News archive for Research group for Legal Culture
Research group member Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde has, together with Mia Korpiola, published an article in the Journal of History of Ideas about the link between necessitas in canonical legal thinking and Landslova. The article is available on open access for the next six weeks.
The Berlin General Congress will take place on the 28th of September to 3rd of October 2026. The International Academy of Comparative Law, has now published the list of topics that members
have chosen and the schedule of steps leading up to the Congress.
On November 15th, Marius Mikkel Kjølstad successfully defended his doctorate with the thesis "Politisk teleologi" at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen.
We are excited to announce that the third edition of Comparing Legal Cultures will be released in December 2025. This updated version has been carefully revised and streamlined to better meet the needs of students. The new format not only enhances the textbook’s pedagogical value but also makes it more affordable.
With a strong emphasis on the Nordic context, the 3rd edition introduces an... Read more
Professor Sören Koch has published an article about Professor Frede Castberg (1893-1977) and his influence on Norwegian legal culture.
Professor Sören Koch has published an article about the Norwegian regulation of assisted dying in light of national and international developments.
On January 15th, 2024, the Research Group for Legal Culture organized a lunch seminar on the comparative method for comparing Nordic countries.
5 students have written a report on the "Nordic Legal Culture: Myth or Reality?"-conference, which the Research Group held in June 2023.
The research group for Legal Culture, Legal History and Comparative Law at the University of Bergen invited to the fourth Norwegian legal historians' day on Friday 17 November 2023 in Bergen.
Is there such a thing as a Nordic legal culture or is this narrative just a myth? How can the concept of a Nordic legal culture be used as an analytical lens?
Marius Mikkel Kjølstad has prepared an overview of preserved legal lectures from the 19th century.
The research group would like to congratulate three of its members as new members of the European Law Institute.
A new book was published in September about Frederik Stang's natural law lectures from 1830–1831; and a natural law seminar was held at the Faculty of Law (UiB).
Stang was one of the most important players in Norwegian history in the 19th century and Norway's first prime minister.
Together with Professor Geir Heivoll (PHS), Karnov Forlag will start a new project which aims to publish legal history commentaries in several key areas.
Together with Esmerelda Colombo and Catalina Vallejo Piedrahíta, Professor Sören Koch has written an article about Rights of Nature in the Norwegian Legal Culture.
Professor Sören Koch was recently at a debate on active euthanasia in Tromsø. The organizer was ELSA Tromsø.
At the end of October, Professor Sören Koch was in Paraguay for a seminar in comparative law - ASUNCIÓN2022. The seminar was organized by AIDC - IACL (International Academy of Comparative Law).
Professor Sören Koch attended a workshop in Hanseatic History and Law in Tallinn.
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