Arnold Christopher Ræstad (15 February 1878 – 18 September 1945) was a Norwegian lawyer, legal scholar, and politician. He was one of the "most influential" Norwegians in the early 20th century, but also among the "most controversial.[1]"
Ræstad grew up in Kristiania, where he earned his examen artium in 1896. He entered the University of Oslo and earned his cand juris degree with the highest honors in 1900. In 1912, he was awarded a doctorate in law for his dissertation on maritime law, titled Kongens strømme (The King's Streams).[1]
From 1906 to 1910 he worked as a secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His dissertation formed the backbone for Norwegian maritime policy until the concept of a continental shelf was established after World War II. More specifically, his academic work also formed the conceptual basis for Norway's claims to Spitsbergen. For most of his life, Ræstad made his living through his personal means, royalties from books, and speeching engagements.[1]
He worked for short periods as an editor of Tidens Tegn, and as a university fellow in law. In 1921, he was appointed foreign minister in Otto Blehr's second cabinet, but was forced to resign after 11 months when he failed to secure a trade agreement with Spain and Portugal, countries that harbored animosity toward Norway during the Prohibition period (1919–1926).[1]
In 1940, Ræstad took the initiative to form a broadcasting organization on behalf of the legal Norwegian government as it fled the country and took exile in London. He was part of the group that initiated Nortraship, acted as the president of Norges Bank in exile, and as the Norwegian delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.[1][2]
Legacy
Although Ræstad had few official postings, his legacy has important points for Norwegian policy on several fronts:
Ræstad was the subject of a personal attack by the editor of Morgenbladet, Nils Vogt about his appointment as foreign minister. Ræstad sued Vogt for libel but lost, as the court concluded that public individuals had to endure harsher treatment than others. This ruling continues to be a precedent in Norwegian law to this day, though the Tore Tønne case may have changed this.[1]
He was also active in the formation of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, both as a private corporation and in the transition to a public utility. He was the chairman of the board and the de facto chief executive from 1933 to 1939, when he was bypassed as managing director due to alleged financial impropriety.[1][3]
He was an active proponent of transatlantic cooperation during and after World War II, and acted as an advisor to the exiled Cabinet Nygaardsvold.[4]
Ræstad was a prolific and influential writer. He wrote books and articles on maritime and international law; topics within economics, such as inflation, monopolies, currency, and trade; political ideology; and international crises. Altogether, he published 40 books in his own name and hundreds of articles.[1]
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Arnold Christopher Raestad 15 February 1878 18 September 1945 was a Norwegian lawyer legal scholar and politician He was one of the most influential Norwegians in the early 20th century but also among the most controversial 1 Arnold Christopher RaestadMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 22 June 1921 31 May 1922Prime MinisterOtto BlehrPreceded byChristian F MicheletSucceeded byJohan Ludwig MowinckelPersonal detailsBorn 1878 02 15 15 February 1878Kristiania NorwayDied18 September 1945 1945 09 18 aged 67 Oslo NorwaySpouseMarta Alexandra Maria Pauline BrattParent s Christopher Andreas Raestad 1847 1904 and Maren Gjertine Monge b 1847 Alma materUniversity of OsloOccupationLawyerKnown forLawyer politician foreign minister of Norway Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Selected works 4 ReferencesBiography EditRaestad grew up in Kristiania where he earned his examen artium in 1896 He entered the University of Oslo and earned his cand juris degree with the highest honors in 1900 In 1912 he was awarded a doctorate in law for his dissertation on maritime law titled Kongens stromme The King s Streams 1 From 1906 to 1910 he worked as a secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs His dissertation formed the backbone for Norwegian maritime policy until the concept of a continental shelf was established after World War II More specifically his academic work also formed the conceptual basis for Norway s claims to Spitsbergen For most of his life Raestad made his living through his personal means royalties from books and speeching engagements 1 He worked for short periods as an editor of Tidens Tegn and as a university fellow in law In 1921 he was appointed foreign minister in Otto Blehr s second cabinet but was forced to resign after 11 months when he failed to secure a trade agreement with Spain and Portugal countries that harbored animosity toward Norway during the Prohibition period 1919 1926 1 In 1940 Raestad took the initiative to form a broadcasting organization on behalf of the legal Norwegian government as it fled the country and took exile in London He was part of the group that initiated Nortraship acted as the president of Norges Bank in exile and as the Norwegian delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco 1 2 Legacy EditAlthough Raestad had few official postings his legacy has important points for Norwegian policy on several fronts Raestad was the subject of a personal attack by the editor of Morgenbladet Nils Vogt about his appointment as foreign minister Raestad sued Vogt for libel but lost as the court concluded that public individuals had to endure harsher treatment than others This ruling continues to be a precedent in Norwegian law to this day though the Tore Tonne case may have changed this 1 He was also active in the formation of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation both as a private corporation and in the transition to a public utility He was the chairman of the board and the de facto chief executive from 1933 to 1939 when he was bypassed as managing director due to alleged financial impropriety 1 3 He was an active proponent of transatlantic cooperation during and after World War II and acted as an advisor to the exiled Cabinet Nygaardsvold 4 Raestad was a prolific and influential writer He wrote books and articles on maritime and international law topics within economics such as inflation monopolies currency and trade political ideology and international crises Altogether he published 40 books in his own name and hundreds of articles 1 Selected works EditEurope and the Atlantic World 1958 posthumously Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters La philosophie du droit international public 1949 posthumously National Academy of Science and Letters Stat og nasjon i stopeskjeen undersokninger for bedre a forsta Europas krise 1940 Memoire sur les procedures de changements pacifiques contribution personnelle 1937 League of Nations Penger valuta og gull 1934References Edit a b c d e f g h Hans Fredrik Dahl 2000 Arnold Raestad utdypning In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Vol 2 Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 26 April 2009 Leaders of Norge s Bank Executive Board Oslo Norges Bank Archived from the original on 2009 05 31 1 Det vanskelige tomtevalget in Norwegian Oslo Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 2000 08 29 Archived from the original on 2004 03 23 Arne Ording NorgesLexi in Norwegian Archived from the original on 2011 05 25 Sammen med Arnold Raestad var han hovedarkitekten for en utpreget tillits og samarbeidspolitikk i forhold til de allierte stormaktene Political officesPreceded byChristian Fredrik Michelet Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs1921 1922 Succeeded byJohan Ludwig Mowinckel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnold Christopher Raestad amp oldid 1034209281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
