Photo: Silje Slotnæs
Background
Professor Hagland’s research and teaching focus on tort law, commercial law and jurisprudence. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Oslo in 2012 on a dissertation concerning contribution among tortfeasors. She has published various articles and monographies, amongst other “Om erstatningsrett” (On Tort Law) and "Tort Law", both co-authored with professor dr. juris Trine-Lise Wilhelmsen.
Hagland is the leader of Oslo Centre for Commercial Law. She is also founder and chair of The Private Law Symposium.
Hagland is President on The Norwegian Financial Complaints Board for casualty insurance.
Special fields
- Tort Law
- Commercial Law
- Jurisprudence
Selected works
Hagland, Birgitte (2019): "From Aristotle’s ‘Arithmetic Proportion’ to Ménage-à-trois – Anglo-American Justice Theories in the Context of Norwegian Tort Law". Oslo Law Review.
Trine-Lise Wilhelmsen og Birgitte Hagland: "Tort Law" in International Encyclopaedia of Laws (IEL), Kluwer Law International 2018
Trine-Lise Wilhelmsen og Birgitte Hagland: "Om erstatningsrett - Med utgangspunkt i tekster av Peter Lødrup", Gyldendal 2017
Birgitte Hagland: "Erstatningsbetingende medvirkning", Gyldendal 2012
Forthcoming publications