Jens Ingebret Evensen, who lived from November 5, 1917, to February 15, 2004, was a Norwegian lawyer, judge and Labour Party politician born in Christiania, now Oslo. He led the legal department of Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1961 to 1973 and developed the legal framework behind Norway's claims to its continental shelf as North Sea oil exploration expanded. He served as Norway's Minister of Trade and Shipping from 1973 to 1974 and as Minister of Maritime Law from 1974 to 1979, and as a member of the International Law Commission he helped shape the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He was a judge of the International Court of Justice, sitting until 1993.
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What did Jens Evensen do to secure Norway's rights to North Sea resources?
He developed the foundation for Norway's legal claims to its continental shelf.
As North Sea oil exploration expanded, Norway needed a legal basis for its claims to the seabed. Jens Evensen, a Norwegian lawyer and Labour Party politician, took up the challenge and developed the foundation for the country's legal claims to the Norwegian continental shelf. Former prime ministers Odvar Nordli and Kaare Willoch praised his work on securing Norway's rights to its offshore resources.
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He led the legal department of Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1961 to 1973 and developed the legal framework behind Norway's claims to its continental shelf as North Sea oil exploration expanded.
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Jens Ingebret Evensen (5 November 1917 - 15 February 2004) was a Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician (for the Labour Party), trade minister, international offshore rights expert, member of the International Law Commission and judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Politician and Lawyer
Wikidata Q167345, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1917
Wikidata Q167345, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1917-11-05
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P570 (date of death): 2004
Wikidata Q167345, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2004-02-15
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P20 (place of death): Asker
Wikidata Q167345, P1477 birth name claim (nb)
birth name (P1477): Jens Ingebret Evensen
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