Equality Law
The course Equality Law encompasses equality and discrimination law.
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.
Information for admitted students Autumn 2023
Congratulations! You have been admitted at Stockholm University and we hope that you will enjoy your studies with us.
In order to ensure that your studies begin as smoothly as possible we have compiled a short checklist for the beginning of the semester.
Follow the instructions on whether you have to reply to your offer or not.
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Checklist for admitted students
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Activate your university account
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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.
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Course structure
Follow the link below to read more about the course details.
Course description (30 Kb)
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.
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Schedule
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. -
Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
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.
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Course reports
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More information
Learning platformDuring the course, registered students will receive additional course information on the Athena learning platform.
https://athena.itslearning.com/
The DepartmentRead more about education at the Department of Law at Stockholm University on our homepage.
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Contact
Course contact:
eql@juridicum.su.se
Course coordinator:
Josephina Bergvall
Course manager:
Laura Carlson
Paul Lappalainen