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ArticleNorway: Medical Products Agency Limits Ozempic to Diabetic Patients Following adoption of an amendment to the Medical Product Act, on July 1, 2024, the Norwegian Medical Products Agency (NOMA) started to ration Ozempic, allowing only diabetic patients with special co-treatment prescriptions to receive the product.Amendment of the Medical ActThe rationing of Ozempic was made possible by the entry into force of a new amendment … Continue reading “Norway: Medical Products Agency Limits Ozempic…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2024-07-10
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Addresses Application of Drug Program In Lieu of Criminal Sentencing On February 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled that a man who had sold a significant amount of illegal narcotics as part of a criminal network was not eligible for the drug intervention program that other addicts may use in lieu of a prison sentence. The court noted that while persons who are … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Addresses Application of…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2024-06-16
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ArticleIsrael: Ministry of Justice Issues Regulations to Protect Privacy of Information Transferred from the European Economic Area On May 3, 2023, Israel’s minister of justice, with the approval of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), issued the Privacy Protection Regulations (Provisions Regarding Information Transferred to Israel from the European Economic Area [EEA], 5723-2023. According to Israel’s Privacy Protection Agency, “[t]he regulations are an important milestone in the … Continue reading “Israel: Ministry of Justice Issues Regulations…
- Contributor: Levush, Ruth
- Date: 2023-06-14
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ArticleNorway: Parliament Includes Indigenous People Designation in Constitution On May 15, 2023, the Norwegian parliament voted to include in Norway’s constitution a recognition of the Sami people as indigenous to Norway. The changes to the constitution took effect the same day.The original proposal for the amendment had been brought by 10 members of the parliament on June 19, 2020.Text of the ConstitutionIn accordance … Continue reading “Norway: Parliament Includes Indigenous People Designation…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2023-06-07
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Drone-Flying Russian, Calling Drones "Aircraft" On October 28, 2022, the Norwegian Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and held that a Russian citizen was subject to detention for operating an unregistered drone in Svalbard, Norway. The issue before the court was whether operating this type of drone was prohibited under previously adopted sanction rules prohibiting Russian citizens from operating … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-11-16
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ArticleNorway: Eidsivating Appeals Court Finds Border Restriction Imposed During COVID Pandemic Unlawful On September 14, 2022, the Appeals Court for Eidsivating issued a decision in favor of a Norwegian citizen who was fined for crossing into Norway illegally during a time when the border from Sweden at Linna, Norway, was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Eidsivating court’s decision reverses a lower court’s judgment and annuls the … Continue reading “Norway: Eidsivating Appeals Court Finds Border…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-11-06
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Rules Minors Enjoy Greater Protection under Hate Speech Provision than Adults On September 8, 2022, the Norwegian Supreme Court in a 3–2 decision ruled that the age of the recipient of an offensive statement affects whether the statement constitutes hate speech under Norwegian law. (Decision HR-2022-1707-A.)The issue in the case was the meaning of a paragraph addressing hate speech in section 185 of the Norwegian Penal … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Rules Minors Enjoy…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-10-17
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ArticleNorway: Appeals Court Holds COVID Hotel Quarantine Rules Do Not Violate Constitution or European Convention on Human Rights On July 6, 2022, the Norwegian Appeals Court for Eidsivating ruled that ordering foreigners to stay at designated quarantine hotels for 10 days did not violate their rights under the Norwegian Constitution or their right to family life under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), allowing a monetary fine for a … Continue reading “Norway: Appeals Court Holds COVID Hotel…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-08-02
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Accepts Encrypted Data from Foreign Authorities as Evidence On June 30, 2022, the Norwegian Supreme Court held that data collected by foreign authorities from an encrypted communication network was admissible as evidence in Norwegian courts. (Supreme Court Case HR-2022-1314-A (Decision).)Background to the DecisionThe case in question concerned data collected by French police from an encrypted source, EncroChat, during surveillance of a criminal network. … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Accepts Encrypted Data…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-07-24
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ArticleFinland: Supreme Court Rules on Sámi Indigenous Rights to Fish On April 13, 2022, the Finnish Supreme Court ruled in two cases that members of the Sámi indigenous people were not legally responsible for having violated joint Finnish-Norwegian rules on fishing, dismissing the cases on the basis of provisions in the Finnish Constitution and the United Nations International Convention on Cultural and Political Rights (ICCPR). … Continue reading “Finland: Supreme Court Rules on Sámi…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-05-09
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ArticleNorway: Government Proposes Extension of Financial Support to Help Households Cope with High Electricity Prices On March 10, 2022, the Norwegian government announced that it is proposing an extension of the financial support it provided in December 2021 to help households cope with unusually high electricity prices. The announcement came following a vote by the Norwegian parliament two days earlier to amend the national budget for 2022. The amendment to … Continue reading “Norway: Government Proposes Extension of Financial…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-03-22
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ArticleNorway: Influenza Becomes Reportable Contagious Disease As of December 13, 2021, influenza has been included on the list of contagious diseases whose occurrence laboratories must report to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (Meldingssystemet for smittsomme sykdommer, MSIS).The Regulation on the Reporting System for Contagious Diseases (MSIS Regulation) (Forskrift om Meldingssystem for smittsomme sykdommer (FOR-2003-06-20-740) (MSIS-forskriften)) includes several categories (A, … Continue reading “Norway: Influenza Becomes Reportable Contagious Disease”
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-12-29
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ArticleFinland: Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission Established On October 28, 2021, the Finnish government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address the historical treatment of the indigenous Sami population and promote the attainment of the Sami people’s rights.Finnish law recognizes the Sami people as indigenous to Finland, and the Finnish Constitution affords them protection as a native people. (17 § Finlands … Continue reading “Finland: Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-11-18
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Rules Windmill Park in Sami Area Violates Indigenous Rights On October 11, 2021, the Norwegian Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, held that the concession for a wind turbine park in the Fosen-halvøya (Fosen peninsula) area of Norway violated the indigenous Sami people’s right to exercise its cultural rights because the windmills prevented them from herding reindeer in the area.Background to the DecisionIn 2010, the … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Rules Windmill…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-10-25
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Finds Assumed Consent Cannot Be Invoked for DNA Use in Missing Person Case On July 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled that assumed consent in the case of a missing person cannot be invoked to collect his DNA from a biological registry, even though the purpose of accessing the DNA is to help find him or his remains. (Supreme Court Case HR-2021-1436-A (sak nr. 21-005349STR-HRET).)In a … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Finds Assumed Consent…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-07-29
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Defines Extent of Swedish Sami Reindeer Herder Rights On June 30, 2021, the Norwegian Supreme Court issued a precedent on cross-border reindeer herding rights, recognizing that the right of Swedish reindeer herders to herd reindeer in Norway is based on the principle of time-immemorial use (alders tids bruk) and not the Norwegian Cross-Border Reindeer Herding Act. (Norwegian Supreme Court Case, June 30, 2021, … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Defines Extent of…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-07-28
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ArticleNorway: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Found to Violate European Economic Area Agreement (June 4, 2021) On May 27, 2021, the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) Surveillance Authority announced in a news release that Norwegian COVID-19 travel restrictions on entry into the country violated the free movement provisions of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement. Under the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, three members of EFTA—Iceland, Lichtenstein, and […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-06-04
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ArticleNorway: Government Completes Public Review of Corona Certificate Rules (May 27, 2021) On May 5, 2021, the Norwegian government (Statsministerens kontor, Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet, Kulturdepartementet) sent out a proposal for public review (høring) regarding the issuance of an official “Corona Certificate.” The deadline for submitting responses was May 12, 2021. The week-long response time was considerably shorter than the usual amount of time afforded […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-05-27
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Rules on Scope of Climate Provision in Constitution, Finds Government May Issue Exploratory Arctic Drilling Permits (Mar. 31, 2021) On December 22, 2020, the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that the Norwegian Constitution does not prevent the country’s government from issuing permits to explore drilling in the Arctic. (Supreme Court Decision HR-2020-2472-P (sak nr. 20-051052SIV-HRET), Dec. 22, 2020.) In doing so, the Supreme Court also established the boundaries and meaning of the […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-03-31
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Rules Organization May Bring Claim Questioning Constitutionality of Parliamentary Decision (Mar. 30, 2021) On March 1, 2021, the Norwegian Supreme Court, sitting in banc, declared that the organization “Nei til EU” (No to the EU) may bring a claim in court that a parliamentary vote decided by simple majority violated a Norwegian constitutional provision requiring certain matters be decided by a supermajority. (Norwegian Supreme Court, […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-03-30
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ArticleNorway: Government Restricts Entrance to Country to Norwegian Citizens and Residents, Requires Testing and Quarantine for Travelers (Feb. 1, 2021) On January 27, 2021, the Norwegian government announced that, as of January 29, 2021, only Norwegian citizens and residents would be allowed to enter Norway from abroad. The rules apply until further notice, although the Norwegian government has promised to review them by February 10, 2021. Specifically, the new rules prevent the […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2021-02-01
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ArticleNorway: Election Law Committee Recommends Amendments to Constitution and to Election Law on Delaying Elections under Special Circumstances (Sept. 11, 2020) On June 3, 2020, the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation (Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet, KMD) sent a proposal for a legislative consultation (høring) on amending both the Norwegian Constitution and Norway’s Election Act to allow the government to postpone general elections under extraordinary circumstances, such as a global pandemic. The proposal […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2020-09-11
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ArticleNorway: Data Protection Authority Orders International Baccalaureate to Explain Its Automated Use of Personal Data in Awarding Final Grades during Pandemic (July 24, 2020) On July 20, 2020, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA, Datatilsynet) issued a letter to the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) ordering it to explain its use of personal data, atomization, and historic prediction data in awarding final grades to Norwegian International Baccalaureate Diploma students during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The NDPA is […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2020-07-24
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Rules It Has Universal Jurisdiction over Foreigners' Prior Terrorist Acts Abroad (July 16, 2020) On June 26, 2020, the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that Norwegian courts may exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes of terrorism and that foreigners may thus be sentenced in Norway for terrorism crimes they committed before arriving in the country. (Supreme Court Decision Case No. HR-2020-1340-A.) Facts of the Case The defendant, a […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2020-07-16
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ArticleNorway: Data Protection Authority Upholds Prior Prohibition on Collection of Data via COVID-19 App Smittestopp (July 13, 2020) On July 6, 2020, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority issued a new prohibition on the collection of location data by the Norwegian National Health Authority (Folkehelseinstituttet, FHI) using the Norwegian COVID-19 contact tracing app, Smittestop. The decision comes after the Data Protection Authority evaluated the FHI’s response to the Data Protection Authority’s […]
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2020-07-13