ABSTRACT
The Norwegian post-war trials involving traitors, collaborators and members of the Nazi party, the Nasjonal Samling (NS), were relatively speaking some of the most comprehensive trials of this kind in Europe after World War II. A total of 92,805 cases were brought against Norwegian citizens. Of these, 37,150 were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and 1,357 defendants were acquitted. The trials were very demanding. The number of cases was simply overwhelming. The authorities expected a rapid judicial process and the courts were faced with legal problems that were without precedent in Norwegian legal history.
