• Children’s Rights in Norway. An Implementation Paradox? 

      Langford, Malcolm; Skivenes, Marit; Søvig, Karl Harald (Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Norway tops international indexes on children’s rights but continues to attract criticism for its level of compliance with the Convention of the Rights of Child. This book is the first scholarly attempt to address this ...
    • The commitment curve: Global regulation of business and human rights 

      Kirkebø, Tori Loven; Langford, Malcolm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07)
      The divide between hard law and soft law approaches to global regulation of corporations in relation to human rights is partly based on empirical assumptions. Taking a step back, we assess the claims concerning the current ...
    • The GDPR and Unstructured Data: Is Anonymisation Possible? 

      Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary; Lison, Pierre; Cyndecka, Malgorzata Agnieszka; Langford, Malcolm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Much of the legal and technical literature on data anonymization has focused on structured data such as tables. However, unstructured data such as text documents or images are far more common, and the legal requirements ...
    • Incorporating the Convention in Norwegian Law 

      Søvig, Karl Harald (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (CRC) is incorporated in Norwegian law by the Human Rights Act. This chapter explores and analyse the legislative effect of this legal incorporation. It provides an overview ...
    • The Revolving Door in In International Investment Arbitration 

      Langford, Malcolm; Behn, Daniel Friedrich; Lie, Runar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      It is often claimed that international investment arbitration is marked by a revolving door: individuals act sequentially and even simultaneously as arbitrator, legal counsel, expert witness, or tribunal secretary. If this ...