The Svalbard Act of 17 July 1925 no. 11, normally referred to as the Svalbard Act (Norwegian: Lov om Svalbard or colloquially Svalbardloven), is a law of Norway which governs the major aspects of the Svalbard archipelago. The law was passed by the Parliament of Norway on 17 July 1925, establishes Norwegian sovereignty of the island, and states that Norwegian criminal law, civil law and procedure law are enforced on the island. Otherwise, other provisions and laws only appl…
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Svalbard was undoubtedly spotted by Willem Barentsz of the Netherlands in 1596, although it may have previously have been discovered by Norsemen or Pomors. The Muscovy Company of England started walrus hunting on Bjørnøya in 1604, and from 1611 the company's Jonas Pool… - Establishing jurisdiction
Work on establishing an administration was initiated by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in 1871. After contacting the invested governments, he concluded that only Russia and Norway would object to an annexation of the island. Fridtjof Nansen's endeavors raised the Norwegian public's conscio…
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Svalbardtraktaten – Wikipedia
NettSvalbardtraktaten er en traktat inngått 9. februar 1920 i Paris mellom flere land om øygruppa Svalbard. Den ble inngått i forbindelse med fredskonferansene etter første verdenskrig.
The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty - Arctic Review
NettThe Svalbard Treaty came into force on 14 August 1925. On the same day, the Svalbard Act also entered into force, 2 making Svalbard the northernmost region of the Kingdom of …
NettThe Svalbard Treaty (originally the Spitsbergen Treaty) recognises the sovereignty of Norway over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, at the time called Spitsbergen. The …
Svalbard – Wikipedia
NettSvalbard er en øygruppe mellom Polhavet, Barentshavet, Grønlandshavet og Norskehavet, som utgjør den nordligste delen av Norge. [6] Svalbardtraktaten definerer Svalbard som …
The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty | Arctic Review on …
NettThe Svalbard Treaty came into force on 14 August 1925. On the same day, the Svalbard Act also entered into force, 2 making Svalbard the northernmost region of the Kingdom of …
NettSvalbard was initially unaffected by the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany on 9 April 1940. However, following the German attack on the Soviet Union , Svalbard became of …
The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty - FNI
NettA hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the …
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