Research

Welcome to our research pages!

Here you will find information about our research, our researchers and their publications.

Our research

The Departement of Law at Stockholm University is home to Sweden's most prominent research environment for legal science. Our research is vibrant and always ongoing.

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Research projects

Our ambition is to produce research results in most areas of legal science. See some of the research projects our researchers are currently working on.

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Doctoral Studies (LL.D.)

Doctoral studies in law consist of four years of full-time studies, leading to a Doctor of Laws Degree (LL.D.).

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A Stronger and More Inclusive EU

Gloria Golmohammadi's doctoral thesis in European law provides important insights for strengthening democracy.

A Window into Scandinavian Legal Studies

The publication series, Scandinavian Studies in Law, has deepened our understanding of legal matters in the Scandinavian context for over six decades.

Birke Häcker is awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Law

SU 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.

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As a PhD student, you will grow in many ways

Hear from Ruyi Ding who got the opportunity to travel all the way from China to Sweden to undertake doctoral studies in law at Stockholm University.

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Prosecution in Scandinavia of International Crimes

All contributions in the volume "Investigation and Prosecution in Scandinavia of International Crimes" are available online with Open Access.

Institutes, centres and foundations

One of the strengths of the Faculty of Law is its many institutes and centers, which gather some of the leading researchers in their respective fields of law.

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News

2023-12-01

Department of Law

Vacant position: Research assistant within Dual Twins project

The Department of Law at Stockholm University is advertising a position as a research assistant within Dual Twins project. The main responsibility for the research assistant entails the completion of a high-quality report on the topic.

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2023-10-24

Department of Law

Frantzeska Papadopoulou is new Affiliated Professor at PMCK

Frantzeska Papadopoulou, a Professor of intellectual property law at Stockholm University, has been appointed Affiliated Professor at the Precision Medicine Center Karolinska (PMCK) – a collaboration between Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute.

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2023-10-18

Department of Law

A Stronger and More Inclusive EU: Insights from a new Dissertation

Gloria Golmohammadi, a Ph.D. in European law, successfully defended her dissertation titled "Realizing the Principle of Participatory Democracy in the EU - The Role of Law-making Consultation" at Stockholm University on October 6, 2023.

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Law, Crime and Justice Society, Democracy and Welfare

2023-10-05

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

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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Atmosphere and Weather Chemistry Climate and Environment Economy and Society Geology, Geography and Landscapes Oceans and Lakes Plants, Animals and Nature Sustainable Chemistry

Calendar

December

Thesis defence

The Costs of Legal Certainty

Marcus Skarpsvärd will defend his doctoral thesis on Friday, December 8 on the topic of ”The Costs of Legal Certainty: A Forensically-Informed Methodology on How to Identify the Relevant Costs in Exclusionary Abuse Cases”.

The Costs of Legal Certainty

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12 December

Conference

Relationship Between State Law, Religious Law, and Customary Law in Property Law

Fakultas Hukum Unktan at Universitas Tanjungpura, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University, invites to the 1st International Conference On State Law, Religious Law, And Customary Law (ICSRC) - “Relationship Between State Law, Religious Law, and Customary Law in Property Law: A Comparative Study Between Countries”

Relationship Between State Law, Religious Law, and Customary Law in Property Law

December

Seminar

The New Interference in Sovereign Affairs and International Law

The Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice invites you to to a seminar with Frédéric Mégret on "The New Interference in Sovereign Affairs and International Law".

The New Interference in Sovereign Affairs and International Law

The Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice invites you to to a seminar with Frédéric Mégret on "The New Interference in Sovereign Affairs and International Law".

December

Seminar

Tensions and Limitations of Contemporary International Law: The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza

The Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice invites you to to a seminar with Alberto Coll on: Tensions and Limitations of Contemporary International Law: The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Tensions and Limitations of Contemporary International Law: The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza

The Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice invites you to to a seminar with Alberto Coll on: Tensions and Limitations of Contemporary International Law: The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Law, Crime and Justice

Research

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Institutes, centres and foundations

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