Carsten Smith

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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]

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.

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.^[2] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[3]

He is the widower of Lucy Smith, also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.snl.no/Carsten_Smith
↑ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
↑ "Gruppe 6: Rettsvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

Carsten Smith in Norsk biografisk leksikon

Academic offices
Preceded by	Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo 1977–1979	Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Erling Sandene	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1991–2002	Succeeded by Tore Schei

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Name	Smith, Carsten
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Short description	Norwegian judge
Date of birth	13 July 1932
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