Education
Kierulf holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Oslo, an Master of Laws from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago and a Doctor of Philosophy on the legitimacy of judicial review from the University of Oslo.
Kierulf holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Oslo, an Master of Laws from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago and a Doctor of Philosophy on the legitimacy of judicial review from the University of Oslo.
Her research area is the evolution of national free speech doctrines through judicial review, with a focus on the constitutional elements of the European Convention on Human Rights. She has worked as legal expert on free speech to the Council of Europe, a senior lawyer in the Norwegian law firm Schjødt, and a deputy judge at Ringerike City Court.
Anine Kierulf was awarded the 2013 "Voice of the Year"-prize by the Norwegian paper Natt&Dag for being "an exemplary translator of legaleeze into the broader public debate, and for protesting against an insular and conflict-avoiding culture in academia". In 2015 she received the Norwegian Research Council’s Award for Excellence in Communication of Science for her "ability to explain complex problems simply, clearly and concisely".
Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature]
She is member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature, and on the board of the Norwegian branch of International Commission of Jurists (International Court of Justice-Norge), Morgenbladet, the Council for DNT (Norwegian Trekking Association) Oslo og omegn and the Norwegian Cancer Society.