Lucy Caroline Smith (née Dahl; 12 October 1934 – 27 August 2013) was a Norwegian legal scholar and professor of law at the University of Oslo. She served as rector of the university from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 1987 she became Norway's first female (full) professor of law. She has published the book ''Foreldremyndighet og barnerett''. Smith was a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child. In the 1980s, Smith became well-known to the public as the principal judge of the popular

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'' Kvitt eller dobbelt''. Smith was the wife of

Carsten Smith Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932, in Oslo) is a Norway, Norwegian judge and lawyer. He served as Dean (education), Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002). Aft ...

, the former Chief Justice of Norway's Supreme Court. Before that appointment, he was also a law professor at the University of Oslo.

Education

After attending Oslo Cathedral School, Smith studied law, graduating in 1959.

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