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Current vacancies: Postdoctoral Fellow in Public International Law at the SCGG

The Department of Law at Stockholm University is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position in international law at the Stockholm Center on Global Governance (SCGG). The role involves conducting research within the Center's focus areas, as well as responsibilities in teaching and assessment.

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FORCE investigates how sticklebacks affect coasts and climate

Large predatory fish have become harder to find in the coastal bays of the Baltic Sea, which are now dominated by sticklebacks. Many of these bays have also become more turbid and show signs of severe eutrophication. Scientists have seen this shift spread from the open sea to coastal environments and are now looking for explanations as to why this has happened and whether it could contribute to unforeseen climate impacts.

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Fashion Meets Law: Insights from Sweden's Inaugural Fashion Law Conference

The first Fashion Law conference in Sweden was organized by the Stockholm IP Law Review and the Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) on 28 May 2024. The event was highly successful and received with great enthusiasm by professionals in the fashion industry.

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The Challenges of Refugee Protection in a World Effected by Terrorism

In a recently published dissertation the intricate challenges within international refugee law related to issues of when an individual is excluded from universal humanitarian protection are thoroughly examined. This study underscores the necessity for a system that effectively safeguards the most vulnerable while addressing new and evolving threats, such as terrorism.

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Phoebe Okowa is new Honorary Doctorate in Law

Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education. The new honorary doctor in law is Phoebe Okowa, Professor of Public International at Queen Mary, University of London.

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PhD students connect coast and society in a changing climate

Solving complex questions about interactions between the sea and climate change, and how they relate to society, requires a broad set of skills. In a new research school, PhD students from diverse scientific disciplines at Stockholm University get a unique opportunity to learn how transdisciplinary approaches and research communication can lead to sustainable management of coastal environments.

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New edition of Stockholm IP Law Review

The Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR) is a journal of legal scholarship with a focus on European Intellectual Property Law. The Editorial Board comprises of students and the programme directors of the Master’s Programme ‘European Intellectual Property Law’.

We want to make SU better. Do you?

All students at the University are asked to participate in the International Student Barometer (ISB) launched during week 46. The results of the survey will be used to make SU even more attractive to all our students, and to help us take even better care of you who already study here.

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Success for SU Law students at the Anderson Center LL.M. Negotiation Competition

The Department of Law at Stockholm University is delighted to announce that two of our students, Anton Lundgren Akbarzadeh and Jennifer Boyaci, emerged victorious at the 2023 Anderson Center LL.M. Negotiation Competition during their exchange term at the University of Illinois College of Law

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Major Baltic Sea research initiative - 12 PhD positions open

Within a new graduate school in ocean, climate and environmental issues, 12 doctoral students will be admitted at several of Stockholm University's departments.

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Birke Häcker is new Honorary Doctorate in Law

The Faculty of Law has awarded Birke Häcker, Schlegel professor and Director for the Institute for International Private and Comparative Law at the University of Bonn an Honorary Doctorate in Law. The degree ceremony was held on September 29, 2023 at Stockholm City Hall.

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Conference Explores the Complexities of Democratic Legislation During and After Times of War

On June 2-3, 2023, the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University, in collaboration with the international journal The Theory and Practice of Legislation, organized the conference "Legislation and Legislatures in War and Recovery," which gathered participants from around the world, both online and in Stockholm

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New book about Rule of Law

The anthology ”Rule of Law” is volume 69 in the book series Scandinavian Studies in Law, published by the Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law at the Faculty of law, Stockholm University. The volume editor is Professor Jane Reichel and Professor Mauro Zamboni.

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PhD Global Tax Symposium 2023

The third edition of PhD Global Tax Symposium will be organized in 2023 at Stockholm University.

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Baltic Breakfast: Messing with the seabed – and below it

The seabed and the bedrock could play an important role for the green transition; for mining of minerals and storing of carbon dioxide. But the environmental consequences of such activities are not fully understood, showed the presentations at the last Baltic Breakfast.

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It is never too late to follow your doctoral dreams

Ingrida Karina-Berzina is a doctoral candidate in intellectual property at SULaw, researching bad faith in trademark and domain name law for her dissertation. Some 20 years after she last studied at a university, she feels blessed to have the privilege of being back to learn more.

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Videos and podcasts from SCILJ Seminars

The Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice (SCILJ) has made available a collection of seminars, lectures and workshops hosted by the Centre, in the form of videos and podcasts. These are openly published and accessible to anyone with an interest in international law.

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As a PhD student, you will grow in many ways

Ruyi Ding got the opportunity to travel all the way from China to Sweden to undertake doctoral studies in law at Stockholm University. Her experience is that although being a PhD student can be a bit challenging, it is also very rewarding.

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As a PhD student, you can make a difference

Before joining Stockholm University, Daniel Pinheiro Astone worked for the government for 10 years in total, both as a public servant and consultant. One of his best advice to someone who is interested in undertaking doctoral studies is to write about something that matters.

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SU students representing Sweden in Brussels

Six students from Stockholm University are going to Brussels on 2-3 February 2023 to representing Sweden at the European Council Simulation Exercise ConSIMium. "I'm looking forward to gaining a deeper understanding of the work of the EU Council", says SU Law student Hannah Bischoff, who is part of the Swedish team.

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Students sharing their experience of our LL.M. programmes

Are you curious about what it's like to study one of our master programmes? Watch videos of our students sharing their experiences of the programme, why they applied and what tips they have for those considering a Master's in Law.

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Researchers: Additional chemicals need to be considered in the new Global Biodiversity Framework

The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework needs to consider additional groups of chemicals, according to a large international group of researchers. For the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, they have developed a perspective article and a policy brief with concrete proposals for better inclusion of hazardous chemicals in the forthcoming targets.

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Successful investment in ocean research network

The Baltic Sea Fellows initiative, a network of young Baltic Sea researchers from several disciplines, was launched to strengthen the environmental Baltic Sea research at Stockholm University. The results of this year's awarded research grants from the Swedish Research Council and Formas show that it is going well. The group of researchers has raised over 25 million Swedish crowns this year.

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New dissertation on international arbitration law

In a new dissertation, titled "Early Determination of Arbitral Jurisdiction: Balancing efficacy, efficiency, and legitimacy of arbitration", Dr Fabricio Fortese examines the timing of judicial determination of jurisdictional disputes in the presence of an arbitration agreement.

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New dissertation about freedom of expression in armed conflict

In a new dissertation from Stockholm University, Dr Sally Longworth explores how international law regulates the exercise of freedom of expression in armed conflict, and the significance of this, in an increasingly digitalised world.

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Professor: "Everyone assumed that men founded the film industry"

"Sometimes we say about history, that it is written by those victors. Friends of those heads of industries wrote those first versions of what happened. And little by little it was forgotten that women were instrumental", said Professor Jane Gaines, Columbia University, N.Y., who for many years has done research about women film pioneers.

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International Environmental Law conference gathered researchers

On 15-17 September 2022, the Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre organised the international conference "Stockholm+50: International Environmental Law in Perspective" which gathered more than 130 participants, online and at Aula Magna, Stockholm University.

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Recordings from major European Private Law conference

On 3-4 March 2022 legal scholars from all over the world gathered in Stockholm, either physically or online, for the 27th General Meeting of the Common Core of European Private Law: Law at the Center or Periphery of Regulation?

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New Chairman of the IFIM Board

Frantzeska Papadopoulou has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Market Law

Successful strategic funding of marine research

A progress report for the strategic research area funding to marine research at Stockholm University is now published. The report concludes that the research group Baltic Sea Fellows, which is financed by the strategic funding, has published 200+ publications and managed to double the funding with external grants.

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Adepi Award 2022 to Eleonora Rosati

Every year, the Spanish association Adepi recognises individuals who have done outstanding work in the defence and development of intellectual property rights. This year, the award goes to Eleonora Rosati, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University.

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Problems with university accounts

Due to an error during a maintenance job, a large number of passwords to university accounts for students and employees have been reset. This results in the account being locked. We are sorry for any inconveniences caused.

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Stanley Greenstein has been appointed Associate Professor

Stanley Greenstein, researcher at The Swedish Law and Informatics Research Institute, has been appointed Associate Professor (Docent) of Law and Information Technology at Stockholm University. We asked him a few questions to find out more about his research.

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Big grant to a Baltic Sea Fellow

One of our Baltic Sea Fellows, Wei-Li Hong from the Department of Geological Sciences, today got a prestigious award from the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant. We are very proud, says Christoph Humborg, scientific leader at the Baltic Sea Centre and coordinator of the Baltic Fellows interdisciplinary network of young Baltic Sea researchers.

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Governing with Public Agencies

The anthology ”Governing with Public Agencies: The Development of a Global Administrative Space and the Creation of a New Role for Public Agencies” is volume 90 in the book series Writings published by the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University.

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Freedom of expression is often restricted in conflicts

Sally Longworth is a doctoral student in public international law and does research on freedom of expression and propaganda in connection with armed conflicts, among other things. Read her views on the war in Ukraine.

Cormorant eggs – an opportunity for contaminant monitoring

The number of great cormorants in Sweden increased greatly during the 1990s and they are now a common species around the Swedish coast and many of the lakes. During the breeding season great cormorants build colonies with a distinctive fishy odor which, along with their voracious appetite for fish, has often made them unpopular. However, great cormorants could give valuable information on environmental contaminants found in aquatic environments according to a new collaborative study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) and Stockholm University.

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Revised guidelines for examination in the autumn 2021

Due to the current situation surrounding covid-19, SULaw has decided to revise the guidelines for examination for the remaining part of the autumn semester 2021. A decision has also been made regarding teaching forms and examination in the first half of the spring semester 2022.

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SU Law gets donation to arbitration and public international law

Faculty of Law, Stockholm University, has the honor to host the archives of Judge Lagergren and to preserve them for future generations. The Most of the donated books and documents will be available to students and researchers in the Arbitration Library at the Faculty of Law

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Branka Marušić has defended her PhD thesis

Branka Marušić defended her doctoral thesis in Private Law, entitled ”The Autonomous Legal Concept of Communication to the Public in the European Union”, on October 30th. The external reviewer was Professor P. Bernt Hugenholtz, from the University of Amsterdam.

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You can now apply for our LL.M.s for 2022-23

The application round for our five LL.M.s for the academic year 2022-23 is now officially open. Join us on 18 November 2021 during Stockholm University’s Virtual Masters Fair to learn more!

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Nikola Hajdin has defended his PhD thesis

Nikola Hajdin defended his doctoral thesis in Public International Law, entitled ”Individual Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression”, on 14 October. The external reviewer was Professor Claus Kress, from the University of Cologne, Germany.

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New free standing course in English

In the spring semester 2022, SULaw will be offering a new free standing law course in English. Free movers are welcome to apply during the Swedish admission rounds that is open until October 15.

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Teaching resumes on campus in November

From 1 November 2021, teaching at SULaw will resume to be mostly carried out on campus. This applies to courses that start at this date or later.

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SULaw master student named Global Swede 2021

The Global Swede Award honours international students who excel in areas related to innovation and entrepreneurship. SULaw is proud to count this year's winner as one of its master students!

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