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Programme title change: Master in European Economic Law We are pleased to announce that, starting in autumn 2026, the title of our master’s programme has been updated to reflect its academic scope and direction more accurately. The…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/masters-programmes/masters-programme-european-business-law- 2025-09-30

Martin Sunnqvist, professor of legal history at the faculty, has been appointed by Svante Lindqvist, chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood, to be the historiographer of the orders from 1 October 2024. As historiographer, he assists…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-historiographer-royal-orders-knighthood-0- 2024-12-10

Lena Wahlberg, Associate Professor of Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law, has been appointed as an expert in the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer). The appointment is valid from 1 January 2025, until further notice, but…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-expert-swedish-national-council-medical-ethics- 2024-12-10

Hannes Hultman is awarded first prize in the law class for his essay in the degree Swedish Competition Authority's essay competition 2024. The title of the essay is “Processramen i upphandlingsmål – En analys av domstolens hantering av…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/student-lund-awarded-swedish-competition-authoritys-essay-competition-2024- 2024-12-12

Lund University’s LL.M. in International Human Rights Law is one of the most prestigious and oldest graduate degrees in human rights law. Ranked among the top-10 human rights law programmes worldwide, the two-year degree attracts a diverse…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/masters-programmes/masters-programme-international-human-rights-law- 2025-12-12

Application datesThe application period for the August 2026 intake opens on 16 October. The application deadline is 15 January 2026.Apply to our Master's programme in European Economic Law online at www.universityadmissions.seApply to our…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/masters-programmes/how-apply- 2025-10-15

Ulf Linderfalk has in a highly competetive field been awarded a research grant of 1 million euros by the Spanish government. The grant is part of the framework of a special investment ("Programa ATRAE"). The program aims to "ensure…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ulf-linderfalk-awarded-funding-spanish-government- 2024-12-16

The research group in criminal law covers a wide range of research topics and methods.  A common denominator for our research is an interest in criminal law in society, with a focus on how criminal law and procedural rules and principles…

https://www.law.lu.se/research/research-environments/criminal-law- 2024-12-16

On 12 December 2024, Nicole Citeroni was awarded the Pescatore Prize 2023 by the Doctoral School of Law of the University of Luxembourg. The Pescatore Prize is named in honour of Luxembourg legal scholar and judge at the European Court of…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/nicole-citeroni-awarded-pescatore-prize-2023- 2024-12-17

Nomination periodsAutumn 2025: 15–31 MarchSpring 2026: 15–30 SeptemberPartner universities will receive an email with instructions on how to nominate students via Lund University’s online nomination system SoleMove. After the nomination…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/exchange-studies/fact-sheet- 2025-03-26

Alberto Rinaldi's Ghosts of International Law is published by Cambridge University Press.The book is available at CUP.Read more about Alberto's research at the Research Portal. 

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alberto-rinaldi-publishes-ghosts-international-law- 2025-01-07

The School of Law, University of Nottingham, has awarded Sara Arapiles the DJ Harris Prize (Best PhD Thesis) for her doctoral thesis entitled ‘Slavery in Refugee Status Determination Procedures in Europe: A Comparative Socio-Legal Study of…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/sara-arapiles-receives-prize-thesis-0- 2025-01-16

RequirementsTo come to Lund University and the Faculty of Law as an exchange student, your home university must have a formal agreement for exchange studies with Lund University. Check with the International Office at your university …

https://www.law.lu.se/study/exchange-studies/how-apply-exchange-studies- 2025-03-04

Lund University is listed at place 36 in the world-ranking for law. Times Higher Education (THE) is one of the three leading international rankings of universities and higher education institutions, and it is based on 18 indicators in…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/excellent-placement-law-lund-university-times-higher-educations-world-ranking-2025- 2025-02-13

Marta Pertegás SenderProfessor Marta Pertegás Sender, University of Maastricht, began her career in academia as a doctoral student in Leuven and she defended her thesis on cross-border patent infringement in 2000. As a recent PhD, Marta…

https://www.law.lu.se/honorary-doctorates-2025- 2025-01-28

Professors Marta Pertegás Sender and Jeremias Adams-Prassl have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Faculty. Marta Pertegás SenderProfessor Marta Pertegás Sender, Maastricht University, started her career in academia as a doctoral…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctorates-2025- 2025-02-25

Professor Martin Sunnqvist explains how the changes in the Danish royal coat of arms puts an end to an old Swedish-Danish conflict. Denmark's King Frederik X recently announced a change to the royal coat of arms. This put an end to a 17th…

https://www.law.lu.se/article/denmarks-new-royal-coat-arms-marks-end-400-year-old-long-conflict- 2025-02-04

Most courses offered by the Faculty of Law are at the master’s level. To participate in these courses, students must have successfully completed 150 ECTS credits in law at the university level.List of courses for the autumn semesterList of…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/exchange-studies/courses- 2026-02-17

On these pages we have collected information that is useful for you when you are preparing for your studies at Lund University. Don't miss the arrival and orientation pages with important information on your first weeks in Lund. Residence…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/exchange-studies/you-arrive- 2025-01-16

Environmental Justice (JUMN01) – distance course in English “We want justice!” Not a day passes without calls for justice dominating the news. But what is justice, why should we want to pursue it, and how can law help bring it about? This…

https://www.law.lu.se/study/online-summer-courses/environmental-justice-15-credits- 2025-11-13