Towards an Historic Svalbard Judgment in Norway’s Supreme Court

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  • Øystein Jensen Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, and University of South-Eastern Norway
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5382

Abstract

The Supreme Court of Norway has heard the parties in a case that a Latvian shipping company filed against Norwegian authorities because the company was not permitted to catch snow crab on the continental shelf around the Svalbard archipelago. This article provides a short comment on the court proceedings, placing emphasis on the international legal questions that the Supreme Court shall decide.

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Published

2023-02-06

How to Cite

Jensen, Ø. (2023). Towards an Historic Svalbard Judgment in Norway’s Supreme Court. Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 14, 83–85. https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5382

Issue

Vol. 14 (2023)

Section

News on Arctic Law and Politics

Keywords:

Svalbard Treaty, snow crab, continental shelf

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