Inge Lorange Backer receives the award for his contributions to society. The decoration will be presented at an event in Domus Bibliotheca on October 9 at 16:30.
– Inge Lorange Backer is a recognised researcher and colleague who has significantly impacted many aspects of Norwegian legal life. We are pleased that his considerable efforts are being recognised with the Order of St. Olav, and join the ranks of those congratulating him, says Dean Ragnhild Hennum.
See the announcement on the Royal Court's website (in Norwegian).
Inge Lorange Backer earned his Dr. juris at the University of Oslo in 1987 and was appointed an honorary doctor at Uppsala University in 2006. Since 2016, Backer has been Professor Emeritus at the Department of Public and International Law. Through his work, he has shown great commitment to the fields of civil procedure, environmental law, and administrative law. He has previously worked in the Ministry of Justice's Legislation Department, served as Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Environment, and later became Director General of the Ministry of Justice's Legislation Department. Today, he is affiliated with the research area Environmental Law and The Research Group in Natural Resources Law at the Faculty of Law.