Sigurd Østrem (1884–1954) was a Norwegian jurist.

Sigurd Østrem, c. 1938

He took the dr.juris degree in 1926 with the thesis De kollektive arbeidskampe efter norsk ret.[1] During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he held more than thirty radio lectures in the Nazi-controlled Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, explaining new Nazi laws and reforms in a Norwegian historical context.[2] He was also appointed as a docent in jurisprudence at the University of Oslo on 27 June 1941, but lost his job shortly after the war, on 15 May 1945.[3] He died on 22 February 1954.[4]

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  1. ^ Entry for De kollektive arbeidskampe efter norsk ret in BIBSYS. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  2. ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik (1978). "Dette er London". NRK i krig 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 292. ISBN 82-02-03929-0.
  3. ^ "Vitenskapelig ansatte ved UiO 1813-1984 ordnet fakultetsvis etter tiltredelsesdato" (in Norwegian). University of Oslo. 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2010.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Obituary notice". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 23 February 1954.