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9 Dec 2025
Scholarship recipient twice for thesis in Tax Law
Erik Grimhusen has been awarded a scholarship of SEK 20,000 from the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise for the best thesis on taxation in 2025. For the same thesis, Erik also rec...
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4 Dec 2025
Patrik Lindskoug new professor of Private Law
On December 4, the Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Patrik Lindskoug as a Professor in Private Law at the Faculty of Law.
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4 Dec 2025
Winner of the Swedish Parliament’s Essay Competition 2025
Benjamin Petersson is one of the winners of the Swedish Parliament’s 2025 essay competition for the thesis: "Freedom in Obedience – On the Scope and Limits of Government Control o...
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1 Dec 2025
Winners of the Swedish Competition Authority’s Essay Contest
Dalila Osmanovic and Filippa Dyrefors share the first prize for their essays on the theme of competition and public procurement in the Swedish Competition Authority’s essay contest...
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26 Nov 2025
Research Grant from the EU for the project FAMIMOVE (3.0)
The European Commission has, thankfully, approved funding of approximately 10 million SEK (892,000 EUR) for the research project FAMIMOVE (3.0). The project builds on the experienc...
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24 Nov 2025
Fundraising Milestone Reached for the World’s First Museum of International Law
The fundraising campaign for establishing the world’s first Museum of International Law at the Faculty of Law has reached a major milestone.
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21 Nov 2025
Torsten Söderberg Foundation awards grant for EU law project
Mariya Senyk has been awarded funding for the project “From the Court of Justice to the General Court: Can legitimacy be preserved?”.
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14 Nov 2025
Lund University student Max Bodin receives an award for his thesis in arbitration law
LL.M. Max Bodin, who graduated from the law program at Lund University in the spring term of 2025, has been awarded the YAS (Young Arbitrators Sweden) prize for the best thesis in ...
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6 Nov 2025
Honorary Doctorate at the World Maritime University
Marie Jacobsson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law in Lund, has been awarded a Doctor of Science in Maritime Affairs honoris causa in recognition of outstanding services to...
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27 Oct 2025
Vilhelm Persson appointed new board member of the Swedish Institute for Human Rights
The Swedish government has appointed Vilhelm Persson, professor of public law at the faculty, as a member of the board of the Swedish Institute for Human Rights. He succeeds anothe...
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15 Oct 2025
Julia Björverud awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' Dissertation Prize
Julia Björverud is one of this year's seven recipients of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' 2025 Dissertation Prize for outstanding dissertations.
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14 Oct 2025
Professor Marko Milanovic appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair
Professor Marko Milanovic is appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025.
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14 Oct 2025
Petra Holmberg wins the Forskar Grand Prix competition
Petra Holmberg, postdoc in medical law at the Faculty of Law, won the Research Grand Prix competition in Helsingborg on 7 October. In front of an audience of over 500 secondary sch...
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2 Oct 2025
Torvald Larsson is appointed as a special member of the Administrative Court in Malmö
The Judges Proposals Board has appointed Torvald Larsson, LL.D. and senior lecturer in public law, as a special member in cases concerning legality review at the Administrative Cou...
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18 Sep 2025
Recipient of the Einar Hansen Research Prize 2025
The board of the Einar Hansen Research Foundation has decided to appoint Professor Martin Sunnqvist as the recipient of the Einar Hansen Research Prize 2025.
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17 Sep 2025
Mock trial against Stig Engström for the murder of Olof Palme
On 5 May 2025, a mock trial was held at the Faculty of Law in Lund, in a hypothetical prosecution of Stig Engström for the murder of Olof Palme.
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3 Sep 2025
Student from Lund wins prize for her essay from the Swedish Copyright Association
Matilda Hernqvist, who graduated from the law programme in Lund in the spring semester of 2025, has been awarded the Swedish Copyright Association's SFU Prize.
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18 Jun 2025
Lund University and World Maritime University signed a Memorandum of Understanding
On 13 June, the World Maritime University (WMU) and the Faculty of Law at Lund University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen academic and research collaborati...
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17 Jun 2025
Visiting Professor Martin Scheinin elected as a Board Member Privacy International
Privacy International, a UK-based legal entity and international human rights organisation with a high profile in privacy rights issues, has appointed Professor Martin Scheinin as ...