Láilá Susanne Vars
Laila Susanne Vars | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Education | University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
Political party | Árja |
Laila Susanne Vars is a
She led the Sami
Biography
Vars studied law at the
She worked as a legal adviser for the Sami Parliament from 2001 to 2004,[3] and she played a central role in the adoption of the Finnmark Act, which gave about 95% of the land of Finnmark county to its inhabitants. She also participated in the negotiations on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on behalf of the Sami Parliament. She has led the Sami Jurists Association and has sat on several committees at the University of Tromsø. She has also published several articles on Sami and indigenous rights.[3]
During the
Vars was re-elected for the 2013–2017 term and led Árja's contingent in the Sami Parliament. She sat on the Planning and Finance Committee as well as the Executive Council from 2013 to 2017. Vars asked to be relieved of her duties as a member of parliament as of 1 January 2017 when she took her position at the NHRI.
From 2013 to 2015, Vars served as a member of the Norwegian government's Tater/Romani Committee, which focused on the relationship between the government and the Norwegian Travellers.[8] From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO.[9]
Vars has served as vice-president of the board of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tromsø, and was an institutional board member of the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
On 24 March 2017, she was selected to serve as the expert member from the Arctic on the
She was elected as the president/ rector of Sámi allaskuvla - Sámi University of Applied Sciences in 2019, where she serves a 4-year term.[when?][citation needed]
Vars was in 2021 appointed as member of the board of Redd Barna (Save the Children) Norway.[citation needed] In 2022 the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research elected her as member of the board of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).[11]
References
- ^ "Gáldu integrated into the National Institution". Norwegian National Human Rights Institution. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Indigenous lawyer from Norway strengthens IWGIA's Board". International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Aslaksen, Eilif (17 June 2009). "Láilá Susanne Vars". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Østhus, Randi (22 January 2010). "Disputas cand.jur. Laila Susanne Vars". University of Tromsø. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Solstad, Silje (2 February 2010). "Rett til Vars" [Right to Vars]. Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Láilá Susanne Vars, Árja". NRK (in Norwegian). 19 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Isaksen, Oddgeir (25 February 2010). "Trer ut av Sametinget" [Stepping out of the Sami Parliament]. iFinnmark (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Tater-/romaniutvalget" [Tater/Romani Committee]. University of Oslo: Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (in Norwegian). 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "The National Commission for UNESCO". UNESCO Norway. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Appointments made at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council (27 February–24 March 2017)". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ [https://www.nupi.no/nupi_eng/About-NUPI/Organisation/The-Board Board