• Constitutions and Criminal Law Reform 

      Jacobsen, Jørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-23)
      In 2014, a major revision of the Norwegian Constitution was carried out, the momentum being the 200th jubilee of the Constitution and of Norway’s independence in 1814. This was the first major revision of the Norwegian ...
    • Decriminalisation of Drug Use – The Outlook for Reform in Norway 

      Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The article gives an overview on the outlook for a Norwegian drug policy reform. It discusses whether a statement by a majority group in the Parliament might lead to full decriminalisation of drug use and possession of ...
    • Intoxication and self-induced criminal incapacity in Norwegian law 

      Grøning, Linda; Myklebust, Ingrid Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article provides an explanation and analysis of the regulation of criminal incapacity and intoxication in Norwegian criminal law. The current rule on this matter is found in section 20 of the Norwegian Penal Code. ...
    • Liability Assessments and Criminal Responsibility in Norwegian Legal History 

      Bernssen, Siri Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The general content of the assessment of intent was explicitly clarified for the first time in a Norwegian criminal code when the 2005 Criminal Code and its §22 came into force on 1 October 2015. Until the Criminal Code ...
    • The Norwegian Criminal Regulation of Drugs: An Overview and Some Principled Challenges 

      Jacobsen, Jørn; Taslaman, Selma (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-19)
      This article describes and critically analyses the current state of the Norwegian criminal regulation of drugs. The first parts of the article describe the contemporary rules and Norway’s international obligations in this ...
    • An Outline of the New Norwegian Criminal Code 

      Jacobsen, Jørn; Sandvik, Vilde Hallgren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This article gives an overview of the new criminal code, its background and content. It maps out the code’s background, the legislative process and central ideas. Furthermore, the article gives an outline of the general ...
    • Rehabilitation in Principle and Practice: Perspectives of Inmates and Officers 

      Grøning, Linda; Andersen, Yanique (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This article addresses rehabilitation, its conceptualisation by officers and inmates, and its expression in practice within a select Norwegian prison. It reports on findings from a qualitative interview-based research ...
    • Some Aspects of and Perspectives on the Public Prosecutor’s Objectivity according to ECtHR Case-Law 

      Kjelby, Gert Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-07)
      The principle of objectivity includes several aspects of the prosecutor’s functions. This article highlights some aspects of and perspectives on the prosecutor’s role and raises some central questions regarding the ...