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UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

The University of Bergen

The Faculty of Law

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Bergen - The gateway to the fjords

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A city with a history in shipping, fishing and trade

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The University of Bergen

• is situated on the hillside on the Bergen University Campus overlooking the city centre

• has more than 14.000 students• has an international reputation for research excellence in

many areas• has more than 30 years of experience in international co-

operation• welcomes around 700 international exchange students

every year• offers a variety of courses taught in English

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University of Bergen: Short history• 1825 Bergen Museum

• 1873 Lepra bacteria discovered – Armauer Hansen

• 1946 University founded

• 1948 Formal opening of Faculties in Medisin, Matematics and Natural Science, Historical-Filosofical faculty

• 1970 Faculty in Odontology and Social science

• 1980 Faculties in Psycology and Law

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The six faculties at UiB

The Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

The Faculty of Psychology

The Faculty of Social Sciences

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UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

The Faculty of Law

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History and facts

• One of three law faculties in Norway

• The law study in Bergen started in 1969

• The Faculty of Law was established 1980

• Approximately 90 scientific staff:33 professors 5 professor II13 associate professors1 associate professor II6 post doctors6 researchers24 PhD research fellows

• 30 Administrative Officers

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Education• Approximately 2150 law students,

where 150 of these are international exchange students

• Offers a 5-years Master degree program

• Annual admission of 380 first year students, and approximately 150 international exchange students into our courses taught in English

• Methodology: Problem based learning. Electronic learning support is important.

• The last few years, 50 % of the graduates had studied abroad as part of their degree.

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The Faculty of Law

COURSES – MASTER OF LAW PROGRAM

1st y

ear

Ex.phil. (10 ECTS credits)

JUS111 Public Administrative Law I (10 ECTS credits)

JUS114 Legal Method (8 ECTS credits)

JUS113 Contract Law I (10 ECTS credits)

JUS112 Law of Succession, Family Law (12 ECTS credits)

Ex.fac. (10 ECTS credits)

2nd

year

JUS122 Tort Law (13 ECTS credits)

JUS124 Property Law (13 ECTS credits)

JUS121 Norwegian and International Legal Institutions (17 ECTS credits)

JUS123 Public Administrative Law II (17 ECTS credits)

3rd

year

JUS131 Contract Law II (15 ECTS credits)

JUS132 Law on Money Claims (10 ECTS credits)

JUS135 Constitutional Government and Human Rights (15 ECTS credits)

JUS133 Legal Method and Sources of Law (10 ECTS credits)

JUS134 Legal History and Comparative Law (10 ECTS credits)

4th

year

JUS241 Criminal Law (20 ECTS credits)

JUS242 Law of Procedure (Civil and Criminal) (20 ECTS credits)

JUS243 Private Law (20 ECTS credits)

5th

year

JUS399 Master's Thesis (30 ECTS credits) or Elective courses (JUS250-398, 30 ECTS credits)

JUS399 Master's Thesis (30 ECTS credits) or Elective courses (JUS250-398, 30 ECTS credits)

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Rhythm of mandatory working groups 1st-3rd year writing – commentary – feedback

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Working group 2 hours

Individual paper to be handed in to the virtual group room before 8 am

Fellow-students’comments before 8 am

Group leaders’ comments before 10am

Larger groupmeetings

Working group 2 hours

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Internationalisation of studies at the Faculty of Law

• We focus on sending students abroad as part of their studies• Approximately 130 agreements about student exchange• App. 100 of these are Erasmus+ agreements with most

European countries• Outside Europe: Australia, Canada, China, India, Israel, New

Zealand, Russia, USA• Great increase in the number of incoming and outgoing

students:

2004: 35 students OUT

36 students IN

2014: 127 students OUT

153 students IN

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Incoming exchange students

120 new exchange students arrived at the Faculty of Law in August 2014, coming from a total of 20 countries and 66 universities worldwide.

26 elective courses offered in English.

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Courses taught in English autumn 2015

• Competition Law (10 ECTS)

• Economic Analysis of Law (20 ECTS)

• Comparative Energy Law (10 ECTS)

• Comparative Private Law (10 ECTS)

• Alternative Dispute Settlements (10 ECTS)

• Comparative Constitutional Law (10 ECTS)

• Human Rights Law: Special Focus on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (20 ECTS)

• Transnational Commercial Law I (10 ECTS)

• Transnational Commercial Law II (10 ECTS)

• EU and EEA Public Procurement Law (10 ECTS)

• EU and EEA Commercial Law (10 ECTS)

• International Criminal Law (10 ECTS)

• International Civil Procedure (10 ECTS)

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Courses taught in English spring 2015• Energy Law (10 ECTS)

• American Law (10 ECTS)

• Law and Justice (10 ECTS)

• Legal Philosophy (10 ECTS)

• Constitution and Politics (10 ECTS)

• EU and EEA State Aid Law (10 ECTS)

• Introduction to Copyright Law (5 ECTS)

• International Copyright Law (10 ECTS)

• Arbitration Theory and Practice (20 ECTS)

• Health and Human Rights in the Welfare State (10 ECTS)

• European Civil and Political Human Rights (20 ECTS)

• Common and Civilian Influence in a Mixed Legal System (10 ECTS)

• Comparative Company Law & Economics 1: Theory and Structure (20 ECTS)

• International Business Contracts: Structures, Negotiation, Conflict Avoidance and Resolution (10 ECTS)

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Housing

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International exchange students are guaranteed housing given that they apply within the deadline.15 min from city centre with tramway

From 2985 to 3835 NOK per monthFrom 17 to 34 m2

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Research at the Faculty of Law

Organized in 13 thematic research groups:

•Democracy and Rule of Law•Administrative Law•Biomedical Law and Social Law•Competition and Market Law•Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure•Civil Procedure•Family and Children Law, Succession Law and Law of Persons•International, Constitutional and Human Rights Law•Law of Property and Obligations•Legal Culture•Legal Theory•Natural Resource Law, Environmental Law and Development Law•Tort, Insurance and Social Security Law

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Research areas of priority in the strategic plan 2011-2015

• Criminal law and criminal procedure

• Competition and market law, with special development of competence in EU- and EEA-related law.

• Law of property and obligations

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Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice

• Established in 2013• Open-access electronic journal• Make Nordic criminal research available for an

international audience• Two issues per year, freely available for

everyone

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Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics

• Abreviated BECCLE• Established in 2011• Jointly owned by Norwegian

School of Economics and the University of Bergen, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Social Sciences

• Meeting place for economists and lawyers interested in competition policy questions.

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