Námskeiðslýsing

The course provides introduction to the applicable legal framework in three separate but related areas: a) basic aspects of the law of the sea; b) International environmental law related to the sea and coastal zones; and c) fisheries law. Accordingly, this course is divided into three main parts: part I emphasizes introducing the framework of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC), especially considering delimitation of ocean areas, and on explaining the most important rights and duties of coastal states and other states in those areas. In part II the focus is on international environmental law related to the sea, especially Part XII of LOSC and other relevant treaties, as well as laws and jurisdiction issues affecting coastal zones. In part III the aim is to explain how a coastal state may regulate fisheries inside its jurisdiction, with a special emphasis on the Icelandic quota system as an example.

Hæfniviðmið

Students are expected to become familiar with relevant international law, including the law of the sea, international environmental law, and domestic law relating to fisheries in Iceland. Students are expected to improve their ability to work with the relevant instruments in their future occupations.

Námsmat

• Exam/assignment for Part I - Introduction to the Law of the Sea = 33.3%
• Exam/assignment for Part II - Environmental Law of the Sea = 33.3%
• Exam/assignment for Part III - Fisheries law and the Icelandic quota system = 33.3%

Kennari

Pétur Dam Leifsson (PDL), Assistant Professor of Law - University of Iceland - peturl(at)hi.is
Academic degrees:
2005 - LLM in International Business and Trade Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam
2002 - LLM (cum laude) in Public International Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam
2002 - Concluded bar exam in
2000 - Cand. Juris (Lawyer) from the University of Iceland
1996 - B.A. in History from the University of Iceland
1996 - B.A. in Political Science from the University of Iceland
From 2004 - Doctoral student (PhD student) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam - School of Law
Academic fields:

• Public International Law
• The Law of International Organisations
• UN Law
• The Law of the Sea
• EU Law
• International Business and Trade Law
• Constitutional Law
• Procedural Law
• International Politics
• Political History

Occupations as a lawyer:

• Associate Professor of Law - University of Iceland, Faculty of Law
• Associate Professor of Law - University of Akureyri (part time)
• Deputy Judge at the District Court of Reykjavik - during 2001-2004

Helgi Áss Grétarsson, is a Legal researcher at the Law Faculty of the University of Iceland (since 2006) and a Ph.D. student at the same Faculty (since 2008). He has taught in the courses "Natural Resources III (Fisheries Management), Foreclosure and Forced Sale of Property and Law on Property" at the University of Iceland. Helgi holds a Cand. jur degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland. Published works include the book Icelandic legal history of fisheries management from settlement till 1990. Ritrod Lagastofnunar Haskola Islands. Ed. Matthiasson, Vidar. Reykjavik 2008. Published, peer-reviewed articles include: "How were quota entitlements in the Icelandic demersal fisheries created? Ongoing discussion on the stereotypical ideas of the Icelandic Fisheries Management System". Ulfljotur, Reykjavik 2009, pp. 179-227, "Allocation of harvest rights in cod from 1984-2007 - legal facts or fiction?" One hundred Anniversary book of the Law Faculty of the University of Iceland. Reykjavik, 2008, pp. 231-300, and "The procedure of direct foreclosure". Magazine for lawyers. Reykjavík, 2006, pp. 147-167.

Hrafnhildur Bragadóttir, lawyer at the Department for Legal and Administrative Affairs at the Environmental Agency of Iceland.

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