Lucy Caroline Smith (née Dahl, born 12 October 1934) is a Norwegian lawyer and emeritus professor of law at the University of Oslo, where she acted as rector from 1993 to 1998.[1]
She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] In 1987 she became Norway's first female full professor of law. She has published the book Foreldremyndighet og barnerett. Smith is 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 quiz show Kvitt eller dobbelt.[1]
Lucy Smith is the wife of Carsten Smith, the former Chief Justice of Norway's Supreme Court, who prior to that appointment was also a law professor at the University of Oslo.
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| Preceded by Inge Lønning |
Rectors of the University of Oslo 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by Kaare R. Norum |