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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Stefán Már Stefánsson Ólafsgeisli 21

113 Reykjavík

Iceland

Contacts

Office no.: + 354 525‐4375

Mobile no.: + 354 864-9793

E-mail: sms@hi.is

PRESENT POSITION

Professor at Law, University of Iceland (from 1975).

SPECIALIZATION

EU Law, EEA Law, Company Law, Procedural Law and Tax Law.

EXPERTISE

Cand. Juris from the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law, 1964.

Graduate studies in various universities in:

o Norway (Oslo 1963 and 2001).

o Germany (Hamburg 1966-1967, Cologne 1973, Munich

1978, Berlin 1980).

o Israel (Tel-Aviv 1971-1972).

o Denmark (Copenhagen 1975 and 1981).

o USA (Dean Rusk Center for International and Comparative

Law, Athens Georgia, 1995).

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POSITIONS HELD

Judge at the District Court in Reykjavík 1970-1975.

Chairman and Member of the Competition Appeals Board (from

1993).

Chairman of the Nordic Association for Legal Procedure (until

2000).

Chairman and Member for the Working Group for Research in

European Law (until 2000).

Chairman of the Supervisory Health Data Committee (until 2003).

Member of the Judicial Complaints Committee (until 1999).

Chairman of the Selection Committee to evaluate the scientific

value as the basis of a PhD thesis. (2005)

Member of the Committee on Legal Procedure (from 1995).

Ad hoc judge of the EFTA Court (until 2006).

Member of the Judge’s Nominations Committee (from 2010).

Member of the Nordic Tax Research Council (from 2002).

Vice Chairman and later Chairman of the Law Institute of the

University of Iceland (from 2001–until 2010).

Chairman of the Law Institute of the University of Iceland (from

2010).

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

European Economic Community. Academic Textbook on the

Construction and Operation of the EEC. Published in Reykjavik, 1978.

p. 211.

Compulsory Auctions. An Academic Textbook. First Published in

Reykjavík, 1978. p. 150. Republished in 1985. p. 190.

Bankruptcy Law. Academic Textbook on Bankruptcy law. Published

in Reykjavik, 1982. p. 400.

EU Law: Rules and Institutions of the European Economic Community.

An Academic Textbook. Published in Reykjavik, Iceland 1991. p. 293

Competition Law. Academic Textbook on Icelandic Competition

Rules and Competition Rules of the European Union and European

Economic Community. Published in Reykjavik, 1991. p. 170.

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Investment Rules: Iceland, the EEA and the EU. An Academic

Textbook. Published in Reykjavik, Iceland 1992. p. 111.

Public Companies and Private Limited Companies. An Academic

Textbook. Published in Reykjavík, 1995. p. 456.

EEA Agreement and its Implementation into Icelandic Law.

Academic Textbook about the EEA Agreement. Published in Oslo,

Norway 1997. p. 95.

European Union and the European Economic Area. An Academic

Textbook. Published in Reykjavík Iceland 2000. p. 1199.

Icelandic- and EU Fisheries Rules. Published in Reykjavík 2003. (Co-

Author Óttar Pálsson). p. 296.

Joint Stock Companies, Private Limited Companies and Financial

Markets. Academic Textbook on Company Law. Published in

Reykjavík 2006, p. 490.

Sale of Goods Act. A Commentary. Published in Reykjavík 2006. (Co-

Authors Þorgeir Örlygsson and Áslaug Árnadóttir). p. 735.

Burden of Proof in Criminal Cases. An Academic Textbook.

Published in Reykjavik 2007. p. 102.

Group Economic Units. An Academic Textbook. Published in

Reykjavík 2008. p. 282.

EU/EEA Agricultural Rules. An Academic Textbook. Published in

Reykjavík, 2011. p. 84.

Double-Taxation Treaties and European Taxation Rules, International

Tax Law. Published in Reykjavik, 2011. (Co-Author Ragnheiður

Snorradóttir). p. 246.

OTHER BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES

Order for Payment Procedure. An Academic Literature. Article

Published in “Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, XX, 3. vol. 1967. p.

101-108

On Default in Proceedings. An Academic Literature. Article

Published in “Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, XXII, 3. vol. 1969. p.

228-250.

Procedural Acts. An Academic Literature. Article Published in

“Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, XXIV, 4. vol. 1971. p. 271-286.

Procedural Agreements. An Academic Literature. Article Published

in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal, XXI, 1. vol. 1971. p.

15-83.

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Uppmaningsmål. Chapter 26 of the Nordic Lawyer Tournament held

in Helsinki, Finland 24 - 26th of August 1972. Published by ”Nordiska

juristmötensas lokalstyrelse för Finland”. p. 322-325.

The Involvements of Courts when Appointing Judges. Published in

“Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, XXVII, 2. vol. 1974. p. 160-166.

The Law on European Economic Community. Academic Literature

on Construction of the EEC and its Court. Published in Copenhagen,

Denmark 1975 for University of Copenhagen. p. 115.

The Right to Enter and to be a Member in an Association. Aspect of

Company Law. An Academic Literature. Published in Reykjavik,

Iceland 1975. p. 20.

On Bill on Law of an Amendment of Procedural Law. Published in

“Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal, l976. p. 175-181.

Public Rights and Land use. An Academic Literature. Published in

“Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, XXXI, 1. vol. 1978. p. 49-57

Ski Collision and International Skiing Rules. Publication in the Field of

Tort Law. Published in Reykjavik, 1979. p. 55.

Liability of Directors of Companies. Aspect of Company Law.

Published in Reykjavik, Iceland 1979. p. 22.

Co-Judges. An Academic Literature. Published in “Tímarit

lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal, 1983.

Changes of the Law on Arbitration. Published in “Tímarit

lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal 1984. p. 58-59.

Law and Rights. Author of the Chapter on Procedural Law. Fourth

Edition. Published in Reykjavik Iceland 1985. p. 73.

Private Limited Companies. Academic Textbook on Company Law.

Published in Reykjavik Iceland 1985. p. 330.

A Critical Analysis of a Judgement of the Criminal Court in

Vestmannaeyjar. Published in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law

Journal 1986. p. 134-140.

A Critical Analysis of a Judgment of the Supreme Court from May

13th, 1986. Published in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal

1986. p. 199-204.

The Supreme Court of Israel. Article Published in “Tímarit

lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal 1986.

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The Parallel Agreement. An Academic Literature. Jurisdiction and

Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements in Civil Matters

within EFTA and EEC Countries. Published by the Ministry of Justice,

Iceland 1988. p. 80.

Overview of the Icelandic Civil Procedure from the Perspective of

the German Civil Procedure Law and German Legal Requirements.

Publication of the International Scientific Association for Procedure

Law. Issued by Gieseking Verlag. Published in Bielefeld, Germany

1989. p. 234-240.

The Need for Implementation of International Treaties. An Academic

Literature. Annex no. 1 to the Annual Report of the Ombudsman of

Althing, 1988.

Attachment or Security. Chapter in an Anniversary Publication of

Professor Gottfried Baumgartels, Professor at Cologne University.

Published in Germany 1990. p. 531-545.

Partnership. Academic Publication in the Field of Corporate Law.

Published in Reykjavik, Iceland 1990. p. 52.

On the Contractual Arbitration. Published in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”,

Icelandic Law Journal, 1990. p. 38-50.

Fisheries Rules of the European Union. An Academic Literature.

Published in Reykjavik Iceland 1991. p. 55.

Uniform Interpretation of the Lugano Convention. Published in

“Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal 1993. p. 33-43.

International Communications. Published in Bulow, Böckstiegel,

Geimer, Schüttze: Länderberichte Island, a Journal. Anniversary

Publication 1993. Issued by Verlag C. H. in Munich, Germany. p. 6.

The Treaties of the European Union. Chapter in an Anniversary

Publication of Professor Gaukur Jörundsson. Published in Reykjavik,

Iceland 1994. p. 60.

Preliminary Rulings in Human Rights Cases. Published in Nordic

Journal of International Law, Volumes 61/62 1992-1993. Issued by

Martinus Nyjhoff Publishers. Published in Dordrecht/Boston/London,

1994. p. 151-161.

A Co-Ordinated Interpretation of the Lugano Convention. Journal of

Law 1-2/94. Published in Norway 1994. p. 1-14.

Primacy and Direct Effect in the EEA. Publications by the Finnish

Association for European Law, no. 5. Published in Helsinki, Finland

1994. p. 272-280.

On Expert Co-Judges. Published in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic

Law Journal 1995. p. 282-291.

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The Icelandic Capital Market. Published and Issued by the Nordic

Council for Researches in European Integration Law. Published in

Copenhagen, Denmark 1995. p. 11.

The EEA Agreement, Fish and Other Marine Products. Published and

Issued by the Nordic Council for Researches in European Integration

Law. Published in Copenhagen, Denmark 1996. p. 9-47.

The Harmonisation of Taxation within the European Union and

European Economic Area with Special Reference to Capital Earnings

Tax in Iceland. European Financial Area. Published by KATTI,

University of Helsinki, Institute of International Economic Law, 1996. p.

277-287.

Incorporation and Implementation of Human Rights in the Nordic

and Baltic Countries. Published in “International Human Rights

Norma in the Nordic and Baltic Countries”. Issued by Martinus

Nyjhoff Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands 1996. (Co-Author

Ragnar Aðalsteinsson, Attorney at Law). p. 169-202.

A Study of Protocol no 9 of the EEA Agreement. Published in an

Anniversary Publication of Úlfljótur, a Journal of Law Review.

Reykjavik, Iceland 1997. p. 45.

The Schengen Rules and the Free Movement of Persons in Europe.

Chapter in an Anniversary Publication of Þór Vilhjálmsson. Published

in Reykjavík, Iceland 2000. p. 571-591.

The Principles in EC/EA Law and their Impact. Chapter in an

Anniversary Publication of Professor Sigurður Líndal. Reykjavík,

Iceland 2001. p. 533-553.

Human Rights in EU and EEA Law. International Human Rights

Monitoring Mechanisms, Kluwer Law International, G. Alfredsson et

al. (eds.) 2001. p. 795-801.

The Case of Veronika Finanger, in the Light of European Law.

Published in “Úlfljótur”, a Journal of Law Review, Reykjavík , 2. vol.

2001. p. 203-217.

Is the Advisory opinion of the EFTA-Court in Case E-1/99 (Veronika

Finanger), correct? Published in “Lov og Rett”, a Norwegian

Periodical. Published in Oslo, Norway 2002. p. 464-480.

Collective Agreements and Competition Rules in the Light of

European and Icelandic Law. Published in an Anniversary

Publication of Dr. Gunnar G. Schram. Published in Reykjavík, Iceland

2002. p. 479-491.

The Intersection between Collective Agreements and Competition

Law. Published by the Nordic Council of Ministers 2002, Denmark. p.

43-53.

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Small Nations and their Problems in European Cooperation. Chapter

in an Anniversary Publication of Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen. Issued by

”Jurist- og Økonomforbundets” Publication in Copenhagen,

Denmark 2004. p. 585-595. Also published by The Law Institution of

the University of Iceland, in Reykjavik, Iceland 2005.

State Liability in Community Law and EEA Law. Published in “The EFTA

COURT, Ten Years on”. Edited by Carl Baudenbacher and more.

Issued by HART Publishing, Oxford and Portlands, Oregon. 2005. p.

145-159.

Oral Procedure in the Courts in Iceland. Chapter in ”Mundlighed vid

domstol i Norden”. Issued by Iustus Förlag in Uppsala, Sweden 2005.

p. 77-87.

Is the European Union a State? Chapter in an Anniversary

Publication of Guðrún Erlendsdóttir, ,,Guðrúnarbók”. Published in

Reykjavík, Iceland 2006. p. 471-489.

Considerations Regarding Judges’ Questioning in Oral Proceedings.

Published in “Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal. Reykjavik,

Iceland 2006. p. 333-336.

Permitted Restrictions of the Four Freedoms under EC/EEA Law.

Published in the European Journal of Law no. 4/2005. Sweden. p.

682-697. Also Published in Reykjavik, Iceland 2006.

Legitimate Expectations in EC/EEA Law. Festschrift (an Anniversary

Publication) for Carl Baudenbacher: Economical Law and Justice in

Times of Globalisation. Issued by Nomos Verlag. Published in Baden-

Baden, Germany 2007. p. 627-643.

Iceland’s Associate Membership in the European Monetary Union?

Article Published in “Vísbending”, a business Journal, 2007. (Co-

Author Professor Guðmundur Magnússon). p. 13.

A Lonely Krona: Iceland’s status. Article Published in “Vísbending”, a

Business Journal, 2007. (Co-Author Guðmundur Magnússon).

A Critical Analyse of Judgement of the European Human Rights

Court, in Case no. 42628/04, SRW vs. Iceland. Article Published in

“Tímarit lögfræðinga”, Icelandic Law Journal. Published in Reykjavík,

Iceland 2009. p. 85-95.

LEGAL REPORTS

Report on Whether the Fund of Ministry of Fisheries Can Unilaterally

Change the Reimbursement of Loans, by Taking up a New Unit of

Account. December 11, 1986. Requested by a private party.

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Report on Compensation for Fur Bearing Animal Farms, Due to Air

Traffic. December 10, 1986. Requested by the Civil Aviation.

Report on Complaint Duty and Supervisory of the Bank Inspectorate.

December 14, 1987. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson. Requested by a

Private Party.

Report on Indexation of Financial Commitments. November 11, 1988.

Requested by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Report on Legal Status of Members in Organizations. November 1988.

Requested by a Private Party.

Report on the State Counsellor. January 15, 1989. Requested by VR, a

Trade Union.

Report on the State Treasury’s Guarantee on Foreign Commitments of

the Fisheries Fund. January 13, 1989. Requested by the Fisheries Fund.

Report on the European Economic Area. October 1989. p. 8. Requested

by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Report on Definition of the Term “Public Policy”. December 20, 1990.

Requested by the Ministry of Industry.

Does the Icelandic Constitution Allow a Transfer of Power to

International Organizations to Take Binding Decisions on Icelandic

Individuals and Firms? October 1990. Requested by the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs.

Priority Effect of International Agreements. January 1990. p. 10.

Requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regarding the EEA

Agreement.

Report on Preliminary Rulings. February 1990. p. 8. Requested by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the EEA Agreement.

Report on Legal Status and Arrangements of the State Internal Revenue

Board. March 30, 1991. Requested by a Private Party.

Report on Legality of Certain Broadcasts. May 5, 1991. Co-Author

Professor Davíð Thor Bjorgvinsson. Requested by a private party.

Report on Merger of Public Limited Companies. June 4, 1991. Co-Author

Professor Þorgeir Örlygsson. Requested by “Útvarpsráð”.

Report on an EEA-Court on the Basis of the Opinion of the Court of

Justice no. 1/91. January 1992. (Co-Author Lilja Ólafsdóttir, Lawyer).

Requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Parents Visitation. March, 1992. Requested by the Ombudsman of

Althingi.

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The Agreement on the European Economic Area and Real Estates in

Iceland. Report on the EEA and its Impact on Investments in Real

Estates in Iceland. June 1992. p. 120. (Co-Authors Ólafur W. Stefánsson

and Tryggvi Gunnarsson). Requested by the Ministry of Agriculture and

Justice.

Report on Individual Board Member’s Mandate of a Public Limited

Company, to Comply with Voting Rights at a General Meeting. October

13, 1992. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson. Requested by a private party.

Report on Legal Status of the Sale Association of Food Production.

(Sölusamtök matjurtaframleiðanda). December 21, 1992. Co-Author

Þorgeir Örlygsson. Requested by a Private Party.

Report on How to Dispose Assets in Initial Fundings, Due to Dissolution of

a Co-Operative Company. April 6, 1992. Co-Author Skúli J. Pálmason

District Court Judge.

Report on Legal Status of the Convention Fund (Sáttmálasjóður). March

1992. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson. Requested by a private party.

Report on the Icelandic Constitution and the EEA Agreement. July 1992.

Co-Authors Þór Vilhjálmsson, Gunnar G. Schram and Ólafur W.

Stefánsson.

Report on Legal Answers to Simon Wisenthal Center Questions’

Regarding the Charges of Eðvald Hinriksson. September 30, 1992. Co-

Author Eiríkur Tómasson, Attorney of Law. Requested by the Ministry of

Justice.

Report on Legal Status of the Liability Association of Motorboats in

Ísafjörður and the Insurances on Motorboats in Eyjafjörður. December

1992. Co-Author Professor Arnljótur Björnsson.

Report on Responsibilities of Members in Sale Associations of their

Obligations. December 1992. Co-Author Professor Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on Mandate and the Right to vote in Public Limited Companies.

1992.

Report on the Fund of Ministry of Fisheries Authorities, to Modify the Funds

Loan Rules. February 8, 1993. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Primacy and Direct Effect in the EEA. December 1993. p. 9. Requested

by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Report on the Ministry of Justice Permission to Change Personal Names.

April 25, 1993. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on Liability of Faults. August 16, 1993. Co-Author Þorgeir Örlygsson.

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Report on Payments of a Special Food License Fee. February 1994. Co-

Author Professor Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on Shareholders and Emplyees’ Pre-Emptive Rights of the Sale of

Equity Shares, held by the Development Fund. October 1994. Co-Author

Professor Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on the Warning Labelling of Cigarette Packets. October 1994. p.

18. Requested by a Private Party.

Report on the European Commission’s Interpretation that the Provision of

the EEA Agreement Apply to Marine Products. January 8, 1996. Co-

Authors Tómas Heiðar and Ásgeir Einarsson, lawyers.

Report on the Schengen Collaboration and the Icelandic Constitution.

December, 3 1997. Co-Authors Davíð Þór Björgvinsson and Viðar Már

Matthíasson. Requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Report on the Parliaments’ Access to Information on Public Limted

Companies Owned by the State. September, 5 1997. Requested by the

Prime Minister.

Report on Whether the International Agreement to Grant a European

Patent may Violate the Icelandic Constitution. November, 1997. Co-

Author Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on a Bill of Draft on the Dissolution of the Holding Company “Fire

Insurance Corporation of Iceland” (Eignarhaldsfélagið Brunabótafélag

Íslands), in Particular Whether the Property Rights of Beneficiaries has

been Ignored. September 1997. Co-Author Professor Þorgeir Örlygsson.

Report on the Transposition of EES Acts. September 1998. Co-Authors

Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson and Árni Kolbeinsson. Requested by the

Prime Minister’s Office.

Report on the Schengen Agreement and the Icelandic Constitution in

the Light of the Agreement Between the EU Council and Iceland and

Norway on Implementation and Application of the Schengen Act from

24th of June 1999. Co-Authors Þorgeir Örlygsson and Viðar Már

Matthíasson.

Report on NAC (Acetylcysteine) in Nitro Tech Protein Powder in Creams

to Reduce Surface Fat. January 2003. European Law.

Report on Trade in Salmon and Other Fish Species that Live in Fresh

Water. June 2003. European Law.

Report on Authorization Under the EEA Agreement to Protect the Animal

Disease Status of Icelandic Livestocks, etc. Co-Author Ólafur

Oddgeirsson, Veterinarian.

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Report on Various Issues Related to Act No. 125/2008 on the Authority

for Treasury Disbursements due to Unusual Financial Market

Circumstances, etc. November 14th 2008. Co-Authors Björg

Thorarensen and Viðar Már Matthíasson. Prepared for the University of

Iceland’s Law Institution.

Report on Operations of the Co-Operative Insurances Society, the

Holding Company Co-Operative Insurances and its Subsidiaries from

the Beginning. 2009. Prepared for the University of Iceland’s Law

Institution.

Report on Draft of an Agreement on the So-Called IceSave Accounts, in

Branches of Landsbanki Íslands hf. in the UK and the Netherlands.

January 2011. Co-Authors Benedikt Bogason, Dóra Guðmundsdótir and

Stefán G. Þórisson. Requested by the Parliamentary Budget Committee.

Report on Legal Status, Nature and Authorities of Hunting Associations.

January 2011. Co-Author Eyvindur G. Gunnarsson. Prepared for the

University of Iceland’s Law Institution. Requested by the Federation of

Icelandic River Owners.

Report on Whether the EU Regulation (EC) no. 216/2008, in Particular

Article 25, Conflicts with the Icelandic Constitution. January 2011.

Requested by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Report on Venue in Cases on Termination that Winding-up Boards

Intend to Appeal. September 2011. Co-Author Ása Ólafsdóttir.

Requested by the Winding-Up Board of Landsbanki Íslands.

Report on Issues of Report from November 14th 2008 on Various Issues

Related to Act No. 125/2008 on the Authority for Treasury Disbursements

due to Unusual Financial Market Circumstances, etc. November 2011.

Requested by BB Legal.

Report on Status of Claims in the Form of So-Called “Deposit

Agreements” and Whether it is Likely That Icelandic Courts, Especially

the Supreme Court Would Consider to Bring Those Claims Under Article

112 of Act no. 21/1991 (Bankruptcy Law). October 2011. Requested by

Björn Líndal for Haus Virtus.

Report on Management’s Liability of Public Limited Companies Towards

Third Parties. October 2011. Co-Author Eyvindur G. Gunnarsson.

Requested by The Icelandic Pension Funds Association.

Report on Whether the EU Rules in Joint Financial Supervision can be

Implemented, although the Rules Subject to the EEA Agreement. May

2012. Co-Author Björg Thorarensen. Requested by the Prime Minister’s

Office, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry for Foreign

Affairs.

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BILLS

A Bill of Draft on Cooperative Societies, with Explanations. June-

December 1990. Co-Author Björn Friðfinnsson. Approved by the

Parliament in 1990.

A Bill of Draft on Contractual Arbitration, with Explanations. 1989. Co-

Author Valtýr Sigurðsson. Approved by the Parliament in 1989 as Act

no. 53/1989.

A Bill of Draft on Registration of Limited Companies (Director of

Internal Revenue) and Firms, with Explanations. 1991-1992 and 1994.

A Bill of Draft on Landsbankinn hf. and Búnaðarbanki Íslands hf.

February 1992. Co-Author Björn Friðfinnsson.

A Bill of Draft on Implementation of the EEC Agreement, with

Explanations. 1992. Approved by the Parliament in 1992 as Act no.

2/1993.

A Bill of Draft on Implementation of the Lugano Convention on

Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments, with Explanations.

1993-1994. Co-Author Ólafur W. Stefánsson. Approved by the

Parliament as Act no. 68/1995.

A Bill of Draft on Public Limited Companies, with Explanations. 1993.

Co-Author Jón Ögmundur Þormóðsson, Lawyer. Approved by the

Parliament as Act no. 2/1995

A Bill of Draft on Private Limited Companies, with Explanations. 1993.

Co-Author Jón Ögmundur Þormóðsson, Lawyer. Aprroved by the

Parliament as Act no. 138/1994.

A Bill of Draft on Economic Interest Groups, with Explanations. Co-

Author Jón Ögmundur Þormóðsson. Approved by the Parliament as

Act no. 159/1994.

A Bill of Draft of Amendments on Act on the Supreme Court and

Rules for Appeal in Civil Actions and Criminal Cases, with

Explanations. Drafted for the Legal Committee. Three Co-Authors.

Approved by the Parliament in 1991 as Act no. 91/1991.

A Bill of Draft on Private Foundations in Business, with Explanations.

1995.

A Bill of Draft on Sale of Goods, with Explanations. Co-Author Þorgeir

Örlygsson. 1996-1997.

A Bill of Draft on Judicial System, with Explanations. Drafted for the

Legal Committee. Co-Author Markús Sigurbjörnsson. Approved by

the Parliament. Act no. 15/1998.

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A Bill of Draft on Criminal Procedure. Drafted for the Legal

Committee. Approved by the Parliament as Act no. 88/2008.

A Bill of Draft on Dissolution Procedure. 2009.

A Bill of Draft of Amendments on Act on Public Limited Companies

no. 2/1995. Co-Author Eyvindur G. Gunnarsson. Drafted for University

of Iceland’s Law Institution. 2010.

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES FOR THE PUBLIC, REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS

European Economic Community. Academic Textbook on the

Construction and Operation of the EEC. Published in Reykjavik, 1978.

p. 211.

On the EEA Court. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. November 29th 1990.

On the Convention Fund. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”,

National Newspaper. April 4th 1996.

Judges’ Extra Work. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. April 11th 1996.

The EEA Agreement and the Constitution. Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. October 13th 1998.

On Public Land. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. March 23rd 2000.

Are Researches in Law Necessary? Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. June 16th 2006.

The Icelandic State’s Liability on Deposits. Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. October 15th 2008. Co-

Author Lárus Blöndan, Attorney at Law.

Is the EU Liable? Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. January 8 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal, Attorney at

Law.

Legal Arguments on Deposit. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”,

National Newspaper. January 28th 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal,

Attorney at Law.

On Which Team is the Government? Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. March 3rd 2009. Co-Author

Lárus Blöndal, Attorney at Law.

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A Challenge to Senators. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”,

National Newspaper. June 12th 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal,

Attorney at Law.

Discrimination and IceSave. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”,

National Newspaper. July 6th 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal,

Attorney ar Law.

The IceSave Agreements. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”,

National Newspaper. August 7 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal,

Attorney at Law.

The Governments Guarantee on Deposits. Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. October 15th 2009. Co-

Author Lárus Blöndal, Attorney at Law.

To Protect the Courts. Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. October 24th 2009.

What Remains? Article Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National

Newspaper. October 31st 2009. Co-Author Lárus Blöndal, Attorney

at Law.

The Constitution and the IceSave Agreements. Aricle Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. December 2nd 2009. Co-

Authors Lárus Blöndal, Attorney at Law and Professor Sigurður Líndal.

EFTA’s Reminder. Article on the IceSave Agreements. Article

Published in “Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. June 19th 2010.

Co-Author Lárus Blöndal, Attorney at Law.

The Trial before the High Court of Impeachment. Article Published in

“Morgunblaðið”, National Newspaper. January 17th 2012.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

LECTURES AND SEMINARS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCHOLARLY

MEETINGS

Seminar on Company Law. Held for Lawyers in Akureyri. March 1982.

Seminar on Arbitration. Held for the Icelandic Bar Association.

November 1984.

Lecture on Partnership. Held for The Institute of State Authorized

Public Accountants in Iceland. October 1986.

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Lecture on Public Foundations. Held for The Institute of State

Authorized Public Accountants in Iceland. May 1988.

Lecture on Innovation in Arbitration Proceedings. Held for the Rotary

Club in Reykjavik. August 1988.

Lecture on the Parallel Agreement. Held for the Icelandic Bar

Association. January 1989.

Lecture on Courts of International Fields. Held for the Iceland’s

Judges Association. October 1989.

Lecture on Arbitration. Held for the Iceland’s Judges Association.

December 1989.

Lecture on Legal Authorities of the European Community. Held for

the Icelandic Bar Association. September 1990.

Lecture on Free Movement of Workers. Held for Mason Contractors

of Iceland. (Múrarafélag Íslands). September 1990.

Lecture on the Lugano Convention. Held for the Icelandic Industry

Association (Félag íslenskra iðnrekanda). December 1990.

Lecture on the EC Legal System. Held for Reykjavik Lions Club.

August 1991.

Lecture on EC’s Fisheries Policy. Held on Behalf of “Orator”, a Law

Students Association. September 1991.

Lecture on EEA’s Institutions and Law. Held for the Icelandic Feminist

Association. November 1991.

Lecture on EU Fisheries Rules and Iceland’s Specific Provision. Held

for the Employees Federation of State and Municipal. November

1991.

Lecture on the EEA’s Court. Held for the Continuing Education

Department of University of Iceland. December 1991.

Lecture on EU Rules and Their Relatedness to the EEA Rules. Held for

Akranes’s Lions Club. February 1992.

Lecture on EEA Rules. Held for Kópavogur’s Lions Club. February

1992.

Lecture on the Status of the Supreme Court Against International

Courts. Held on a Seminar for the Iceland’s Judges Association. May

1992.

Lecture on Competition Rules of the EEA Agreement. Held on a

Seminar for the Icelandic Lawyers Association. October 1992.

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Seminar on the European Community and the European Economic

Area. Held for the Continuing Education Department of University of

Iceland. From December 1992 until February 1993.

Lectures on the EU’s and the EEA’s Legal Systems and EU and EEA

Competition Rules. Held for the Icelandic Bar Association and the

Continuing Education of University of Iceland. February 1993.

Lecture on Problems that Small Nations have in European Co-

Operation. Held on an Open House of the University of Iceland.

March 1993.

Lecture on European Integration, Ownership, Rights of Use and

Public Law. Held for the Icelandic Environment Association. April

1993.

Lecture on EU and EEA Competition Rules. Held for the Continuing

Education Department of University of Iceland. October 1993.

Lecture on Main Intended Changes in the Corporation Acts. Held for

the Continuing Education Department of University of Iceland. May

1994.

Lecture on Teaching and Studies in Law Faculty. Held at Orator’s, a

Law Students Association, Conference. November 1994.

Lecture on Expert Co-Judges. Held on a Meeting for the Iceland’s

Judges Association. November 1994.

Lecture on the New Corporation Act. Held for the Continuing

Education Department of University of Iceland. December 1994.

Lecture on the Main Intended Changes in the Icelandic Corporation

Act. Held for the Auditor Center Coopers&Lybrand hf. December

1994.

Lecture on the Legal Sources of EEA Law. Held for the Legally

Qualified Enthusiasts Association. March 1997.

A Project Manager of a Project on Equality Principle. March 1997.

Lecture on the Schengen Agreement. Held for the Rotary Club in

Reykjavik. November 1997.

Lecture in Perspectives on Evaluation of Evidence. Held on a

Seminar for the Judicial Council and the Iceland’s Judges

Association. October 2001.

Lecture on Implementation of Directives in the Light of Disciplinary

Claims in European Law. Seminar held on behalf of the

Confederation of Icelandic Employers and the Nordic Council of

Ministers. March 2001.

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Lecture on Fine Provisions of the Icelandic Competition Authority

and the Punishment Provisions of the Icelandic Competition Act.

Held on a Seminar for LOGOS and the Icelandic Federation of Trade

and Services. January 2003.

Lecture on Problems that Small Nations have in European Co-

Operation. Held on a Seminar at University of Iceland. January 2003.

Lecture on the EEA Agreement and whether the Agreement is

Viable. Held on an Open Meeting for the University of Iceland’s Law

Institution. March 2003.

Lecture on EU Fisheries Rules and Iceland’s Status in Potential

Negotiations. Held for the University of Iceland’s Law Institution. April

2004.

Lecture on Status of a European Constitution. Held on a Seminar for

the Faculty Law at University of Iceland. January 2004.

Lecture on the Authorized Restrictions on Freedom Provisions in the

EU and EEA Law. Held for the Faculty Law at University of Bifröst.

October 2004.

Lecture on the EU Constitution Draft. Held for the European

Parliamentary Committee. March 2005.

Lecture on Democratic Deficit in the European Union. Held for the

European Parliamentary Committee. May 2005.

Lecture on Boundary Authority of States. Held for the European

Parliamentary Committee. November 2005.

Lecture on a New Judicial Procedure in Criminal Cases. Held on a

Seminar for the Icelandic Lawyers Association and the Ministry of

Justice. 2005.

Lecture on Parent Company’s Liability for its Subsidiary. Held on a

Seminar for the Supreme Court. December 2007.

Lecture on Iceland and Europe. Held in Siglufjörður. May 2008.

Lecture on Iceland’s Position in Relation to the EEA Agreement and

the Emergency Law (Act no. 125/2008). Held on a Seminar at

University of Bifröst. October 2008.

Lecture on Iceland’s Position Following the Collapse and the

Emergency Law (Act no. 125/2008). Held on an Open Meeting of

“Orator”, a Law Students Association. October 2008.

Lecture on the Constitution and the European Union. Held on an

Open Meeting at the University of Iceland for the Left Green

Movement. January 2009.

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Lecture on the EU Legislative, Democracy, Authorities,

Responsibilities and Boundary Authorities. Held on a Seminar for the

Faculty Law at University of Iceland. February 2009.

Lecture on Whether the EU Fisheries Rules are Conflicting Iceland’s

Interests. Held on a Meeting of the Icelandic Lawyers Association.

2009.

Lecture on EU’s Agricultural Policy. Held for the Farmers Association

of Iceland. January 2010.

Lecture on the Constitution, Sovereignty and the EU. Held at the

University of Akureyri. February 2011.

Lecture on Priority Effects of the EU and the Icelandic Constitution.

Held for the University of Icelands’s Law Institution. February 2011.

Lecture on Priority Effects of the EU. Held for the University of

Iceland’s Law Institution. February 2011.

Lecture on the Bill of Draft on Ice Save and Iceland’s Position. Held

at Siglufjörður. March 2011.

Lecture on Pros and Cons of the Third Bill of Draft on Ice Save. Held

for the Faculty Law of University of Iceland. March 2011.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Lecture on “Uppmaningsmål”. Presented at the 26th Nordic Lawyers

Tournament. Helsinki, Finland 1972.

Lecture on the EEA Area Within Probable Impact of the EFTA States.

Presented at a Conference in for the Legal Committee of the

Nordic Council. Oslo, Norway. September 1989.

Lecture on Preliminary Rulings in Human Right Cases. Presented at a

Seminar for “the Nordic Human Rights, Refugee Law, Small Nations”.

Laugarvatn, Iceland. June 1991.

Lecture on a Uniform Interpretation of the Lugano Convention and

the Brussels Convention. Presented at a Conference for the

Association of Nordic Procedural Law. Selfoss, Iceland. June 1991.

Lecture on EU and EEA Law. Presented at a Conference (“Small

Nations Problems in the European Co-Operation”) for the Nordic

Research Councils on European Integration Law. Selfoss, Iceland.

June 1993.

Lecture on Article 6 of the EES Agreement. Held for the Nordic Law.

Finland. September 1993.

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Lecture on Lawyers Right of Employment in the EEA. Presented at a

Conference of the Icelandic Department of The European Law

Student Association (ELSA). October 1993.

Lecture on the Icelandic Capital Market. Presented at a Nordic

Researchers Meeting on behalf of KATTI. Helsinki, Finland. June 1994.

Lecture in Judge Recruitment. Presented at Conference for the

Association of Nordic Procedural Law. Hilleröd, Denmark.

September 1994.

Lecture on the EEA Agreement and Fish and Other Marine Products.

Presented at a Seminar for the Nordic Research Councils on

European Integration Law. Hveragerði, Iceland. May 1996.

Lecture on the Operations of the Association of Nordic Procedural

Law. Presented at a Conference of the Association of Nordic

Procedural Law. Lund, Sweden. 1996.

Lecture on Experts and Laymen in Judicial Proceedings. Presented

at a Continuing Education Seminar for Nordic Judges. Akureyri,

Iceland. August 1998.

Lecture on EC Taxation and General Aspects on Capital Taxation.

Presented at a Conference for KATTI (Institute of International

Economic Law).

Lecture on EEA Perspective. Presented at the Seminar “Intersection

between Competition Law and the Employment Law in EU/EEA

Law”. Köge, Denmark. November 2000.

Lecture on EU Court’s Impact on the Ministration of Justice in EU and

EEA Member states. Presented at a Conference for the Association

of Nordic Procedural Law. June 2003.

Lecture on Oral Proceedings at Courts in the Nordic Countries.

Presented at a Meeting of a Nordic Judicial Project. February 2004.

Lecture on Taxation of Uncertain and Unstable Income. Presented at

a Meeting of the Nordic Tax Research Council. Reykjavík, Iceland.

October 2005.

Lecture on Legitimate Expectations in EC/EEA Law. Presented at a

Conference of the Faculty Law of University of Iceland, The Ministry

of Foreign Affairs and the EFTA Court. 2006.

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LECTURES AND SEMINARS OFFERED BY FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND/OR

SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES

Lectures on The EEA Agreement and it’s Implication on Icelandic

Law and the Icelandic Legal System. Presented at a Continuing

Educational Seminar for Future Judges. Held at the University of

Jerusalem. January 1994.

Lecture on the Icelandic Legal System. Presented at the University of

Georgia, School of Law. March 1995.

Lecture on the Scope of the EEA Agreement. Presented at the

University of Georgia, School of Law. March 1995.

Seminar on European Law, EEA Law and the Legal System of

Iceland. Presented for the Faculty of Law at the University of

Provence Aix-Marseille. France. January 1998.

Seminar on European Law and the European Economic Area.

Presented in Konstanz, Germany. February 2001.

Seminar on European Law. Presented at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

May 2003.

Seminar on the EEA Agreement, Small Nations and Their Problems in

EU/EEA, State Liability under EU and EEA Law. Presented at the

Faculty of Law at Vilnius University. Lithuania. September 2003.

Berettigede forventninger som grundlag for ejendomsret til

höjfjældsområder i Offentligretlig Studiekreds. Sweden 2006.