Legal Analysis

Hrefna Dögg Gunnarsdóttir is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Iceland. Her research focuses on statutory requirements for science, ethics and technology, particularly in relation to scientific research in health, the use of health data, research reciprocity, and the welfare of research participants and patients. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Copenhagen (2023), an MA in Disaster Management from the University of Copenhagen (2018), and Mag. Juris and BA degrees in Law from the University of Iceland. She is affiliated with WELMA – Centre for Legal Studies in Welfare and Market at the University of Copenhagen, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and Uppsala University. Her key research interests include human rights, dignity and welfare; health law and research regulation; data governance and sovereignty; and law and ethics regarding emerging technologies. Before entering academia, she practiced as an Attorney-at-Law, having been admitted to the Icelandic Bar Association in 2013.