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Research group for Tort Law and Insurance Law

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The research group is compound of researchers who has Tort Law and Insurance Law as their research area or part of their research area. The group has regular meetings and is also organising seminars. 

Leaders of the research group are Anne Marie Frøseth and Bjarte Thorson. See also list of members.

Doctoral project
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Compensation for violations of fundamental human rights

When, and to what extend does individuals have rights to claim compensation for violations of fundamential human rights in the eyes of the constitution, The European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights? This question is asked by Ole-Gunnar Nordhus...

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Board Memember´s Liability for Corporate Human Rights Violations based on Norwegian Company Act § 17-1

Is it a moral or a legal obligation to respect human rights when operating abroad and under complex corporate structures? How do we decide on which obligations are legally encorceable? These questions are asked by Ph.D student Line Gjerstad Tjelflaaat. Tjelflaat is part of the research group on...