Professor Finn Arnesen has been with the Center for European Laws since 1989, and as professor since 1998.
In 2011 - 2012, he was adjudicated judge in the Norwegian Supreme Court for a period of six months.
He teaches EU Law, EEA Law, Legal Method, Public Administrative Law Public Procurement Law
Background
Finn Arnesen (born 1962) obtained his Master of Law in 1989 and defended his doctoral thesis "Statlig styring og EØS-rettslige skranker" (State Governance and EEA Law Constraints, Universitetsforlaget 1996) for the degree of Doctor Juris in 1996. During his studies, he was a research assistant at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law (1987) and at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (1988–89). He has been with the Faculty of Law since 1989, serving as a research fellow, associate professor, and, since 1998, as a professor.
Attorney at Law, the law firm Thommessen, Krefting, Greve, Lund (now Thommessen) from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2003.
Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from September 12, 2011, to February 29, 2012.
Member of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA) from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2023.
Member of the Market Council since 2018.
Chair of the Board, The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) since March 1, 2018.
Deputy Member of the Norwegian Better Regulation Council (Regelrådet) from November 2024 to November 2028.
Chair of the committee that submitted NOU 2005: 13 on nominee registration of shares in Norwegian companies.
Chair of the committee that submitted NOU 2020: 9 "The Blind Spot" – Investigation into the misapplication of the National Insurance Act's residency requirements for travel within the EEA.
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Teaching
EU law, EEA law, administrative law, public international law, law of obligations, legal methodology, public procurement.
Research Fields
General EU and EEA law, procurement law, and legal issues arising at the intersection of EEA law and (other) Norwegian law.