Anders Bratholm

Who was Anders Bratholm?

Anders Bratholm was a Norwegian jurist.

Born in Oslo, he took the doctorate degree in 1958 and was a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo from 1960 to 1990. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1963, and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. In 1986 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.

He published Pågripelse og varetektsfengsel and numerous other books. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagningen from 1945 until 1947, and of the journal Lov og Rett from 1962 until 1990.