Published 17 November 2023 We hereby announce that:LL.M Scarlet O´Donnell for the Degree of Doctor of Laws in Public International Law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:International Responsibility for Activities in Outer Space in the Modern Space Age - Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty in the context of international space law and public international lawThe doctoral dissertation is

https://www.law.lu.se/article/scarlet-odonnells-final-defense-public-international-law - 2025-06-27

Published 20 November 2023 LL.D. Torvald Larsson is awarded German-Nordic Lawyers Association’s (DNJV)  Research Prize 2023/24 for the doctoral thesis “Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions. Swedish, Danish and Austrian Law in a Comparative Perspective. The jury considers the thesis to be convincing in terms of both form and content and has a clear German-Nordic connection due to its compara

https://www.law.lu.se/article/torvald-larsson-awarded-german-nordic-lawyers-associations-research-prize - 2025-06-27

Published 24 November 2023 We hereby announce that:LL.M Max Hjärtströmfor the Degree of Doctor of Laws in  private law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:Competition Law’s Market Failure Paradox: Economic Efficiency, Consumer Welfare and Public Policy in EU Antitrust and State Aid LawThe doctoral dissertation is made available at the university library  The defense will take place at Puf

https://www.law.lu.se/article/max-hjartstroms-final-defense-private-law - 2025-06-27

Published 4 December 2023 Emilia Holmberg is awarded first prize in the law class for her essay in the Swedish Competition Authority's essay competition 2023. "Ne bis In Idem in EU Competition Law. The Application of the Principle on the Relationship between Article 102 TFEU and the Digital Markets Act" is the title of the thesis.In the essay jury's motivation, they emphasize that it is a clear, w

https://www.law.lu.se/article/student-lund-awarded-swedish-competition-authoritys-essay-competition-2023 - 2025-06-27

Published 5 March 2025 Purpose: to promote legal research at the Faculty of Law in Lund. Through its activities, the Foundation will support, encourage and facilitate research at the faculty. Anyone actively conducting research at the Faculty of Law in Lund is eligible to apply for a grant. Grants will be awarded primarily for costs directly incurred while conducting or reporting on a research pro

https://www.law.lu.se/article/rune-and-lena-lavin-foundation-legal-research-faculty-law-lund-1 - 2025-06-27

Published 3 April 2025 Photo: Magnus Länje. The Government has appointed Erik Sjöman, LL.D. h.c., as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Erik Sjöman, who holds a Master of Laws degree from our faculty, was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Law in 2023. In the motivation for the honorary doctorate, the faculty paid particular attention to his contribution to the discussion of legal scienc

https://www.law.lu.se/article/erik-sjoman-honorary-doctor-law-appointed-justice-supreme-court - 2025-06-27

Published 20 March 2025 The Lund University Centre for Business Law (ACLU) has been awarded funding of SEK 6 million for its activities during the years 2025-2029. The three Lund-based foundations Crafoordska stiftelsen, LMK-stiftelsen and Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn have jointly chosen to support ACLU's activities during these five years. ACLU was founded in 2016 with the aim both to assemble and to

https://www.law.lu.se/article/aclu-awarded-funding-its-2025-2029-operations - 2025-06-27

Published 31 March 2025 From the early 19th century, various committees worked on reforms of Swedish civil law, criminal law, and procedural law. In order to find possible solutions to legal problems, these committees acquired a large amount of Swedish and foreign legal literature. The literature collection, which from 1902 formally belonged to the so-called Lagberedningen (Law Commission), thus c

https://www.law.lu.se/article/sek-700-000-faculty-law-legal-historical-treasure-worth-preserving - 2025-06-27

Published 4 April 2025 The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) och SciLifeLab, Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), has recently granted funds of 3 967 000 SEK to the project "Explainable and Just AI in Data-Driven Disease Surveillance".Atiye Sadat Hashemi and Yana Litins'ka are leading the project which constitutes an

https://www.law.lu.se/article/yana-litinska-awarded-funding-interdisciplinary-project - 2025-06-27

Published 8 April 2025 The final of the European Law Moot Court Competition (ELMC), one of the most prestigious moot court competitions in the world (around 80 universities participating), was held at the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg last week. Two teams of Lund University were competing in this truly historical moment (it was indeed the first time ever that two teams of the same Unive

https://www.law.lu.se/article/great-success-moot-court-competition - 2025-06-27

Published 24 April 2025 The Foundation has now decided to award grants for the spring semester to applicants who are actively engaged in research at the Faculty. We are pleased to announce that the Rune and Lena Lavin Foundation for Legal Research at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, has decided at its spring meeting to award a total of SEK 169 200 to nine applicants.Information regarding the a

https://www.law.lu.se/article/award-rune-and-lena-lavin-foundation-legal-research - 2025-06-27

Published 23 May 2025 Katarina Olsson receives a medal from HRH Prince Daniel for significant deeds at the Royal Patriotic Society's annual celebration in 2025. Photo: Magnus Lejhall (TT). Katarina Olsson, Professor Emerita of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law, has been awarded the Medal for Significant Deeds for her many and varied contributions to Sweden's foundations. Nine medals were awarded dur

https://www.law.lu.se/article/katarina-olsson-has-been-awarded-medal-significant-deeds-0 - 2025-06-27

Published 27 May 2025 Honorary doctors , Jubilee Doctor and the new doctors together with representatives from the Faculty. Photo: Stefan Bengtsson The Faculty's Research Day took place on 22 May to celebrate the Faculty's honorary doctors, the Jubilee Doctor and the newly awarded doctors. The day was opened by Dean Henrik Wenander. After the introduction, the Faculty's honorary doctors  Professor

https://www.law.lu.se/article/facultys-research-day-0 - 2025-06-27

Published 4 June 2025 Alezini Loxa Alezini Ioxa has published Sustainability and EU Migration Law: Tracing the History of a Contemporary Concept on Cambridge University Press. The book is published Open Access with support from the LU book fund.Access the bookAlezini Ioxa's profile page in Research Portal

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alezini-ioxa-publishes-sustainability-and-eu-migration-law - 2025-06-27

Published 12 June 2025 The Faculty of Law is releasing a new podcast about crime and punishment: ‘Kriminalsamtal - a slightly different podcast about crime and punishment’. The podcast is aimed at anyone who wants to know more about the criminal justice system and the thoughts and ideas behind criminal law. At a time when criminal policy is very loud and dominant in the public debate, there is rea

https://www.law.lu.se/article/kriminalsamtal-new-podcast-crime-and-punishment - 2025-06-27

Published 12 June 2025 The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. “In an uncertain world where free research and education are under intense pressure, Lund University is making its largest ever investment in internati

https://www.law.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchers - 2025-06-27

Published 17 June 2025 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 a member of its Board of Trustees. Professor Scheinin will take up his post on 1 May 2025 and will hold it for three years. He emphasises the importance of his research covering issues related to t

https://www.law.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-martin-scheinin-elected-board-member-privacy-international - 2025-06-27

Published 18 June 2025 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 collaboration in maritime law and policy, safety, oceans affairs, and marine environment protection. Signed by WMU President, Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. and Professor Henrik Wenander, Dean of the Faculty

https://www.law.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-world-maritime-university-signed-memorandum-understanding - 2025-06-27

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 26 May 2023 A new research project examines safe and legal routes to Europe for refugees. Photo: Unsplash 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 tempor

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-project-explore-alternative-pathways-refugees-enter-europe - 2025-06-27

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 26 May 2023 Photo: Kennet Ruona 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 to their cats. If you question this, m

https://www.law.lu.se/article/law-professor-who-wants-put-nature-above-law - 2025-06-27