Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932, in Oslo) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer.
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]
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CarstenSmith (born 13 July 1932, in Oslo) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and...
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Supreme Court of Norway In office 1 August 2002 – 2016 Preceded by CarstenSmith Succeeded by Toril Marie Øie Personal details Born (1946-02-19) 19 February...
of Norway In office 1984–1991 Preceded by Rolv Ryssdal Succeeded by CarstenSmith Personal details Born (1921-04-07)April 7, 1921 Died 5 March 2015(2015-03-05)...
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of Norway who heard the appeal in November 1997. The chief justice CarstenSmith decided that the appeal would be heard with the entire Supreme Court...
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secretary to the King: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2000) CarstenSmith, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway: Grand Cross of...
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literary historian 1987 Helge Julius Jakhelln Dyvik, linguist 1988 CarstenSmith, legal scholar 1988 Magnus Aarbakke, legal scholar 1989 Johan P. Olsen...
Paul Tremblay biography". tribute.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2017. Knox, Carsten (July 12, 2010). "The Boys are back and on drugs". The Globe and Mail....
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