Hege Brækhus

Biography

"Education:  - Cand jur, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, 1975  - Dr. juris, Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø, 1995  Research visits:  - Visiting Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 1992 - 93  - Visiting Scholar, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1997 - 98  - Visiting Fellow, School of Law, University of Warwick, UK, 2002 - 03  - Visiting Professor, Dipartimento de Scienze Giuridiche, Università Ca'Foscari, Venice, 2007 - 2008  - Visiting Scholar, School of Law, Univeristy of California, Los Angeles, USA, Spring 2014   Practice Main positions :  - Consultant, District Development Fund, Oslo, 1975 - 77  - Judge-General, Vesterålen Sorenskriverembete, 1977 - 79  - Attorney General, Advokat Rigmor Røger, Stokmarknes 1979 - 81  - Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Brækhus and Elvenes, Sortland 1981 - 84  - Amanuensis, Department  Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø, 1984 - 1995 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 1995 - 2005  - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 2005 - 2009  - Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 2009 - 2013 - Professor, Faculty of Law, Uit Norges Arctic University 2013 - Assistants:  - Teacher with academic responsibility at the AOF and the University of Vesterålen in 1979 - 81  - Kretsmeklingsmannen for Troms and Vest Finnmark 1988 - 91  - Member of the Commission for Nordland and Troms 1990 - 91  - Member of the Complaints Board for Gender Equality 2000 - 2005"  

Research Interest

Family law, women's right and social security.