Christian Adolph Diriks (1 November 1775 – 16 December 1837) was a Norwegian lawyer and statesman.
He was the son of maritime captain Boye Boyesen Dyriks (1744–80) and Marie Elisabeth Stoppel (d.
[3] Diriks was the Assembly's resident expert on foreign constitutions, and emphasized civil liberties.
He was responsible for the inclusion of §100, concerning freedom of speech, and §102, guarding against unreasonable searches and seizures.
[3] Shortly after the dissolution of the Assembly, Diriks was appointed professor of law at the newly founded Royal Frederick University (today's University of Oslo), but continuing government responsibilities prevented him from taking up the position.