Equality Law
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Equality Law is given as an elective course within the framework of the exchange programmes at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. Swedish law students admitted by the department are also given access to the course.
Read more about exchange programmes at the Department of Law
The course contains four blocks. The first block focuses on the overarching legal systems existing on the Swedish, EU and international levels addressing issues of discrimination. The second block addresses different grounds of discrimination. The third block addresses legal theoretical approaches to equality issues, including, for example, feminist legal theory, critical race theory, justice and intersectionality. The fourth block covers integrated topics combining existing legal structures and theoretical approaches, covering issues such as migration law, access to justice and wage discrimination.
The learning objectives, activities, and examination criteria for the course are outlined in the syllabus. Therefore, the syllabus serves as the foundational document dictating the course's content and structure.
To access the current syllabus, please navigate to the right-hand column and locate the section titled "Syllabus - Legal document." Alternatively, if you are using a mobile device, you can find it towards the end of this page.
In addition to the syllabus, the course director has compiled a course description. The primary aim of this description is to provide a comprehensive overview of the syllabus's structure and components.
Course description pdf, 30.4 kB. (30 Kb)
Please be advised that in the event of any inconsistencies between the information provided in the course description or on this course page regarding the course structure, and the content outlined in the current syllabus, the syllabus always supersedes.
Teaching Format
Instruction is given in the form of seminars. During the course, each student is to lead a seminar according to a seminar assignment, and, together with the seminar instructor, discuss the topic. The seminar assignments are distributed on the first day of the course. In addition, each student is to present and defend an essay they have written, as well as review another student’s essay.
Assessment
Examination is conducted through active participation in the mandatory seminars of the course (including the seminar introduction), the writing and presentation of an essay and the review of another student's essay.
Examiner
Laura Carlson.
Each seminar has a list of required readings as set out in the course schedules in Athena. The readings are available digitally on the web.
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.
The Department
Read more about education at the Department of Law at Stockholm University on our homepage.
Course contact:
eql@juridicum.su.se
Course coordinator:
Yasmine Boudali
Course manager:
Laura Carlson
Paul Lappalainen
