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The Faculty of Law is located in the centre of Bergen, overlooking the Bergen fjord.

At the Faculty of Law we focus on high quality research and teaching within a variety of legal areas. Our international profile is reflected both in research activities and in the substantial number of students which we have the pleasure of welcoming every semester. It is also seen in the number of students from our Faculty travelling abroad.

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The PhD interview
Ole Gunnar Nordhus i aksjon under disputasen sin.

– The greatest reward is presenting my work

Ole-Gunnar Nordhus has written his doctoral thesis on the Norwegian authorities' tort liability for human rights violations. He compares the research process to competing in a marathon, where the greatest reward is getting the opportunity to present his work in front of an audience.

AI | Education
Portretter av Wasson og Færstad

Wasson and Færstad join the government's AI committee for higher education

University of Bergen professors Barbara Wasson and Jan-Ove Færstad are among the experts in the new committee that will provide advice on how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit students, universities, colleges, and society.

Research award
Anna Nylund

Prestigious research stay in Belgium

This fall, Anna Nylund was awarded the prestigious Marcel Storme Chair. Over the past month, she has been on a research stay in Ghent, where she has had the opportunity to share her expertise.

ERC Consolidator Grant
Portretfoto av Linda Gröning

Seeking clarification of criminal law’s understanding of mental illness

Professor Linda Gröning at UiB receives a prestigious grant from the European Research Council to explore the connection between mental illness and criminal responsibility.

The LLM-program
– The program is very social and inclusive.

From Colombia to EU/EEA-law in Bergen: – The program has helped me acquire tools to become a better lawyer

Maria Camilla Salazar Patiño is a Colombian lawyer and one of the international students in the EU/EEA LLM program at the University of Bergen.