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Linda Gröning
A question of accountability (09.05.2018)
On Friday 22 July 2011, Norway was hit by a terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 77 people. The terrorist attack was not only a national trauma. The case also made apparent that the legal system needs a better understanding of how criminal insanity and mental disorder are related.
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Two new professors appointed (26.04.2018)
Bjørnar Borvik and Gert Johan Kjelby have been appointed full professors at The Faculty of Law.
Bjørnar Borvik receiving a present
Teaching at National Law University Delhi (NLUD) (02.03.2018)
Bjørnar Borvik from the Faculty of Law has been teaching at the National Law University Delhi (NLUD).
Interview with ECHR-judge Robert Spano (13.12.2017)
Judge Robert R. Spano from The European Court of Human Rights talks about the function of the court and his workdays in Strasbourg. He also has good pieces of advice for today’s law students.
Bergen Lecture 2017 with Douglas Husak (05.12.2017)
Douglas Husak was the main speaker at Bergen Lecture 2017 where his theme was "Conceptual and Normative Issues about Drug Decriminalization". Here you will find both a recording of his speak at Bergen Lecture and an Interview with Husak.
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BECCLE team presents at ESA (06.11.2017)
in mid October, Malgorzata Cyndecka and Tim Wyndham of BECCLE met with representatives of the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the European Commission and presented their findings regarding the Authority’s state aid decision on zero VAT rate for electronic news services.
How old is China? (25.10.2017)
How old is China? According to Lloyd Tom Wilson this question may have many answers, depending on how you look at it.
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Visit from University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski (25.09.2017)
On 5-7 September 2017, our Faculty hosted four researchers from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw (UKSW). Strategically this visit is meeting the Faculty´s aims to be more visible in international projects in general, but in Horizon 2020 projects especially. The visit resulted in two lectures that are available online (se right hand... Read more
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BSRS 2018: Global Challenges (18.09.2017)
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PhD Award to Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui (26.06.2017)
We are honoured and proud to congratulate our colleague Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui. Ignacio has been awarded the “2017 Concurrences PhD Award” for the best thesis of the year in competition/regulation law or economics.
Nancy Staudt
“Graduation is a truly exciting time in life” (07.06.2017)
The dean of Washington University School of Law, Nancy Staudt, is the main speaker at this year’s graduation at The Faculty of Law.
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Extensive Cooperation with China (18.05.2017)
Global challenges facing society and the cooperation between UiB and China were key topics during the China Conference 4 May.
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New publication by Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui (15.05.2017)
On 22 December 2016, The EFTA Court delivered its advisory opinion, clarifying what is understood to by restriction of competition by object and whether joint bidding may restriction competition by object as a type of price fixing. BECCLE’s Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui’s analysis of the advisory opinion is forthcoming in European Competition and Regulatory Law Review
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Workshop at the National Law University Delhi (21.04.2017)
In March 2017, a delegation of twelve masters students, researchers and PhD candidates from the Faculty of Law, went to India to attend a workshop at National Law University Delhi (NLUD).
Video from International Day at The Faculty of Law (31.01.2017)
The Faculty of Law organised its International Day for the ninth time on 19 January. Here you can watch a short video from the event.
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An eventful semester in India (17.01.2017)
Stephany Rasathurai and Lene Yvonne Kvilhaug are the first law students from Bergen to visit India as exchange students.
Second place winner in Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest 2016
Esmeralda Colombo Receives Second Place in Prestigious Essay Contest (14.11.2016)
Esmeralda Colombo receives second place in the prestigious Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest 2016 for her essay titled: ““Enforcing International Law in U.S. Courts: The Law of the Sea Convention at Play in Kivalina.”
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The Chinese Initiative by the Faculty of Law has been allocated NOK 2 million (24.10.2016)
The Faculty of Law has been allocated funds from the SIU for collaboration with Chinese universities for a further four years. Among other things this means new exchange opportunities for students.

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