Miljørett

My most immediate research interests are located at the intersection of critical theory, law and ecology, with particular focus on international environmental law and ecosystem governance. I am particularly interested in genealogy as a method of critical legal analysis, and in biopolitics as a theoretical register for reading environmental law.

Current research focuses on 1) ocean commons, both at the theoretical level and in relation the new treaty on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and on the interaction between space law and law of the sea 2) on critical histories of sovereignty and (international) legal modernity more broadly  3) on critical legal ocean studies, with increasing focus on critical legal geography 4) arctic governance in the context of geopolitical change

I am currently Principal Investigator for a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council called "Future Arctic Law and Governance (FALG)" and Work Package Lead and Depurty Project Lead for the FRAM Center project SUDARCO. I was also member of the working group writig nthe Science Plan for the project Arcci Ocean 2050.

In 2015 I have been awarded the Annual Richard Macrory Prize for best article in the Journal of Environmental Law (Oxford University Press) for 2015. In 2019 I have been awarded an Honorary Mention from the same prize.