Arctic Review on Law and Politics

30/01/2024

Arctic Review has published two original articles:
1. “Small States in World Politics: Norwegian Interests and Foreign Policy Challenges in the Arctic”, by Beate Steinveg, Nord University, Norway. Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5125/9609

2. “War in Europe, but Still Low Tension in the High North? An Analysis of Norwegian Mitigation Strategies”, by Bjørn Olav Knutsen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and Nord University, Norway, and Elisabeth Pettersen Nord University, Norway. Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5065
(c)photos: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Wikimedia Commons / Beate Steinveg

30/01/2024

Arctic Review has just published a new editorial. Read it here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/6220/9605 Photos: Wikimedia commons / Øyvind Ravna

23/01/2024

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career i

23/01/2024

Velkommen til spennende kveldsforedrag

11/12/2023

Arctic Review has now published the original article “Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden” by Geir Tufte, Østfold University College, Norway (photo bottom right). Read the interesting article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5090/9397

07/12/2023

Arctic Review has published the debate and informative article: “Nearly Two Years Since the Start of the Full-scale War in Ukraine: The Rights of Russia’s Indigenous Peoples Continue to Deteriorate”, by Ekaterina Zmyvalova, Umeå University, Sweden. Read the interesting article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/6030/9322
(c)photos: Øyvind Ravna and Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/ Wikimedia Commons

12/10/2023

Arctic Review has published the original article “Protecting and Accessing Indigenous Peoples’ Digital Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Governance and IPR Structures – The Case of Sámi Culture”, by Iiris Tuominen, University of Lapland, Finland, Rosa Ballardini, University of Lapland, Finland, Jukka Mähönen, University of Helsinki, Finland and University of Oslo, Norway and Taina Pihlajarinne, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Read the interesting article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5809/9168
Foto © Tomi Tuominen.

15/09/2023

Arctic Review has now published the original article “The Impending Population Decline in Northern Norway: Implications and Demographic Challenges” by Øyvind Vennerød and Karl Eirik Scjøtt-Pedersen, both
Menon Economics, Norway. Read the interesting article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5465/9104
Photo / map © Kartverket.

29/08/2023

Arctic Review has now published the original article “Wind Energy on Trial in Saepmie: Epistemic Controversies and Strategic Ignorance in Norway’s Green Energy Transition” by Eva Maria Fjellheim, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. Read the exciting article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5586/9021
© photos by the author

05/06/2023

Arctic Review has published the original article “Science at Stake – Russia and the Arctic Council” by Serafima Andreeva, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5455/8705
Photos by the author (the author at bottom right)

27/02/2023

Arctic Review has published the informative article "Sápmi as a Traditional Sámi Land in Four Countries Supports Sámi Activist from Russia in Having his Asylum Case Processed in Norway", by Ekaterina Zmyvalova, Umeå University, Sweden. Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5454/8356
Photo: Ethnic map USSR 1941.jpg, Kola Sami women and a child ("Мурманъ. Лопарка"). A postcard from the Russian Empire. Unknown artist. Unknown publisher, 1911, and Ukraine soldiers, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and , all Wikimedia Commons.

27/02/2023

Arctic Review has published the original article "Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest", by Grete K. Hovelsrud, Julia Olsen, Annika E. Nilsson and Julien Lebel, Nordland Research Institute, Norway, and Bjørn Kaltenborn, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113/8352
Photo: Ecotourism_Svalbard.JPG: Woodwalker derivative work: IdLoveOne, by Wikimedia Commons.

06/02/2023

Arctic Review has published the informative short article "Towards an Historic Svalbard Judgment in Norway’s Supreme Court", by professor Øystein Jensen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, and University of South-Eastern Norway. Read the good article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5382/8337

11/01/2023

In addition to the three original articles of volume 2023, the journal has published two debate articles:

1. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples of Russia after Partial Military Mobilization, Ekaterina Zmyvalova, Umea University, Sweden
https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5083

2. Minding the Archipelago: What Svalbard Means to NATO, Pauline Baudu, Arctic360 and Network for Strategic Analysis, Canada; Center for Climate and Security, USA,
https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5197

Photo:Russian Embassy London - Ukraine - Anti-War signs 27Feb2022, kwh 1050 / Wikimediacommons

Enjoy the good readings!

11/01/2023

As the start of 2023 and vol. 14, Arctic Review on Law and Politics has published three original peer reviewed articles:
1. Supply Chain Control and Strategies to Reduce Operational Risk in Russian Extractive Industries Along the Northern Sea Route, by Björn Gunnarsson, Nord University, Norway and Frédéric Lasserre, Laval University, Canada https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/4052
2. Perspectives on Rent Generation and Rent Appropriation in Fisheries, by Bernt Arne Bertheussen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3721
3. Lost in Translation – Following the Ecosystem Approach from Malawi to the Barents Sea, Maria Hammer, UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3478
The photo shows Russian, Canadian and American icebreakers working through the Arctic together, photo by LCDR Steve Wheeler, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3585133
Enjoy the good readings

05/10/2022

CALL FOR PAPERS: Arctic Review announces an open call to submit manuscripts for an upcoming thematic series of articles devoted to academic challenges in relation with the war in Ukraine. Read more here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/announcement/view/149

Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during the Russo-Ukrainian War. https://www.president.gov.ua/ Wikimedia commons. Author: The Presidential Office of Ukraine

05/10/2022

You'll find the editorial "The War in Ukraine and Academic Challenges" here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5058/7774
Photo: File:Russian Embassy London - Ukraine - Anti-War signs 27Feb2022, kwh 1050 / Wikimediacommons

01/09/2022

The first Sámi law committee, established the Sámi Parliament and the Sámi Reindeer Herder’s Association in Norway, presents its draft reindeer husbandry act on 12 September. - I am very pleased that we have come to this important day, says Sámi Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka to Ságat.

12. september lanserer Sametinget reindriftslovutvalgets forslag til ny reindriftslov.

18/08/2022

The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has huge impacts on the lives of the Indigenous Peoples of Russia. Russia is not only increasingly disregarding its international legal obligations to the IPs or continuously introducing new sanctions against them who do not support the Russian regime, but also increasing the pressure on Indigenous peoples’ representatives.
Arctic Review is glad to present the article “The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Indigenous Small-numbered Peoples’ Rights in Russia” by Ekaterina Zmyvalova, Umea University, Sweden, which describe and discusses the demanding situation for indigenous peoples in Russia and others who are involuntarily affected by the brutal war. Read the debate article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/4058/6669

29/06/2022

Da fikk vi ut denne flotte artikkelserien for ferien satte inn for fullt.
https://uit.no/nyheter/artikkel/kortnytt?p_document_id=778395

Tidsskriftet Arctic Review on Law and Politics har nettopp publisert en spesiell artikkelserie, Responding to a Changing Arctic Ocean: Canadian and Russian Experiences and Challenges. 

29/06/2022

Special series on Canada and Russia in the Arctic just published!

Arctic Review on Law and Politics has just published a special series, Responding to a Changing Arctic Ocean: Canadian and Russian Experiences and Challenges. Guest edited by Viatcheslav Gavrilov (Federated Far Eastern University, Russian Federation), David L. VanderZwaag and Susan J. Rolston (both from the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Canada), the series consists of an introductory editorial and seven peer-reviewed articles. Access the articles from the journal's home page, or via the series page from the menu options. Read the good series here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/catalog/category/responding

Photo: Approaching Lancaster Sound. © Susan Rolston

05/05/2022

https://uit.no/nyheter/artikkel/kortnytt?p_document_id=772319

Det er behov for en spesifikk arktisk avtale om atom- og radiologisk sikkerhet, beredskap og innsats. Det sårbare miljø i arktis krever også opprydding av radiologiske forurensninger.

05/05/2022

Arctic Review is pleased to present the very current original article “Nuclear Safety and Security in the Arctic: Crafting an Effective Regional Governance System”; full text here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3820/6432
The article is authored by the renowned researchers Oran Young, Bren School of Environmental Science, University of California Santa Barbara, USA, and Mikhail Lysenko and Alexander Vylegzhanin, both Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Russian Federation.
In addition to an interesting and up-to-date professional analysis, the article shows that it is possible to cooperate over the "new Iron Curtain" despite the international community's boycott of Russia due to of the war and human rights violation in Ukraine.
Photo: Nuclear-powered icebreaker Taymyr in the Gulf of Ob, Russia, by Tuomas Romu, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

09/03/2022

NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES ON SECURITY AND DEFENSE

The Arctic has long been characterized by stability and low conflict level. However, the region is home to several of the Arctic states' most powerful weapons. As a neighbor to the Kola Peninsula, where we find the home base of a large part of Russia's strategic, nuclear submarines, Norway is often reminded of the role of security policy in the Arctic. Allied military exercises such as Cold Response 2022, which are currently taking place in large parts of northern and central Norway, are doing the same.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has to a great extent highlighted the role of military power in international politics.
Arctic Review on Law and Politics is pleased to publish a series of six articles written by renowned researchers in international politics, military studies and maritime law, focuses on Russia's role in the north, Nordic defense cooperation, the US Marines’ training in Norway, and the land force's strategic role on NATO's northern flank. The series also looks at the role rhetoric plays as part of the security dilemma experienced between East and West, and it presents an article analyzing warships' right to sail and navigation in the Northeast and Northwest Passage. Read the articles here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/catalog/category/security
For more information, contact Arctic Review on Law and Politics

18/12/2021

This article was recently published as an editorial of the law journal Lov og Rett, where I, among other things, expresses astonishment that Norway could end up in a disability like this. And when time passes, without anything happening, one can to an even greater extent wonder how the government acts, two months after the Supreme Court said that the wind powerplant violated human rights Norway is bound by. There is no point in sticking the head in the sand and hoping that this will pass ...

Den 11. oktober avsa Høyesterett i storkammer dom i Fosen-saken (HR-2021-1975-S). De 11 dommerne kom enstemmig til at Norge hadde krenket landets folkerettslige forpliktelser overfor samene. Krenkelsen besto i at NVE og Olje- og energidepartementet (OED) hadde tillatt byggingen av Norges største v...

23/11/2021

Gathering the expertise of 13 authors from the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea and the Faculty of Law at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, this special series of articles for Arctic Review, edited by Margherita Poto and Elise Johansen, explores the theme of ocean connectivity as a response to the epistemic, environmental and geopolitical challenges regarding our oceans. The concept embraces different visions that include bio-centric elements, Indigenous cosmovisions, and anthropocentric connectivity. You'll find the editorial of the article series here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3289/5779
The open access articles can be found open access in the same page. Enjoy the good reading!
Photo: "Making waves” © Martin Johansen

23/11/2021

Attend the Sami Law Symposium 2021 at UiO on Thursday 2 December!! It will give you a replenishment of knowledge in Sámi law for lawyers, law students and others who are interested in Sami and indigenous peoples' law, which is undoubtedly needed.
https://www.jus.uio.no/om/aktuelt/arrangementer/2021/samerettssymposiet-2021.html

Fosendommen viser at sameretten må være en del av norske juristers kunnskapsgrunnlag, og at den har sin selvfølgelige plass i juristutdanningen.

23/09/2021

Arctic Review has now published the debate article "Norwegian Courts and Sámi Law" by Øyvind Ravna.The article is based on a keynote speech delivered at the National XIX Legal Research Conference, 26 August 2021, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. You read the article here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3417/5735

23/09/2021

Arctic Review have now published a review of Graham White, Indigenous Empowerment through Co-management: Land Claims Boards, Wildlife Management, and Environmental Regulation (UBC Press: 2020), written by David Wright, University of Calgary, Canada. Read it here: https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3465/5727

26/07/2021

“Recent research from law professor Øyvind Ravna indicates that the thesis of the state's private property rights in the north did not arise until 1826, otherwise at the same time as Norway got its current extent (national border from Polmak and east). Research shows that the land resolution from 1775 did not describe title transferring, but property division.

The preparatory work for the 1775 resolution shows with weight that this was a matter of dividing a land community between the local population, so that each resident became the sole owner of the land they inhabited and used. As early as 1745, the Border Commissioner and Major Peter Schnitler pointed out the need of land division for existing property plots.

The purpose of - and the effect of - the 1775 resolution was thus not transferring of state-owned land, but to describe, survey and register existing homesteads, as well as arable land, both to improve the existing homesteads and for new settlers. With this, the authorities also sought to stop the traditional Sámi seasonal migration and to make the population more year-round resident.”

1775-resolusjon utviste ikke statseid grunn, men registrerte og utskifta eksisterende plasser