She is also a member of the Complaints Committee for Ethnic Equal Treatment at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Her professional field is human rights, with a special focus on the protection against racism and racial discrimination. Justesen holds an MA in Law from the University of Aarhus (1994) and a Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2000). For a number of periods, she has been employed at the Danish Institute for Human Rights and is a Fellow at Schell Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (2001-03). Justesen's most important books include: Lighedskravet for etniske minoriteter på arbejdsmarkedet et menneskeretligt perspektiv (Jurist & Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2000, 466 pages) and Racisme og diskrimination – Danmark og menneskerettighederne (Akademisk Forlag, 2003, 132 pages).