Carsten Smith | |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway | |
In office 1991–2002 | |
Preceded by | Erling Sandene |
Succeeded by | Tore Schei |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 July 1932 |
Spouse | Lucy Smith |
Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932,in Oslo) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer.
He served as Dean of the Faculty of Law,University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002). [1] After his retirement from the court,he continued to handle international arbitration cases,and worked with the United Nations. [2]
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. [3]
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. [1] In 1985,he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award. [4] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [5] He also received honorary degrees from several institutions,including Uppsala University [6] and Brigham Young University. [7]
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. [1] They have three daughters who became lawyers.
Smith took his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1949 and began studying law at the University of Oslo that year. [8]
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