Brækhus, Hege

Education:

- Cand jur, University of Oslo, 1975
- Dr. juris, University of Tromsø, 1995

Forskningsopphold:

- Visiting Fellow, European University Institute, Firenze, Italia, 1992 - 93
- Visiting Scholar, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1997 - 98
- Visiting Fellow, School of Law, University of Warwick, UK, 2002 - 03
- Visiting professor, Dipartimento de Scienze Giuridiche, Università Ca'Foscari, Venezia, 2007 - 2008  

Main empløyment:

- Consultant in Teh Regional Development fund (Distriktenes utbyggingsfond), Oslo, 1975 - 77
- Magistrate in the District Court of Vesterålen (Dommerfullmektig), 1977 - 79
- Advocate in the lawfirm Advokat Rigmor Røger, Stokmarknes 1979 - 81
- Advocate in the lawfirm Advokatene Brækhus og Elvenes, Sortland 1981 - 84
- Assistant Professor in The faculty of Law, Univeristy of Tromsø, 1984 - 1995
- Associate Professor in The Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 1995 - 2005
- Professor, in the Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 2005 - 2009
- Dean, in the Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø 2009 -

Part-time empløyment:

- Law teacher at the Adult Education Association AOF in Vesterålen 1979 - 81
- Mediator for Local Arbitration, districts of Troms and Vest-Finnmark 1988 - 91
- Judge in the Commission for Civil Disputes on the Limit of Public Ownership, Counties of Nordland and Troms 1990 - 91
- Member of the Gender Equality Board of Appeals 2000 - 2005

Internal:

- Member of the Committee for planning of the law education in the University of Tromsø, 1984 - 85
- Member og equality-committee of the University of Tromsø, 1986
- Faculty contact for Womens Network at the University of Tromsø, 1988 - 94
- Dean of the Faculty of Law, 1988 - 89
- Member of the University Board, 1989 - 90
- Deputy member of the Univeristy Board, 1990 - 92
- Dean of the Faculty of Law, 1995 -97
- Chair of the Research Board of the Faculty 1995 - 97
- Member of the Research board of the University 1995 - 97
- Chair of the National meeting for Law Schools 1996-97
- Editor of the Faculty of Law's Publication series (Det juridiske fakultet skriftserien), 1998 - 01
- Deputy Cheer of Women's Research Centre, Univeristy of Tromsø (Kvinnforsk) 1999 - 2002
- Acting Chair Research Board of the Faculty ,1999 - 00
- Acting member of the Research board of the University 1999 - 00
- Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, 2000 - 01
- Dean of the Faculty of Law, from 2001 - 2002
- Chair of the University Counsil spring 2002
- Chair of the National meeting for Law Schools spring 2002
- Acting Chair Research Board of the Faculty from fall 2004 - fall 2005
- Chair of the First grade Committee from fall 2004 - fall 2005
- Dean of the Faculty of Law, from 2005
- Boardmember of Womens's Research Centre, University of Tromsø (Kvinnforsk) from 2006
- Representative for the employees in the Norwegian Public Building Ornamentation Fund for Teorifagbygget

External:

- Member og the working group for a new program for Women's Studies in the Research Council of Norway (NFR) 1995 - 96
- Member og Respons group about Legal protection for Senile dementia in the Ministry of Social Affairs, 1996 - 97
- Member of the Stearing group Environmental Law in the Research Council of Norway (NFR) 1996 - 2001
- Member of the Special committee for Law in the Research Council of Norway (NFR) 1998 - 2000
- Member of the Counsil for Kritisk Juss 1999 - 2000
- Member of the working group for a new program on Law and Democracy in the Research Council of Norway (NFR) fall 2005
- Member of The Norwegian Equal Pay Commission from 2006 - 2008
- Member of the Norwegian law commission on equality legislation from 2007 - 2009

 

Women and the Law, Family law, Social Security Law