Relevance to the labour market
The digitization of the public sector makes knowledge of the legal regulation of various digital tools valuable in a wide range of positions. Examples include roles within the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Nav), different ministries and directorates, as well as at the municipal and county levels. Additionally, there is a need for expertise in the legal regulation of digital tools and work methods in private enterprises that collaborate with the public sector.
Electives and Profiles
The faculty offers a range of elective courses that address issues relevant for the digital welfare state. Learn more about these relevant courses on the course pages.
- JUS5502 – Legislation (Norwegian)
- JUS5550 – Health law (Norwegian)
- JUS5590 – Equality and anti-discrimination law (Norwegian)
- JUS5630 – Privacy and Data Protection (English)
- JUS5671 – Legal Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Law (English)
- JUS5690 – Robot Regulation (English)
- JUS5960 – Welfare law (Norwegian)
- JUROFF1201 – Introduction to administrative law (Norwegian)
- FINF1001 – Digital administration (Norwegian)
- FINF4011 – Digital technology in public administration (Norwegian)
- FINF4012 – Legal regulation of privacy and digital administration (Norwegian)
- FINF4021 – Automated legal application and legal technology (Norwegian)
- JFVU1100 – Law and the digital welfare state (postgraduate and further education) (Norwegian)
It is also possible to choose a profile for your master's degree related to the topic:
Individual rights, rule of law, and welfare
Legislation Lab (Lovlab)
The elective course JUS5502 - Legislative Studies (Legislation Lab) offers a novel didactical approach to legal education. Traditionally legal education focuses on interpreting sources of law, rather than writing them. This focus is rather paradoxical given that lawyers write sources of law as e.g. legislation, regulation, decisions and contracts. In the Legislation Lab (Lovlab) students write proposals for new legislation and regulation for real-life problems. Proposals are written in cooperation with partners outside the faculty, e.g. interest groups, governmental agencies or municipalities, and is written as a "JOU" (Law Students Public Reports) mimicking the central Norwegian legislative document the NOU (Norwegian Public Reports). Several JOU has been written on topics relevant for the Digital Welfare State:
- JOU 2020:2 - Automatic Control in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
- JOU 2022:3 - Citizens' Rights in the Development and Use of Artificially Intelligent Systems in Public Administration
- JOU 2020:4 - Citizens' Rights in the Face of the Digital Society and Public Administration
- JOU 2020:5 - Artificial Intelligence - Opportunities and Risks in Welfare Administration
- JOU 2019:2 Lex Digitalis - Event-oriented allocation of welfare benefits
Master's Thesis
There are numerous interesting issues within the field of the digital welfare state that are suitable as starting points for both 30 and 60 credit master's theses.
You can find some suggestions in the course database, but feel free to contact one of the project leaders if you have ideas for other research questions.
Research assistant positions for the project are also advertised every semester.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the project, please reach out to Ingunn Ikdahl or Jon Christian Nordrum.