Ellen J. Eftestøl
Professor
Department of Law and Governance
Employee Profile
- Phone +4741350221
- E-mail ellen.j.eftestol@bi.no
Biography
Professor Dr. Juris Ellen J. Eftestøl is an academic with expertise in trade, transport and shipping law, with a particular focus on sustainable and efficient transport systems. She leads the interdisciplinary research pillar AMOR Transporttransport | BIat BI's Center for Applied Mathematics and Operations ResearchCenter for Applied Mathematics and Operations Research | BI, navigating complex legal landscapes to promote greener practices. Her work analyzes European Union rules and regulations and their impact on international trade, including distribution agreements and agency, as well as shipping and transportation.
Eftestøl has contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations that have resulted in books on zero emission transport and digitalization. Her publications address critical issues such as the harmonization of multimodal liability regimes in Europe, the extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to shipping, and legal challenges within Nordic maritime law. She provides insight into how emissions information can change behavior in the transport industry, examining initiatives such as "Fit for 55" and the polluter pays principle within the EU regulatory framework. Her work also addresses the complexities of environmental pathways between the EU and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). She is an expert in distribution agreements and her doctoral thesis examined the remuneration system in the Commercial Agency Directive and its implementation in the Nordic legal systems.
Ellen J. Eftestøl is currently Professor of Law at BI Norwegian Business School and Adjunct Professor at the University of Gothenburgwww.gu.se/en/school-business-economics-law. Previously, she was an adjunct professor at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, and a full professor of civil and commercial law at the University of Helsinki. Her main areas of teaching are contract law, sales law, international trade and transportation.
She received har doctoral degree from the University of Oslo. Eftestøl is a co-founder of the Helsinki-based INTERTRAN research groupResearchers | Sustainable Law and Business | University of Helsinkiand is a subject editor for Karnov's Digital Law Commentary,Ellen J. Eftestølproviding insight into the Norwegian Maritime Code and the Norwegian Commercial Agents Act. She is also a contributing editor to European Transport Law and provides legal expertise as an arbitrator. Ellen Eftestøl's research advances legal understanding and guides policy development for sustainable transport solutions.
Area of Expertise
Publications
Shows 5 of 38 publication(s)
Chapter Ellen J. Eftestøl (2025)
Noe om avtalefrihet, grunnleggende fri- og rettigheter i norsk obligasjonsrett
Chapter Ellen J. Eftestøl (2024)
Part II: EU Dimension 5. Mapping the EU ETS for Shipping: Functional, Geographical, and Personal Dimensions
Article Ellen J. Eftestøl, Mattias Arnesson (2024)
Who is the Shipowner under Nordic Law? The Swedish Supreme Court’s judgment in Case No. T 6909-22 “Baltic Cable”
Chapter Ellen J. Eftestøl (2024)
Handelsagentens avgangsvederlag - vilkåret "tapte provisjonsinntekter"
Anthology Ellen Johanne Eftestøl, Anu H. Bask, Maximilian Huemer (2024)
Towards a Zero-Emissions and Digitalized Transport Sector. Law, Regulation, and Logistics.
Shows 5 of 28 publication(s)
Conference lecture Ellen J. Eftestøl (2022)
"Fit for 55" - shipping i dag, aktuelle spørsmål - rettslige implikasjoner
Conference lecture Ellen J. Eftestøl (2022)
Force Majeure i praksis - noen sjørettslige eksempler
Conference lecture Ellen J. Eftestøl (2022)
Greening shipping - EU and IMO on different paths?
Textbook Ellen J. Eftestøl (2020)
Finsk skadeståndsrätt i nordiskt perspektiv: En introduktion
Conference lecture Ellen J. Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson (2011)
Sustainability in private transport law. The European effort on greening transport
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | University of Oslo | Dr. juris |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Professor |
| 2022 - Present | University of Gothenburg | Visitng Professor |