Swedish Law in Context

The course Swedish Law in Context provides an overview of Swedish law from an European, international and comparative legal perspective. The course addresses the Swedish legal fields of constitutional law, procedural law, criminal law, family law, real estate law, labour and employment law, as well as commercial law.
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Swedish Law in Context is a course designed for foreign law students admitted as exchange students at the Department of Law, Stockholm University.

Read more about exchange programmes at the Department of Law 

Follow the link below to read more about the course details.

Syllabus - Swedish Law in Context

Course description pdf, 234.4 kB.


Teaching Format

The course is 10 weeks long. Instruction is given in the form of seminars, lectures and study visits.


Assessment

Examination is conducted through a written exam.

Examiner

Mårten Schultz.

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.

Learning platform

From the autumn semester 2026, Stockholm University uses the learning platform Canvas for all courses. As a registered student, you will find all course information, assignments, and learning materials there throughout the course.

https://canvas.su.se

The Department

Read more about education at the Department of Law at Stockholm University on our homepage.

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Course contact: 
swelc-e@juridicum.su.se 

Teaching assistant: 
Maria Schöning

Course manager: 
Mårten Schultz 

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