Anine Kierulf
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Anine Kierulf is a Norwegian lawyer
and research fellow at the University of Oslo
Law School, Norway
. Her research area is the evolution of national free speech doctrines through judicial review, with a focus on the constitutionalizing elements of the European Convention on Human Rights
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Kierulf holds a J.D.
from the University of Oslo
, an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law
, Chicago
(2001) and is admitted to the Norwegian Bar association
. She has worked as legal expert on free speech to the Council of Europe
, a senior lawyer in the Norwegian law firm Schjødt, and a deputy judge at Ringerike City Court. She is member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
, and on the board of the Norwegian branch of International Commission of Jurists
(ICJ-Norge), Morgenbladet
and Pax Publishing. Kierulf lives in Oslo with her husband, Rune Slagstad
.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and research fellow at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
Law School, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Her research area is the evolution of national free speech doctrines through judicial review, with a focus on the constitutionalizing elements of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention on Human Rights
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe, the convention entered into force on 3 September 1953...
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Kierulf holds a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(2001) and is admitted to the Norwegian Bar association
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
. She has worked as legal expert on free speech to the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
, a senior lawyer in the Norwegian law firm Schjødt, and a deputy judge at Ringerike City Court. She is member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature is a Norwegian learned body on matters pertaining to the Dano-Norwegian language. Its primary role is regulating the written standard known as Riksmål ....
, and on the board of the Norwegian branch of International Commission of Jurists
International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists is an international human rights non-governmental organization. The Commission itself is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists , including members of the senior judiciary in Australia, Canada, and South Africa and the former UN High Commissioner for Human...
(ICJ-Norge), Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg, and was the country's first daily newspaper. For a long time, it was also the country's biggest newspaper. It was closed down by the German Wehrmacht during World War II...
and Pax Publishing. Kierulf lives in Oslo with her husband, Rune Slagstad
Rune Slagstad
Rune Slagstad is a Norwegian historian, philosopher and legal theorist. In addition to professional work, he has since the late sixties contributed actively to public debate on a variety of issues.- Biography :...
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