Seminar in Faculty of Law: Icelandic Constitutional Reform 2009-2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Akureyri is hosting an electronic seminar on the occasion of the publication of a book on the Icelandic constitutional reform, edited by Ágúst Þór Árnason and Catherine Durpré. The book is called “Icelandic Constitutional Reform: People, Processes, Politics” and was recently published by Routledge. 

Among participants are the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and the Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, but the book contains articles by them. Other participants are scholars and authors of articles in the book. 

The seminar is electronic and is mostly conducted in English. 

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Programme

The first panel (14.00-14.30)

• Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister and contributor
• Discussion

The second panel (14.35-15.25)

• Remembering Ágúst Þór Árnason, member of Constitutional Commission (2010-2011) and co-editor 

Speakers: 

• Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of the Republic of Iceland and contributor
• Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Professor, University of Akureyri
• Skúli Magnússon, Associate Professor, University of Iceland and contributor 
• Catherine Dupré, Associate Professor, University of Exeter, co-editor and contributor
• Discussion

Break (15.25-15.35)

The third panel (15.35-16.30)

Discussing the 2009-2017 constitutional reform. 

Speakers and contributors: 

• Kristrún Heimisdóttir, fellow and JSD candidate, Columbia University 
• Jón Ólafsson, Professor, University of Iceland
• Ragnheiður Elfa Þorsteinsdóttir, Lecturer, University of Akureyri
• Skúli Magnússon, Associate Professor, University of Iceleland
• Thorvaldur Gylfason, Professor, University of Iceland 

Discussion: 
Moderator: Birgir Guðmundsson, Associate Professor, University of Akureyri

End of the event at 16.30