Hafsteinn Dan Kristjánsson
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Hafsteinn Kristjánsson

Professor of Law

Hafsteinn Dan Kristjánsson is a professor of law at the The University of Iceland and Stipendiary Lecturer at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford. Dr. Kristjánsson received his LLM from Harvard law school and his DPhil in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford. He served as Deputy to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in Iceland for four years and has written extensively on administrative law.

  • What Do We Do With the US Supreme Court’s New “Major Questions” Doctrine?

    In 2022 the US Supreme Court created a new doctrine, the “Major Questions Doctrine,” which will change the way courts consider many rulings. The Doctrine requires that any big policy change needs explicit approval from Congress. We’ll hear from Prof. Kristjánsson, who teaches at University of Iceland and lectures at University of Oxford. As the former Deputy to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in Iceland, he’s written extensively on administrative law.

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