Herdis Thorgeirsdottir

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).