Herdis Thorgeirsdottir Explained
Herdis Kjerulf Thorgeirsdottir (Icelandic: Herdís Kjerulf Þorgeirsdóttir; born February 18, 1954, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic lawyer and political scientist who has specialised in human rights.[1] [2] [3]
She was appointed a professor of law at Bifröst University in 2004; teaching courses in constitutional law and comparative constitutional law as well as courses in business and human rights.[4] She has served on the board of trustees of the Academy of European Law and represented Iceland at the Venice Commission.[5] She was elected vice president of the Venice Commission in 2013 and re-elected in 2015.[6] In 2009, she was elected president of the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA).[7] She was re-elected for a second term in 2011.
She was one of six candidates in the 2012 Icelandic presidential election.[8] [9] [10]
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- Web site: Mr Van Rompuy to EWLA: We need experts at the European level. EWLA. June 7, 2010. March 30, 2012. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074450/http://www.ewla.org/News/11784/. live.
- Web site: Congrès annuel EWLA à Berlin (Allemagne). Association française des femmes juristes. November 4, 2011. March 30, 2012. October 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020131623/http://www.affj.asso.fr/. live.
- Web site: Elections in a Changing World. EWLA. May 24, 2011. March 30, 2012. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071951/http://www.ewla.org/News/14117/. live.
- Web site: Herdis appointed Professor at Bifrost (in Icelandic). Morgunbladid. December 1, 2004. March 30, 2012. January 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110163522/http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/832180/. live.
- https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms?_SID=NEW&_sprache=en&_bereich=ansicht&_aktion=detail&schluessel=era
- Web site: Venice Commission :: Council of Europe . 2021-10-20 . 2021-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826230029/https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/events/?id=2159 . live .
- Web site: EWLA President. EWLA. March 30, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409160953/http://www.ewla.org/EWLABoards/2009/PresidentHerdisTHORGEIRSDOTTIR. April 9, 2012.
- Web site: Herdis intends to run for President (in Icelandic). Visir. March 30, 2012. March 30, 2012. March 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331172745/http://www.visir.is/herdis-aetlar-i-forsetaframbod/article/2012120339921. live.
- Web site: Herdis runs for President (in Icelandic). Morgunbladid. March 30, 2012. March 30, 2012. March 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331212224/http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2012/03/30/herdis_fer_i_forsetann/. live.
- Web site: Herdis wants Bessastadir (in Icelandic). DV. March 30, 2012. March 30, 2012. April 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401201316/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2012/3/30/herdis-vill-bessastadi/. live.