Carsten Smith
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
In office
1991–2002
Preceded byErling Sandene
Succeeded byTore Schei
Personal details
Born (1932-07-12) 12 July 1932
SpouseLucy 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]

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.[1] 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.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carsten Smith". 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Carsten Smith" (PDF). UN. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rights for Indigenous Peoples" (PDF). indiana.edu. p. 11. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gruppe 6: Rettsvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Hedersdoktorer". Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "BYU graduates finish one trek and embark on another". Deseret News. 25 April 1997.
  8. ↑ Carsten Smith in Norsk biografisk leksikon


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