Carsten Smith
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Carsten Smith is a Norwegian
judge and lawyer.
He is a former Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Norway
(1991–2002) and a professor of law at the University of Oslo
.
Among his many published works is Kausjonsrett. Carsten Smith was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav on 13 May 2003. In 1985 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
He is the husband of Lucy Smith
, also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
judge and lawyer.
He is a former Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway is the judicial leader of the Supreme Court of Norway.The following is a chronological list of chief justices since the court was established:...
of the Supreme Court of Norway
Supreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...
(1991–2002) and a professor of law at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
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Among his many published works is Kausjonsrett. Carsten Smith was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav on 13 May 2003. In 1985 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
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He is the husband of Lucy Smith
Lucy Smith
Lucy Caroline Smith is a Norwegian lawyer and emeritus professor of law at the University of Oslo, where she acted as rector from 1993 to 1998....
, also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.