Department of Law and Governance
The Department of Law and Governance has one of Norway’s largest academic communities within business law as well as a strong team of experts in corporate social responsibility, banking and insurance, political economy and climate strategy.
Our students have access to the latest research and professional development within these areas. We have an objective to deliver world-class research-based teaching for the most effective learning experience throughout all our programmes.
Morten Kinander
Head of Department Department of Law and Governance +4797166641 morten.kinander@bi.noContact
Anne C. Thestrup
Head of Administration
E-mail: anne.c.thestrup@bi.no
BI Norwegian Business School
Nydalsveien 37
N-0484
Switch board: +47 46 41 00 00
Research and dissemination
Our research areas include trusts and foundations, corporate law, tax law, accounting law, intellectual property, banking and securities law, European politics, energy policy and climate strategies.
Every year the department organizes a series of seminars within corporate law, real estate, foundation research and climate strategies. The research is presented at scientific conferences and research seminars.
The "Open Forum" with Gudmund Hernes is a discussion of leadership experiences with various industry leaders. Previous guests at the Open Forum have included Jonas Gahr Støre, Kåre Willoch, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jens Ulltveit-Moe, Sylvia Brustad, Harald Norvik and Jørgen Randers.
Teaching
The department's goal is to provide academic programmes of the highest quality at all levels.
At Bachelor level, the department has a large course portfolio with responsibility for the Bachelor in Business, Bachelor in Real Estate and Bachelor in Accounting and Auditing (together with the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Business Analytics). Lecturing in banking and insurance, shipping and political economy also fall under this department.
At Master level, we cooperate with the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Business Analytics for the Master in Accounting and Auditing, and the major in Business Law, Tax and Auditing on the Master of Science in Business programme.
On the Executive level, the department has responsibility for the Master of Management programmes in Employment Law and Green Growth. Further, the department is responsible for the Master programme in Tax and is heavily involved with the Master in Defense and the Master in School Management, both specialised programmes with 15 ECTS. on Executive level. The department also provides courses on energy policy and shipping on the Executive MBA.
Affiliated Research Centres
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BI Business Review
The Bittersweet Aftertaste of Oil
How will Equinor’s U.S. scandal change corporate governance in state-owned Norwegian companies?
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What is the EU for?
Russian gas and the European identity crisis.
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CFC Taxation: A way for rich countries to steal from the poor?
How to facilitate foreign investment in developing countries.
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100 years of crises: what can we learn?
Maybe COVID-19 can revitalize a sense of community and solidarity.
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More value creation, less waste
How can we build a better world for the time after COVID-19?
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Intensive care taught Boris Johnson that society exists
Margaret Thatcher fought doggedly against what she saw as obdurate labor unions and a stagnant…
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BI Business Review
Biofuel: Greenwashing or greening?
Was biofuel not the saving grace the politicians hoped it would be? The story is a tank full of…