Law, Politics, Podcasts
A court in Norway this week is hearing an appeal by citizens who are suing the government over its decision to open up for oil exploration in the far north. Planet Rules speaks with University of Oslo law Professor Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde about Norway’s climate action lawsuit, the arguments and the likelihood of a supreme…
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A court in Norway this week is hearing an appeal by citizens who are suing the government over its decision to open up for oil exploration in the far north. Planet Rules speaks with University of Oslo law Professor Beate Sjåfjell about background to the case and the issues at stake. Stay tuned – In…
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The battle over who will dominate the Constitutional Commission is underway in Egypt. With a Presidential election being held at the same time, there is an atmosphere of chaos. Amal Wahab is the Cairo correspondent for the Norwegian daily Klassekampen, which published this piece on the weekend. On Saturday, the parliament began efforts to choose…
Iceland’s former prime minister is in court for things he didn’t do. To be precise, he is charged with four counts of not doing what he should have done, under the laws on ministerial responsibility. Herdis Sigurgrimsdottir explains. The case of former Prime Minister Geir Haarde is as intriguing as it is unprecedented. The principle…