Njål Høstmælingen is a Norwegian lawyer and law researcher known for his legal and law-related books and publications since 1998.
After a brief stint as a scientific assistant to Professor Torkel Opsahl, he served as a magistrate for two and a half years at the Nes tributary office and subsequently obtained his lawyer's license.
[1] In 1996, he took office as head of the Independent Institute for Human Rights (IMR), which later became part of the University of Oslo.
In 1995 and 1996, he edited three volumes of Torkel Opsahl's subsequent manuscripts (State Power and Human Rights and Law and Equality).
He is a frequent chronicler in Aftenposten and Dagbladet, contributes to various programs[clarification needed] in NRK and is a widely used speaker.