Kristian Andenæs is a professor emeritus in sociology of law at the Law Faculty, University of Oslo and he was the director of Jussbuss Law Clinic 1989-2009. He has also been an assistant district judge, assistant professor at the University of Tromsø and legal advisor in the Ministry of Social Affairs. He has published a number of books, articles and reports on sociology of law, social policy, legal aid, welfare law, decision-making by non-legal professionals and the treatment of disadvantaged groups by public authorities. He has been heading research projects, recently “Legal standards and professional judgment in Education”, and among others on judicialization (Verrechtlichung), on communication and the use of interpretation in courts and in public administration, and legal aid and anti-discrimination work for immigrants. Currently, he is editing a book on critical criminal policy in Norway. From 2018 he is a member of the law commission preparing new legislation on legal aid. The book “Outsourcing Legal Aid in the Nordic Welfare States”, edited by Hammerslev and Rønning, Palgrave Macmillan 2018, is dedicated to Kristian Andenæs.
LOCAL RESEARCHERS - NORWAY
