Faculty of Law

Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir

Assistant Professor
460 8058

Location

  • O113
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Refugee Law Public International Law Administrative Law Equality and the Law
Research portal - Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

ITS1702240
Internship
ITS1704240
Internship
ITS1706240
Internship
AFV0172230
Research methodologies and good practices
ITS1702240
Internship
ITS1704240
Internship
ITS1706240
Internship
ÞJR0178230
Public International Law
MSE0176170
The European Convention on Human Rights

Education

2025
McGill University, Doktorspróf Law
2013
University of Iceland, Mag.Jur. Law
2012
University of Helsinki, Skiptinám Law
2011
University of Iceland, BA Law

Career

2017 - 2019
The Directorate of Immigration, Team leader
2016 - 2017
The Directorate of Immigration, Lawyer
2015 - 2016
The Immigration and Asylum Appeals Board, Lawyer
2013 - 2014
The Ministry of Justice, Lawyer
2012 - 2013
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Temporary Legal Adviser

Research

2020
The Approach to Gender and Race issues in Canadian and Icelandic Legal Education: A Comparative Analysis of policies and course subject availability at the law faculties at McGill University and the University of Iceland. Supervised student publication
2014
Extraordinary Rendition and the International Responsibility of the Member States of the European Council. Journal article