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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW
LL.M. Master of Law Degree (Sep. 1997-Jun. 1998)
- Fields of concentration: International law, intellectual property law, communications
- Elected representative; Law Students’ Association

THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW SCHOOL OF LAW
ERASMUS Scholar (Sep. 1995 – Jun. 1996)
- Fields of concentration: Intellectual property law
- Member: Glasgow University Union Debating Society, Glasgow University Boat Club

THE UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Kandidat (LL.M. Degree) (Sep. 1990-Mar. 1991, Apr. 1992-Jun.1995)
- Awards: Kinnander Scholarship for highest average grade at the law school

Praksis
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW SCHOOL
Guest researcher (Oct. 2006-Jun. 2007)

THE UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ SCHOOL OF LAW
PhD Student (Oct. 2005-)

THE SAAMI COUNCIL
Head of the Saami Council’s Human Rights Unit (Jan. 2002-)
- The Saami Council is an NGO aiming to promote the rights and interests of indigenous peoples generally and the Saami people in particular. The Saami Council has participated actively in the works of the United Nations, its subsidiary bodies and other international organizations since the early 1980s. The Saami Council has consultative status with the ECOSOC and the ILO and is a permanent participant to the Arctic Council.
- Has represented the Saami Council at e.g.:

- the 6th-11th sessions of the Working Group on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2000-2006)
- the 1st-6th sessions of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2002-2007)
- the 1st-9th session of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (2001-2006)
- the UN Commission on Human Rights (2001-2005)
- the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002)

Has participated as Swedish Government representative (appointed by the Saami parliament) at e.g.;

- the UN General Assembly (2006)
- the inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council (Jun. 2006)
- the 7th and 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2004 and 2006)
- the Working Group on Article 8 (j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2003 and 2006)
- the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2005)
- the ECOSOC Substantive Session (2002)
- the UN World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001)

DANOWSKY & PARTNERS LAW FIRM (Stockholm)
Associate (Sep. 1999-Apr. 2002)
- Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

STOCKHOLM COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Stockholm)
Junior Judge (Apr. 1997- Sep. 1997, Aug. 1998-Jun. 1999)
- Elected member of the Board of Junior Judges’ Association

MANNHEIMER SWARTLING LAW FIRM (Stockholm)
Trainee (Sep. 1996- Apr. 1997), Part time (Nov. 1994-Jun. 1995, Sep. 1995), Summer associate 1994
- General practice

GERNANDT & DANIELSSON LAW FIRM (Stockholm)
- Summer associate 1995
- General practice

Verv
Appointed Expert by the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations to draft Guidelines for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Heritage (2004-2006)

Member of the Expert Group that drafted the Nordic Saami Convention (2003-2005)

Advisor to the Chairpersons of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2002-)

Attorney for Ohredahke and other Saami villages in Sweden (2004-). Has e.g. represented Saami villages before the Supreme Administrative Court in Sweden and filed complaints with the Human Rights Committee, the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the European Court on Human Rights

Secretary of the Swedish Saami Parliament’s Committee that drafted a strategy for the implementation on the Saami people’s right to self-determination (2002-2004)

Invited Expert to various UN Expert Meetings, e.g. on Traditional Forest-related Knowledge (Costa Rica, Dec. 2004), Traditional Knowledge (Panama, Sep. 2005) and the CBD’s Access and Benefit Sharing regime and Human Rights (New York, Jan. 2007)

Invited Guest Lecturer on indigenous peoples’ and traditional knowledge, Queen Mary College, London University (Apr. 2004)

Lecturer Swedish Red Cross’s staff training on human rights (2003-)

Guest Lecturer Oulu University’s Master Programme on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Apr. 2003)

Elected Arctic Regional Representative to the World Bank’s Legal Round Table on the World Bank’s Indigenous Peoples’ Policy (Washington, Oct. 2002)

Keynote speaker; WIPO Panel discussions on traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions at the 1st and 5th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2002 and 2006)

Publikasjoner
“Indigenous Peoples’ Culture, Customs, and Traditions and Customary Law – The Saami People’s Perspective”; in Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 21, Number 1, 2004

“Update on the Situation of the Saami People in Sweden”, 2001, 2002 and 2004; in The Indigenous World 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2004, The International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Copenhagen

“An Introduction to the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore”, 2002; in Indigenous Affairs – International Processes – Perspectives and Challenges 1/02, The International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Copenhagen

“Racism and Racial Discrimination Directed Against the Indigenous Peoples in Scandinavia and Russia – The Saami People”, 2001; in Racism against Indigenous Peoples, The International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and Asian and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN), Copenhagen

“The Deregulation of the Telecommunications Market in the European Union”, 1996, Swedish Law and Informatics Research Institute, IRI Report 1996:3
- Awarded price for best thesis on information technology law in Sweden 1996 by the Stockholm Institute for IT-law; Nominated as one of best five thesis overall presented at Stockholm University School of Law in 1996