Asbjørn Eide

Asbjørn Eide
Born (1933-02-11) 11 February 1933
NationalityNorwegian
SpouseWenche Barth Eide
Scientific career
FieldsLaw & Social Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Oslo
Director of Peace Research Institute Oslo
In office
1970, 1980  1981
Preceded byJohan Galtung
Succeeded byHelge Hveem

Asbjørn Eide (born 11 February 1933) is a Norwegian human rights scholar with a base in Law and Social Science Research. Eide is one of Norway's foremost experts on human rights. As a researcher and specialist, he has been particularly concerned with Indigenous and minority issues, and he has held important assignments in these fields in Norway and the United Nations system.