Arne Christiansen (19 May 1926 – 23 January 2012) was a Norwegian judge.
He was born in
Oslo
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. He enrolled in law studies in 1945, and graduated with the
cand.jur.
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Eidsivating
Eidsivating was the name of one of the original Norwegian popular assemblies or '' Things''. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for the eastern parts of Norway.
Summary
Traditionally, Eidsivating was the court for the populatio ...
from 1970 to 1974 and as a
Supreme Court Justice
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from 1974 to 1996. He also presided over the
Norwegian Association of Judges
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and the
International Association of Judges
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The IAJ promotes the Rule of Law a ...