Ragnar Aðalsteinsson

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Aðalsteinsson, Ragnar
Education and Qualifications
Supreme Court Attorney 1966
District Court Attorney 1962
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík College, 1955
Career
Réttur - Aðalsteinsson & Partners ehf., 2002-
AP Lögmenn, 1985-2000
Own Private Practice, 1969-1985
Fjeldsted, Fjeldsted & Sigurjónsson, 1962-1969
Council and Board Memberships
Board member, The Icelandic Insurance Supervisory 1974-1978
Board member, Lawyer’s Pension Fund 1971-1983
Board member, Icelandic Bar Association (LMFÍ) from 1974 to 1976, including vice president from 1975 to 1976
Chairman, Icelandic Bar Association 1992-1995
Board member, Association of Academics 1971-1979
Vice- Chair, Reykjavík Health Insurance Scheme 1974-1978
Vice- Chair, Child Welfare Council 1979-1983
Sat on the Icelandic Copyright Committee 1978-1987 and 1992
Board member, SAA -National Center of Addiction Medicine 1980-2013
Board member, The Performing Rights Society of Iceland since its establishment in 1981
Board member, IHM- Collecting Society according to article 11 of the Copyright Act 1984
Chairman, Fjölíss since its establishment in 1985 to 2004
Member, Copyright Act Revising Committee 1988-1991
Chairman, Evaluation Committee for expropriation 1988-1993
Board member, Icelandic Human Rights Centre 1994-2001, including chairman 1994-1995 and 1998-2001
Teaching
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland (maritime law), Department of Social Sciences, University of Iceland (International Human Rights Law), University of Akureyri (Constitutional Law), Faculty of Law, University of Bifröst (Human Rights Law) The Technical College Reykjavik (practical law).
Selected Published Articles
  • Purchasing Real Estate, published in Úlfljótur law review, 1978, issue 2 vol. 23, pp. 93.
  • The Legal Status of Suspects and the Rights and Obligations of Defense Counsel, published in Úlfljótur law review, 1978, issue 2 vol. 31, pp. 104.
  • Along with Gunnar Eydal: Free Legal Advice, published in Úlfljótur law review, 1979,  issue 3 vol. 32  pp. 105
  •  The Gervason Case Based on Human Rights, published in Vísir 22 December 1980.
  •  The Reproduction of Protected Works, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1985, issue 4 vol. 35 pp. 246.
  • Human Rights Chat, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1989, issue 2 vol. 39 pp. 101.
  • International Human Rights Treaties and the Icelandic National Laws, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1990, issue 1, vol. 40.
  • Architects and Copyright, published in Úlfljótur law review, 1990, issue 1 vol. 43.
  • Iceland;  Copyright Law and Practice, Digest of Intellectual Property Laws of the World, Oceana Publications 1990
  • Reflections on the New Criminal Law Procedures, published in Úlfljótur law review, 1991, issue 4 vol. 44.
  •  Agency and Distribution Agreements in Iceland; International Agency and Distribution Agreements Europe, Butterworth Legal Publishers 1991.
  • Iceland; Money Judgements Abroad, Matthew Bender, 199.
  • Iceland; Doing Business in Western Europe, Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers 1991
  • Human Rights in Iceland; Human rights Concerns You published in the Red Cross Magazine, 1991, pp.44.
  • Rules on Compensation under the Copyright Act published in Festschrift Gizur Bergsteinsson, 90 years old, 18 April 1992, Reykjavik, pp. 169.
  • The Courts in a Changing World, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1992, issue 3 vol. 42 pp. 161.
  • International Human Rights Treaties (edn.) 1992 Reykjavík.
  • Iceland ; Efta Legal Systems (ed. Sheridan& Cameron), Buttterworth 1993
  • The Implementation of Human Rights Instruments, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1993, issue 4, vol. 43 pp. 1.
  • Bordering on ethics and law, published in Icelandic Law Journal, 1994, issue 4, vol. 44 pp. 227.
  • The Current Situation of Human Rights in Iceland; Nordic Journal of International Law 61/62: 165-175, 1994.
  • The equivalent of human rights, equality and human rights of women, published in Morgunblaðið, 24 January 1995.
  • A Review on Pall Sigurdsson: Copyright Law Reykjavík 1995, published in Ulfljótur law review, issue 3 vol. 48 pp. 321.
  • The Convention on the Rights of the Child: What does it mean for Icelandic Children; The Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Situation of Children in Iceland; published in Save the Children Series 2, 1996, Reykjavík.
  • Equality and Disability, published in Magazine Þroskahjálpar (1994 or 1995).
  • Iceland (Along with Stefán Már Stefánsson). Incorporation and Implementation of Human Rights Norms in the Nordic and Baltic Countries, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1996.
  • Did the Re-opening Request for SMC Receive a Fair Trial? Published in Úlfljótur, 1997, issue 3 vol. 50 pp. 656.
  • Iceland; Data Protection Laws of the World, Sweet & Maxwell 1998.
  • Declaration of Human Rights, published in Orator’s Annual Publication, 16 February 1999.
  • Article 27 (Cultural Rights); (Along with Páll Þórhallsson) the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1999, pp. 575-596.
  • The Icelandic Human Rights Center; Mare Balticum, issue No. 8, September 1999.
  • Dignity, Freedom and Equality, published in Morgunblaðið, 13 January 2001.
  • Half –a-Century Old, the European Convention on Human Rights, published in Festschrift in honor of Gunnar G. Schram seventy, 20 February 2001, Reykjavík 2002.
  • The Role of Bar Associations and Law Societies in the Implementation of Human Rights; International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms. Kluwer Law International 2001.
  •  "... Only by Law ..." published in Úlfljótur law review, 2000, issue 4 Vol. 53 pp. 569
  • General Human Rights and the Church, published in the Church Series 2002.
  • The Constitutionality of the Icelandic Act on a Health Sector Database í Society and Genetic Information. Codes and Laws in the Genetic Era. Ed. Judit Sándor. Central European University Press, Budapest, New York 2003, pp. 203-211.
  • Genetic Databases and Liberty. The Juridical Review. Part 1 2004, pp. 65-74.
  • A Review on Clements Luke and Janet Read: Disabled People and European Human Rights, published in Interrights Bulletin, London, 2003.
  • Along with Sigríður Rut Júlíusdóttir: The Constitution in the Custody of the Supreme Court, published in Morgunblaðið 8, February 2004.
  • Along with Óttar Pálsson: European Civil Practice. Iceland. Sweet & Maxwell edn. 2 pp. 143-195. Reykjavík 2005.004, pp. 243-271 Part 2.
  • The Right to Liberty and Security of Person in the European Convention on Human Rights. The General Principle, Implementation and Impact of Icelandic Law, pp. 143-195. Reykjavík 2005.
  • The Constitution and the People, published in Úlfljótur law review, 2005, issue 3 Vol. 58 pp. 577-585.
  •  Is It Justifiable That The Same Office of Authority Both Investigates and Prosecutes White Collar Crime? (With Ruth Sigríður Júlíusdóttir), published in Úlfljótur law review, 2006, issue 1 Vol. 59, pp. 162-166.
  • Reduction of Pensions and the Pension Funds Burden of Proof, published in Morgunblaðið, 18 August 2006.
  • Bioetiske spörgsmål i islandsk ret í Att forma vår framtid, Bioteknikens möjligheter och problem, ritstjórar Ulf Görman, Carl-Gustaf Andrén & Göran Hermerén, Nordic Academic Press, 2007, bls. 185-195.
  • Open court. Case of Protesters and Buyers of Prostitution, published in Úlfljótur law review, 2010, issue 2 Vol. 62 pp. 189-200.
  • “The Right to Adequate Judicial Reasoning”, published in Making Peoples Heard (2011), pp. 305-321.
  • Does the Court abuse its Judicial Authority in Detention Cases on the Basis of the Public Interest?" (Ragnar Aðalsteinsson og Fanney Hrund Hilmarsdóttir),  published in  Úlfljótur, issue 3 Vol. 2012
  • Property and Right of Herbage, published in Icelandic Law Journal 2014
Recognitions
Chambers Europe 2022: „Ragnar Aðalsteinsson is a highly experienced practitioner recognised for his longstanding expertise in the field of dispute resolution. He has particular knowledge in human rights and criminal law cases.“