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The Syrian "refugee crisis" in Europe and the war in Ukraine have highlighted the limitations of traditional asylum systems. It has also highlighted the potential of alternative approaches, such as temporary protection instruments. A new…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-project-explore-alternative-pathways-refugees-enter-europe- 2024-02-22

Han Somsen has newly been appointed professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law. He is best known for his recommendation that bird-killing cats should be kept indoors. “Humans see themselves as the kings of the hill, which extends…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/law-professor-who-wants-put-nature-above-law- 2024-02-22

How are human rights affected during an ongoing war? By invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from enjoying the most basic human rights, such as the right to health care,…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/human-rights-during-war-and-unrest- 2024-02-22

Did you study law and detected something in your education that needs to be thought through further, supplemented or questioned? Maybe there is a particular legal or societal development that interests you? As a researcher, you have great…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/doctoral-studies- 2026-05-21

Do you want to advance your research career in law and be part of an outstanding research environment? Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about the admission process and the requirements for admission. When are the…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/doctoral-studies/admission- 2024-03-04

Here is a list of our partner universities. AustriaUniversität WienAustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaBelgiumGhent UniversityKU LeuvenUC LouvainUniversity of AntwerpBrazilFundação Getulio Vargas Rio de Janeiro Law SchoolCanadaSchulich…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/exchange-studies/partner-universities- 2025-10-30

Once you have completed all your courses and all the final grades are reported by your lecturers into the student register Ladok, you need to apply for the degree certificate. It is issued free of charge upon request and it is written in…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/masters-programmes/apply-your-degree-certificate- 2025-01-16

There are as many stories about being a doctoral student as there are doctoral students. Here, some of them share their stories. We also get to hear the supervisor's perspective. Sofia Åkerman, PhD student Sofia, what led you to choose to…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/doctoral-studies/being-doctoral-student- 2025-01-07

We offer doctoral students a structured and effective education through individual study plans, supervision, and mandatory courses. Individual Study PlanThe individual study plan includes a timeline for the doctoral student's education,…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/doctoral-studies/when-you-are-admitted- 2024-03-04

Alumni Honorary Doctorates Consultative Opinions

https://www.law.lu.se/external-engagement- 2023-06-14

Our doctoral students work on various subjects spanning a range of overarching themes. All links lead to ongoing doctoral projects in the Research Portal. Sigrid Nikka: Straffskärpningar och straffrättens gränserSarah de Heer: Autonomous…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/doctoral-studies/phd-thesis-projects- 2024-03-04

The 11th International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics will take place June 12-15, 2023 at Faculty of Law (Juridicum), Lund University, Sweden. Lund is a city in the most southern county of Sweden, 35 minutes by train from…

https://www.law.lu.se/11th-international-conference-forensic-inference-and-statistics-icfis-2023- 2023-06-09

Every year, the Law Students' Union (Juridiska Föreningen, or JF) presents a pedagogical prize to a teacher at the faculty who students consider to be an excellent educator and who has thereby contributed to a better education. In 2023,…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/evan-collins-awarded-pedagogical-prize-law-students-union-0- 2024-02-22

The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Martin Sunnqvist as a Professor in Legal History at the Faculty of Law. Martin Sunnqvist's research focuses on comparative legal history, with a specific emphasis on the history of constitutional…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-professor-legal-history- 2024-02-22

The PhD thesis defence is a seminar where the doctoral student presents his or her thesis in public in the presence of an expert in the field from another university, known as the opponent. The opponent is officially appointed by the…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/phd-thesis-defence- 2024-03-04

Law permeates all human activity, from matters on the level of the individual to issues of major societal, political and economic significance, nationally and internationally. Legal research affects and can improve people’s lives and…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/research-environments- 2024-02-21

Environmental Law Research Group at Lund University brings together scholars working across disciplines to address some of the most pressing legal challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/research-environments/environmental-law-research-group- 2026-05-25

This year, the Franco-German Henrik Enderlein Prize for academic excellence went to legal scholar Vladislava Stoyanova. The human rights expert from Lund University received the award for her excellent research on European migration, the…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/human-rights-expert-vladislava-stoyanova-receives-henrik-enderlein-prize-2023- 2024-02-22

The first decades of the 21st century have been marked by crisis. Anna Zemskova, who recently defended her dissertation in constitutional law at Lund University, points to two crucial factors for protecting the rule of law in the EU during…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/important-not-take-rule-law-granted-europe- 2024-02-22

The Appointments Committee has on June 27 decided to appoint Linnea Wegerstad as Associate Professor in criminal law. Linnea Wegerstad's research interest are broadly in the field of law, gender and sexuality, with a focus on criminal law,…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-criminal-law- 2023-08-02