News archive for Faculty of Law

Norwegian Historican day 2023 (26.11.2023)

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.

Nordic Legal Culture: Myth or Reality? (26.11.2023)

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?

Overview of preserved legal lectures from the 19th century (26.11.2023)

Marius Mikkel Kjølstad has prepared an overview of preserved legal lectures from the 19th century.

Membership at European Law Institute (23.11.2023)

The research group would like to congratulate three of its members as new members of the European Law Institute.

Established collaboration with Offshore Norge (22.11.2023)

The Faculty of Law at UiB and Offshore Norge have entered into a knowledge collaboration to investigate the legal and economic framework for decommissioning in the petroleum industry.

Interview with PhD Candidate Eirik Finserås (22.11.2023)

Eirik Finserås was interviewed by Energi og Klima after the publication of the article "Gone with the wind? Wind farm-induced wakes and regulatory gaps."

Frederik Stangs naturrett (21.11.2023)

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.

New legal history investment from Karnov Forlag (21.11.2023)

Together with Professor Geir Heivoll (PHS), Karnov Forlag will start a new project which aims to publish legal history commentaries in several key areas.

BEL Lunch Subsea Substations – Leveraging Existing Technology to Reduce Costs of Offshore Wind 2023

WATCH: Subsea Substations – Leveraging Existing Technology to Reduce Costs off Offshore Wind (17.11.2023)

Did you miss Arill Hagland's talk on OneSubsea Processing's plans for developing subsea substations for offshore wind parks? Watch it here!

Policy event on Democracy (13.11.2023)

At this event in Brussels on 23 January 2024, researchers from the University of Bergen and NORCE presented and discussed new and pressing democracy issues with policy makers and experts from the European Commission and stakeholder organizations.

Illustration of work-life-balance with photo of Melanie Hack

The research project LaW-BALANCE has started (01.11.2023)

The project will explore the legal framework of working life in Norway and other European countries, with a focus on the concept of work-life balance.