The staff at the Law Faculty have expertise in a number of fields in Law. A brief overview is listed below. For more on the individual researcher's competence, see their profile pages.

A

Administrative law

Andersen, Njål Wang PhD Candidate
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor
Giertsen, Johan Professor
Hames, Katrina PhD Candidate
Myklebust, Ingunn Elise Associate Professor
Rasmussen, Ørnulf Professor
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor
Søvig, Karl Harald Professor
Østenstad, Bjørn-Henning Associate Professor   

Allodial rights / homestead law

Baldersheim, Erlend PhD Candidate
Nordtveit. Ernst Professor
Nygaard, Nils Professor Emeritus

Alternative dispute resolution

Bernt, Camilla Associate Professor
 

B

Biomedical law and social law

Andersen, Njål Wang PhD Candidate
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor
Rasmussen, Ørnulf Professor
Søvig, Karl Harald Professor
Østenstad, Bjørn-Henning Associate Professor
Aasen, Henriette Sinding Professor

C

Child law

Holgersen, Gudrun Professor
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor

Civil procedure

Bernt, Camilla Associate Professor
Mæland, Henry John Professor
Truyen, Filip Professor II 
Øyen, Ørnulf Associate Professor

Comparative law

Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Skodvin, Knut Einar PhD Candidate
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor

Competition law

Cyndecka, Malgorzata Agnieszka PhD Candidate
Gjendemsjø, Ronny post doctor
Herrera-Anchustegui, Ignacio PhD Candidate
Helle, Herdis researcher
Lunde, Tore Professor
Eriksen, Birthe PhD Candidate

Constitutional law

Borvik, Bjørnar Associate Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Holmøyvik, Eirik Associate Professor
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor
Søvig, Karl Harald Professor
Aall, Jørgen Professor

Contract law

Giertsen, Johan Professor
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Lund, Maria Vea PhD Candidate
Monsen, Erik Professor

Corporate governance

Eriksen, Birthe PhD Candidate

Corporate law

Giertsen, Johan Professor
Nordtveit, Ernst Professor
Eriksen, Birthe PhD Candidate
Truyen, Filip Professor II 

Criminal law

Fornes Ingun PhD Candidate
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Hames, Katrina PhD Candidate
Husabø, Erling Johannes Professor
Jacobsen, Jørn Professor
Mæland, Henry John Professor
Strandbakken, Asbjørn Professor
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor
Suominen, Annika Post Doctor
Øyen, Ørnulf Associate Professor

Criminal procedure

Frøseth, Anne Marie  Associate Professor
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Hames, Katrina PhD Candidate
Husabø, Erling Johannes Professor
Mæland, Henry John Professor
Strandbakken, Asbjørn Professor
Suominen, Annika Post Doctor
Øyen, Ørnulf Associate Professor
Aarli, Ragna Professor

D

Democracy and state of law

Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor
Aarli, Ragna Professor
Aasen, Henriette Sinding Professor

E

English law

Franklin, Christian Associate Professor

Environmental and resource management law

Kanelopoulou, Nikoletta PhD Candidate
Myklebust, Ingunn Associate Professor
Nordtveit, Ernst Professor
Schütz, Sigrid Eskeland Associate Professor

EU law/EEA law

Franklin, Christian Associate Professor
Fredriksen, Halvard H. PhD Candidate
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Schütz, Sigrid Eskeland Associate Professor
Suominen, Annika Post Doctor

F

Family law and law of succession

Eeg, Thomas Professor
Liisberg, Bent Professor
Strandbakken, Asbjørn Professor

G

German Law

Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor

I

Immigration law

Intellectual property law

Hugenholtz, Bernt Professor II (international copyright law)
Kielland, Torger PhD Candidate (copyright law, patent law)
Lunde, Tore Professor (trademark law/law of business names)
Tande, Knut Martin Associate Professor (copyright law)
Wallevik, Karl O. PhD Candidate (trademark law/law of business names)

International criminal procedure

Kvam, Bjarne PhD Candidate

International human rights law

Frøseth, Anne Marie Associate Professor

Borvik, Bjørnar Associate Professor
Fornes Ingun PhD Candidate
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Janmyr, Maja E. K. Researcher
Schultz, Jessica PhD Candidate
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor
Aall, Jørgen Professor
Aarli, Ragna Professor
Aasen, Henriette Sinding Professor

International law

Franklin, Christian Associate Professor
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Holmøyvik, Eirik Associate Professor
Husabø, Erling Johannes Professor
Janmyr, Maja Researcher (Refugee Law)
Schultz, Jessica PhD Candidate
Skodvin, Knut Einar PhD Candidate 

L

Labour law

Eidsvaag, Tine Associate Professor
Eriksen, Birthe PhD Candidate

Law of commercial paper

Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Monsen, Erik Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate
Sæbø, Rune Professor

Law of contract (including law of sales)

Askeland, Bjarte Professor
Færstad, Jan-Ove Post Doctor
Giertsen, Johan Professor
Hauge, Hilde Associate Professor
Helle, Herdis PhD Candidate
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Lund, Maria Vea PhD Candidate
Monsen, Erik Professor (law of sales)
Tande, Knut Martin Associate Professor (Law of sales)

Law of debt collection proceedings

Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate
Sæbø, Rune Professor

Law of equal status and discrimination

Holgersen, Gudrun Professor

Law of evidence

Strandberg, Magne Associate Professor

Law of insolvency and bankruptcy

Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate
Sæbø, Rune Professor

Law of local government

Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor

Law of mortgages

Kielland, Torger PhD Candidate
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate

Law of obligations and property

Giertsen, Johan Professor
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Lund, Maria Vea PhD Candidate
Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Nordtveit, Ernst Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate
Skjefstad, Arnt PhD Candidate
Sæbø, Rune Professor

Law relating to aquaculture and fisheries

Nordtveit, Ernst Professor
Skodvin, Knut Einar PhD Candidate

Legal history

Holmøyvik, Eirik Associate Professor
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor

Legal sociology

Vogt, Edvard Professor Emeritus

Legal theory

Askeland, Bjarte Professor
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Jacobsen, Jørn Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Kolflaath, Eivind Associate Professor
Monsen, Erik Professor
Mæhle, Synne Sæther Associate Professor
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor
Tande, Knut Martin Associate Professor
Aarli, Ragna Professor

M

Marketing law

Lunde, Tore Professor

O

Oil and gas law

Helle, Herdis PhD Candidate
Nordtveit, Ernst Professor

P

Patent law

Kielland, Torger PhD Candidate

Planning and building law

Myklebust, Ingunn Elise Associate Professor
Rasmussen, Ørnulf Professor
Schütz, Sigrid Eskeland Associate Professor

Police law

Mæland, Henry John Professor
Strandbakken, Asbjørn Professor

Private international law

Heimdal, Lars Anders Researcher
Konow, Berte-Elen R. Professor
Sperr, Anneken Kari Post Doctor

Property law

Baldersheim, Erlend PhD Candidate
Lund, Maria Vea PhD Candidate
Marthinussen, Hans Fredrik Professor
Myklebust, Ingunn Elise Associate Professor
Nordtveit, Ernst Professor
Nordtveit, Silje Karine PhD Candidate
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor
Øyen, Ørnulf Associate Professor

Protection of personality rights and information security

Borvik, Bjørnar Associate Professor
Eriksen, Birthe PhD Candidate

Public procurement

Herrera-Anchustegui, Ignacio PhD Candidate
Krüger, Kai Professor Emeritus

S

Securities law

Sæbø, Rune Professor
Truyen, Filip Professor II

Shari’a (Islamic law)

Social security law

Andersen, Njål Wang PhD Candidate
Holgersen, Gudrun Professor

Sources of law and legal method

Baldersheim, Erlend PhD Candidate
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof Professor
Grøning, Linda Associate Professor
Jacobsen, Jørn Professor
Helland, Ingvill Post doctor
Monsen, Erik Professor
Mæhle, Synne Sæther Associate Professor
Nygaard, Nils Professor Emeritus
Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen Professor
Tande, Knut Martin Associate Professor

T

Theory of evidence

Kolflaath, Eivind Associate Professor

Tort law 

Frøseth, Anne Marie Associate Professor
Askeland, Bjarte Professor
Borvik, Bjørnar Associate Professor
Færstad, Jan-Ove Post Doctor
Heimdal, Lars Anders Researcher
Monsen, Erik Professor
Nygaard, Nils Professor Emeritus
Skjefstad, Arnt PhD Candidate
Strandberg, Magne Associate Professor
Tande, Knut Martin Associate Professor