Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law is located in the centre of Bergen, overlooking the Bergen fjord.

At the Faculty of Law we focus on high quality research and teaching within a variety of legal areas. Our international profile is reflected both in research activities and in the substantial number of students which we have the pleasure of welcoming every semester. It is also seen in the number of students from our Faculty travelling abroad.

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Research award

Prestigious research stay in Belgium

This fall, Anna Nylund was awarded the prestigious Marcel Storme Chair. Over the past month, she has been on a research stay in Ghent, where she has had the opportunity to share her expertise.

ERC Consolidator Grant

Seeking clarification of criminal law’s understanding of mental illness

Professor Linda Gröning at UiB receives a prestigious grant from the European Research Council to explore the connection between mental illness and criminal responsibility.

PhD interview

Providing improved educational opportunities for children with autism

Lucie Ducarre has researched the right to education for autistic children within the framework of international and European law. She hopes her PhD project will contribute to a better learning environment and experience for children with autism.

The LLM-program

– The program is very social and inclusive.

From Colombia to EU/EEA-law in Bergen: – The program has helped me acquire tools to become a better lawyer

Maria Camilla Salazar Patiño is a Colombian lawyer and one of the international students in the EU/EEA LLM program at the University of Bergen.

Honorary Doctorate 2024

The Honorary Doctor wishes to preserve the Nordic legal tradition

"Even though the rules are different, the Nordic perspective gives value because we have so many cultural roots in common, says the Faculty of Law's new Honorary Doctorate, Mads Bryde Andersen. The professor at the University of Copenhagen is an active promoter of keeping the Nordic legal tradition...