News archive for Faculty of Law

Kelly Solem-Young presented at the University of Oslo (27.06.2025)

Kelly Solem-Young recently presented key aspects of her doctoral research project to the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.

Bildemontasje med portrettbilder av Johannes Mella, Erling Johannes Husabø og Knut Einar Skodvin over en illustrasjon av elektriske kabler.

“The regulation of critical infrastructure is an under-explored topic” (26.06.2025)

How do we protect society’s digital lifelines from sabotage and manipulation, —and what does the law say about this? These were some of the key questions addressed by lawyers, researchers, and security experts at the conference 'The Hybrid Battlefield of Fibre Optic Communication Cables'.

“Understanding tax law is key to buliding trust” (26.06.2025)

Associate Professor Henrik Skar at the Faculty of Law believes that increased knowledge of tax law can contribute to a better legal framework and greater trust in society. Recently, the University of Bergen (UiB) hosted Europe’s largest congress for tax law scholars.

Trends in Product Liability Law (17.06.2025)

On Friday 13 June, the research group welcomed Professor Vibe Ulfbeck from CEPRI, University of Copenhagen.

Gruppebilde med Anne Marie Frøseth, Knut Martin Tande og student Elin Gunnes

Participating in the AI Centre TRUST (17.06.2025)

On Wednesday 11 June, the Prime Minister announced that TRUST – the Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI – will be one of six new AI centres in Norway. TRUST is a large national consortium of research institutions and scholars, which, through transdisciplinary research, aims to ensure that Norway contributes at the forefront of developing and using responsible, inclusive, and robust AI systems.

UiB receives 200 million NOK for research on hybrid intelligence and learning (11.06.2025)

Hybrid intelligence is the future, according to Professor Barbara Wasson. She will head the new research centre AI LEARN, which will conduct research on the interaction between human and artificial intelligence (AI) over the next five years.

Group picture with the reasearcher who contributed to the event

LEXplain kick-off in Paris (10.06.2025)

The scientific kick-off workshop for the LEXplain project took place on May 22nd in the beautiful rooms of the IEA de Paris (Paris Institute for Advanced Study).

Illustrasjonsfoto med Bergen i bakgrunnen.

Establishing a center for legal research on the ocean and the green transition (03.06.2025)

The Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen has established the COAST Law Center—a research center for climate, energy, and sustainability law, thematically focused on climate, the ocean, the marine environment, and maritime activities.