Carsten Smith
Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932 in Oslo) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer.
Carsten Smith | |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway | |
| In office 1991–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Erling Sandene |
| Succeeded by | Tore Schei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1932 |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Smith |
He served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002).[1] After his retirement from the court, he continued to handle international arbitration cases, and worked with the United Nations.[2]
He was appointed Reader in Law at the University of Oslo in 1960 and Professor of Law with a specialization in commercial and banking law in 1964. He also was the first chairman of the Sami Rights Commission.[3]
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.[1] In 1985, he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.[4] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[5] He also received honorary degrees from several institutions, including Uppsala University[6] and Brigham Young University.[7]
Personal life
In 1958, he married fellow lawyer Lucy Smith, whom he survived. One of Norway's first female lawyers, she was also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.[1] They have three daughters who became lawyers.
Education
Smith took his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1949 and began studying law at the University of Oslo that year.[8]
References
- http://www.snl.no/Carsten_Smith
- https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/members/member-smith.pdf
- https://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/1250/Rights_for_Indigenous_Peoples.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y at p. 11
- "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- "Gruppe 6: Rettsvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- http://www2.statsvet.uu.se/Forskning/Hedersdoktorer/tabid/5471/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- https://www.deseretnews.com/article/556976/BYU-graduates-finish-one-trek-and-embark-on-another.html
- Carsten Smith in Norsk biografisk leksikon
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| Preceded by |
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Erling Sandene |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1991–2002 |
Succeeded by Tore Schei |
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