The article reviews trends in international non-binding standards:1) the equalisation of indigenous peoples and local communities as rights-holders;2) the strength and weakness of the safeguards approach in the context of redd+;3) the wide definition of who constitutes stakeholders; and 4) the...

Norway’s policies regarding Sámi and most national minorities in an historic perspective can be characterized as forced assimilation; except for Jews and Roma, where the historic policy can be termed exclusion. The Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is intended to be a...

The chapter analyses how different types of leaders view the Church of Norway’s (CoN) work on the environment and climate issues. Through data taken from interviews with 18 informants representing four segments of Norwegian society – businesses, youth, environmental organisations and the CoN...

Several studies have been conducted on how young persons relate to the climate crisis, and by whom they are influenced. Particularly for the young persons, having inadequate meaning and hope can be detrimental for one’s copying with the impacts of the climate crisis. While religion is not the...

Norwegian Abstract: Religiøse forankrede skoler er gjenstand for nye politiske tiltak i både Danmark, Norge og Sverige, alle basert i hensynet til integrering og mot segregering. Danmark har godkjent flest såkalte muslimske skoler. Norge har ingen muslimsk forankrede grunnskoler, men har...

The article combines Elinor Ostrom's design principles for common-pool resources and human rights provisions, including subsequent clarifications and jurisprudence. It analyses whether stronger local self-governance, embedded in the natural resource dimension of peoples' rights to...

Are economic, social and cultural rights actually taken into account when arbitration or adjudicating bodies (panels or tribunals) seek to solve disputes arising under international economic law (IEL)? The term ‘human rights' is seldom applied in the substantive provisions of trade or...