corporate actions. This exploration uncovers theobstacles and divergent compliance strategies among the firms, showing that TheAct’s indeterminate language and the specific resources and individuals within eachcompany lead to varied corporate reactions. Despite The Act’s objective to improvesupply chain transparency, the lack of clear norms or a unified understanding of thelegislation at this early stage results in inconsistent applications. The study also positsthat KTT offers a valuable framework for examining the enactment of not only ab-stract cultural issues but also tangible legal mandates, suggesting its broader applica-bility in legal interpretation and corporate action alignment.

• Sverdrup, Ulf & Parlov, Iva (2025)
  Sanksjoner, hybride trusler og skyggeflåten [Sanctions, hybrid threats and shadow fleet]
  Magma forskning og viten, 28(1), p. 106-112. Doi: 10.23865/magma.v28.1490
• Parlov, Iva (2025)
  Area-based pollution prevention measures
  Doi: 10.4337/9781803921389.00039
• Bråthen, Tore (2025)
  Utviklingen av kapitalreglene i aksjeloven av 1997
• Parlov, Iva (2025)
  Remotely Controlled Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), the "Genuine Link" Requirement, and the "Effectiveness" of Flag State Jurisdiction: Key Problems and Prospects
  Ocean Development and International Law, p. 1-18. Doi: 10.1080/00908320.2025.2474551
• Espeli, Harald (2025)
  The Labour Party’s View on the Inheritance Tax 1906–1939
  Arbeiderhistorie, 39(1), p. 95-114. Doi: 10.18261/arbeiderhistorie.39.1.6
• Furuseth, Eivind (2025)
  The Green Transition: Tax Incentives and State Aid
  Intertax, 53(3), p. 222-233. Doi: 10.54648/TAXI2025028
• Lind, Yvette (2024)
  The Problem of Expertise. The Practice of Offering Mobile Workers Preferential Expert Tax Regimes - A Swedish Perspective
• Bråthen, Tore Kristian (2024)
  Styrets handleplikt ved uforsvarlig lav egenkapital
• Eftestøl, Ellen J. & Arnesson, Mattias (2024)
  Who is the Shipowner under Nordic Law? The Swedish Supreme Court’s judgment in Case No. T 6909-22 “Baltic Cable”
  European transport law, 5, p. 521-533.
• Hemmingby, Anette (2024)
  § 8-4 Informasjon og drøfting i konsern
  Arbeidsrett.no.
• Weltzien, Kurt (2024)
  EFTA-DOMSTOLEN OM BEGRÄNSNINGAR FÖR INHYRNING AV ARBETSKRAFT: Norge måste lägga fram konkreta bevis för att begränsningarna är proportionella.
  EU & arbetsrätt, p. 1-2.
• Weltzien, Kurt (2024)
  Krav til saksbehandling ved utvelgelse til permittering. Fravik av ansiennitet. Arbeidsrettens dom av 5. juni 2024, AR-2024-15 Aker Solutions
  Nytt i privatretten : nyhetsbrev for informasjon på det privatret, p. 3-5.
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  Norway: Royalty or Business Income – A Credit for Tax not levied in Accordance with the Convention?
• Ellingsæter, Sjur Swensen (2024)
  Could it Happen in the EU? An Analysis of Loss Distribution between Shareholders and AT1 Bondholders under EU Law
  Journal of Financial Regulation, 10(2), p. 194-212. Doi: 10.1093/jfr/fjae003
• Ellingsæter, Sjur Swensen (2024)
  Disqualification of directors
• Innset, Ola (2024)
  Tor Bjørklund i samarbeid med Axel Fjeldavli Norske partier og velgere. Valgresultatenes historiske røtter
  Historisk tidsskrift, 103(1), p. 69-72. Doi: 10.18261/ht.103.1.8
• Innset, Ola (2024)
  State-owned enterprises after the market turn: Hybridisation and the historical development of nested paradoxes in the case of Norway
  Business History. Doi: 10.1080/00076791.2024.2353661
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  Norway – Interest deduction rules; PRA Group Europe AS – Appeal Court
• Heiret, Yngve Solli & Innset, Ola (2024)
  Austerity without deficits: The global political economy of Norway’s fiscal paradox
  Environment & Planning. D, Society and Space. Doi: 10.1177/02637758241311020
• Askeland, Bjarte (2024)
  Dommerinhabilitet som følge av juridisk forfatterskap
  Lov og Rett, 63(10), p. 659-683. Doi: 10.18261/lor.63.10.3
• Espeli, Harald (2024)
  Skipsaksjeselskapsloven (1916-57)- Per Augdahls og lovavdelingens kamp mot skipsaksjeselskapenes unntak fra aksjeloven
• Christensen, Sverre August (2024)
  Hydromodellens pragmatiske opprinnelse
• Askeland, Bjarte (2024)
  Erstatning for tapt selskapsinteresse ved personskade
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  Skatterettslige konsekvenser av nye restriksjoner på innleie av arbeidskraft
• Eftestøl, Ellen J. (2024)
  Handelsagentens avgangsvederlag - vilkåret "tapte provisjonsinntekter"
• Kinander, Morten (2024)
  Market abuse: Codifying the core elements of the market abuse regime in the MAR and the CRIM-MAD
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  Revisiting Article 21 (Other Income) of the OECD Model Convention
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  The Impact of Tax Treaties on International Mobility of Work in Norway
• Parlov, Iva & Sverdrup, Ulf (2024)
  The Emerging “Shadow Fleet” as a Maritime Security and Ocean Governance Challenge
  Doi: 10.1163/9789004707993_010
• Ellingsæter, Sjur Swensen (2024)
  Innebærer amerikanske og engelske restruktureringsprosedyrer kollektiv insolvensbehandling?
• Bråthen, Gina (2024)
  Utvidede rettigheter for arbeidstaker ved nedbemanning i foretak som inngår i konsern
• Furuseth, Eivind (2024)
  Norway – Case E-3/21 PRA Group Europe AS – Interest Limitation Rule
• Boucht, Per Johan Petersson (2024)
  Inndragning og Grunnloven § 96 tredje ledd
  Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, 137(1), p. 128-171. Doi: 10.18261/tfr.137.1.2
• Innset, Ola & Rudberg, Elin Åström (2024)
  Varieties of Marketization
  Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research, 9(1), p. 11-27. Doi: 10.18261/nwr.9.1.2
• Tosoni, Luca & Esayas, Samson Yoseph (2024)
  Article 81. Union Safeguard Procedure
• Askeland, Bjarte (2024)
  Ansvarsgrunnlag for tingskader i næringsforhold, voldt ved kunstig intelligens
  Jussens venner, 59(2), p. 103-129. Doi: 10.18261/jv.59.2.1
• Espeli, Harald (2024)
  Skipsaksjeselskapsloven av 1916 blir til
  Maritime perspektiver. Kultur, historie, samtid, p. 5-23. Doi: 10.18261/mp.1.1.2
• Hemmingby, Anette (2024)
  Kontraktsomlegging i varige kontraktsforhold
• Kinander, Morten (2024)
  "Den fornuftige investor" i verdipapirretten
• Kristensen, Roy (2024)
  Skatteamnestiordningen - forholdet til strafferetten
• Sitter, Nick (2024)
  EUs demokrati- og rettsstatskrise
• Skjønberg, Alexander Sønderland (2024)
  Juridiksjons- og rettsvalgsspørsmål ved streik på norske utenriksstasjoner
• Espeli, Harald (2024)
  Minstelønnslovene av 1918 og deres historie til 1925/26. Arbeidsrett 2024 (21)
  Arbeidsrett. Doi: 10.18261/arbeidsrett.21.1.1
• Espeli, Harald (2024)
  De foreningsrettslige utrenskningene i Danmark og Norge etter 1945 SAGFØRERSAMFUNDET OG SAKFØRERFORENINGEN
  Historisk Tidsskrift (Danmark).
• Kaltenborn, Jul Fredrik (2024)
  Bruk av komparativ analyse som argumentasjon ved vurderingen av politiets speilkopieringsteknologi
• Birkeland, Kari (2024)
  Bærekraftsrapportering, bærekraftsrevisor og informasjonsansvar
• Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale (2024)
  Exploring the correlation between happiness and income, age gender and education. A comparative insight into Norway's current scenario
• Esayas, Samson Yoseph & Tosoni, Luca (2024)
  Article 61. Informed Consent to Participate in Testing in Real World Conditions Outside AI Regulatory
• Boucht, Per Johan Petersson & Emberland, Marius (2024)
  Om «mental link» som vilkår for straff etter EMK art. 7 ifølge G.I.E.M. S.r.l. mfl. mot Italia (2018)
  Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, 137(4), p. 549-693.
• Gjems-Onstad, Ole (2024)
  Utkastet til foreningslov - loven ingen hadde bedt om
• Innset, Ola (2024)
  National Interests as Positive Externalities: Headquarters Retainment as Justification for Hybrid State-owned Enterprises in Norway (2000–2021)
  Enterprise & Society. Doi: 10.1017/eso.2024.25
• Viken, Monica (2024)
  Kan brudd på god meglerskikk utløse sanksjoner etter markedsføringsloven?
• Leppänen, Anna-Riitta; Flinterud, Guro, Long, Amy, O’Neill, Megan, Boucht, Per Johan Petersson, Schafer, Burkhard & Houtsonen, Jarmo (2024)
  Stakeholders’ views of online surveillance capabilities: a comparative analysis of the debates in UK, Finland and Norway
  Security Journal, 37, p. 1711-1740. Doi: 10.1057/s41284-024-00443-3
• Boucht, Per Johan Petersson & Emberland, Marius (2024)
  Om "mental link" som vilkår for straff etter EMK art. 7 ifølge G.I.E.M. S.r.l. mfl. mot Italia (2018)
  Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, 137(4), p. 649-693. Doi: 10.18261/tfr.137.4.2
• Weltzien, Kurt (2024)
  Fosen – Hurdal – Genève – Akersgaten 45 - tvungen avskaffelse av tvungen lønnsnemnd?
• Esayas, Samson Yoseph & Hauglid, Mathias K. (2024)
  Public Sector Digitalisation in Norway: Current Trends and Challenges in the Legal Framework
  Doi: 10.6027/temanord2024-503
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  This chapter explores Norway's public digitalization efforts, assessing the effectiveness of legislative and policy measures in advancing the public sector's digitalization and examining the adequacy of safeguards for fundamental rights. Norway stands out for its highly digitalized public sector, a result of strategic legislative and policy initiatives promoting a digital-friendly environment. We pinpoint three key areas of focus in these endeavors. First, there have been numerous legislative initiatives enabling profiling and automated decision making in public agencies. While driven by efficiency objectives, these initiatives tend to be seen as tools to promote equal treatment. Second, changes have been made to counter challenges in data reuse hindering digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation. Third, the advocacy for regulatory sandboxes emerges as a powerful force for experimentation and learning, with platforms like the Sandbox for Responsible AI setting examples. Despite the progress, challenges persist. Firstly, most initiatives focus on enabling decisions via hard-coded software, often neglecting advanced AI systems designed for decision support. Secondly, discretionary criteria in public administration law and semantic discrepancies across sector-specific regulations continue to be a stumbling block for automation and streamlined service delivery. Importantly, few laws directly tackle the challenges digitalization presents to fundamental democratic values and rights, due to a fragmented, sector-focused approach. Furthermore, we assess the AI Act's potential to facilitate AI implementation while redressing national law gaps concerning human rights and boosting AI use in public agencies. The Act places public administration under sharp scrutiny, as the bulk of the prohibitions and high-risk AI applications target the public sector’s use of AI. This focus promises to enhance the protection of individuals in this domain, especially concerning transparency, privacy, data protection, and anti-discrimination. Yet, we identify a potential conflict between the AI Act and a tendency in the Norwegian legal framework to restrict the use of AI for certain purposes. Finally, we put forth recommendations to boost digitalization while safeguarding human rights. Legislative actions should pave the way for the integration of advanced AI systems intended for decision support. There is a need for coordination of sector-specific initiatives and assessment of their impact on fundamental rights. To amplify these national endeavors, we point out areas where cross-border collaborations in the Nordic-Baltic regions could be vital, emphasizing data sharing, and learning from successful projects. Regulatory sandboxes offer another promising avenue for collaboration. With its considerable experience in sandboxes tailored for responsible AI, Norway stands as a beacon for other nations in the Nordic and Baltic regions.

• Espeli, Harald (2024)
  The labor movement’s pragmatic attitude towards minimum wage legislation (1915–1940)
  Arbeiderhistorie, 38(1), p. 47-68. Doi: 10.18261/arbeiderhistorie.38.1.4
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  Statlig minstelønnsregulering stod i varierende grad på den politiske dagsorden fra 1915 til 1940. Denne artikkelen ser nærmere på hvordan arbeiderbevegelsen, det vil si Landsorganisasjonen, relevante fagforbund og arbeiderpartiene så på slik lovregulering. Arbeiderbevegelsen støttet de to minstelønnslovene vedtatt i 1918 til fordel for ressurssvake grupper fordi disse vanskelig kunne bedre sin situasjon på kort sikt gjennom effektiv fagorganisering. Landsorganisasjonen og Arbeiderpartiet gikk i 1937 av samme grunn inn for minstelønnsregulering i jordbruket, men landsmøtet i Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund avviste skissen til lovregulering samme år. Det klareste uttrykk for arbeiderbevegelsens pragmatiske holdning til minstelønnslovgivning var bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, som hadde et vedtektsfestet forbud mot industrielt hjemmearbeid. Samtidig ble forbundet den fremste støttespilleren for minstelønnsreguleringene i hjemmearbeidsloven i løpet av mellomkrigstiden

• Ellingsæter, Sjur Swensen (2024)
  Kartet og terrenget: En analyse av EUs forsøk på å sikre lik nasjonal forvaltningspraksis ved fastsettelse av bankenes kapitalkrav
  Kritisk juss. Doi: 10.18261/kj.50.2-4.7
• Sogner, Knut (2024)
  A Disrupting Strategic Metal: The Norwegian Aluminium Industry Meets World War II
  Business History Review, 98(3), p. 657-684. Doi: 10.1017/S0007680524000527