Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932, in
Oslo) is a
Norwegian judge
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and
lawyer
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.
He served as
Dean of the
Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
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The following is a chronological list of chief justices since the court was established:
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(1991–2002).
After his retirement from the court, he continued to handle international arbitration cases, and worked with the United Nations.
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.
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.
[ In 1985, he received the ]Fritt Ord Honorary Award Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Or ...
. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He also received honorary degrees from several institutions, including Uppsala University and Brigham Young University.
Personal life
In 1958, he married fellow lawyer Lucy Smith, whom he survived. One of Norway's first female lawyers, she was also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.[ They have three daughters who became lawyers.
]
Education
Smith took his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1949 and began studying law at the University of Oslo that year.Carsten Smith
in Norsk biografisk leksikon
References
1932 births
Living people
Chief justices of Norway
Academics of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
University of Oslo alumni
People educated at Oslo Cathedral School
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