News archive for Faculty of Law

Dr. Robert Taylor from the University of Aberdeen has visited the Faculty of Law. He also held a guest lecture about Brexit. The title of the lecture was «'Brexit: Where does Power lie under the UK Constitution”. You can see the whole lecture here.

A publication is done in honour of Ragnar Auglend on his 70th birthday. Professor Gert Johan Kjelby and professor Asbjørn Strandbakken has been guest editors of the publication.

The Norwegian China Law Centre was recently awarded NOK 300 000 through the InternAbroad programme.

The recordings of this years Bergen lecture, #MeToo, Implications for criminal law, is now available. The lecture was given by Prof. Dr. Tatjana Hörnle from the Humboldt University of Berlin. Bergen Lecture is a yearly happening arranged by The Research Group for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.

In the pacific ocean there are entire states in danger of being swalloved by the ocean. These small islands, marked as green and brown dots on the map, are now dissappearing. What will happen to the people who inhabit these islands, and what will happen to the maritime law?

Bjørnar Borvik and Gert Johan Kjelby have been appointed full professors at The Faculty of Law.

Meeting a foreign culture can be challenging, but for our alumni of the month Hope Corbin, studying in Norway was a great experience. 'Get involved' and 'listen to others' is Corbin's advice to students. Today she is an Associate Professor at the Western Washington University, but has returned to Bergen as a guest to work with colleagues on the Refugee Resilience Network project and to create... Read more

Douglas Husak was the main speaker at Bergen Lecture 2017 where his theme was "Conceptual and Normative Issues about Drug Decriminalization". Here you will find both a recording of his speak at Bergen Lecture and an Interview with Husak.