Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law at Stockholm University is the largest law faculty in Sweden in terms of the number of researchers and students.

You will find information about the organisation of the Faculty of Law, the applicable regulations, and decisions.

The Faculty of Law is part of the Human and Social Sciences academic area at Stockholm University and is governed by a Faculty Board. Its principal representative is the Dean.

Within the Faculty of Law, there is one department, the Department of Law. The department is led by a Head of Department and a Deputy Head of Department. Additionally, the department hosts several departments, centers, and foundations.

Faculty Board

The Faculty Board is led by the Dean. Under the Faculty Board, there are two committees: one for research and one for education. Each committee is led by a Vice Dean. The Faculty's governing bodies have overall responsibility for education and research and make decisions on strategic issues.

  • Jane Reichel, Dean, Chairman
  • Pernilla Leviner, Vice Chairman

Faculty Office

The Law Faculty Office carries out a wide range of tasks. Its main function is to provide support and service, e.g. the preparation/processing of matters for consideration by the Faculty Board, the Research Committee, the Education Committee, and the Academic Appointments Board.

The Law Faculty Office also provides some support to the Department of Law regarding educational, financial, and personnel matters as well as administrative routines.

The Faculty Office ensures that decisions taken within the University (as well as by the Swedish Government, the Parliament, and other public authorities) are communicated and implemented and that rules and regulations are complied with. In addition, the Faculty Office performs a monitoring function through its follow-up of the activities of the Department of Law, e.g. regarding financial matters.

The Law Faculty Office falls organizationally under the University Administration and thus it also prepares/processes matters for consideration by the Vice-Chancellor and the University Board.

Catharina Sitte Durling
Head of the Faculty Office

Phone: +46 (0)8-16 2540
Email: catharina.sitte-durling@su.se

Academic Appointments Board

The Academic Appointments Board is a preparatory body for the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Law regarding employment, promotion, and docent matters. The board deals with matters concerning both lecturers and professors.

Chair

  • Professor Jane Reichel, Dean and Chair
  • Professor Pernilla Leviner, Vice Dean of Education, Vice Chair

Two Faculty representatives

  • Professor Jessika van der Sluijs
  • Senior Lecturer Erik Svensson

2 Group Deputies

  • Professor Laura Carlson
  • Professor Jonas Ebbesson

1 PhD Student + 1 Deputy (Nominated by the Doctoral Council and Appointed by the Student Union)

  • Ylva Lennartsson-Hartmann (Regular Member)
  • Caroline Åvall (Deputy)

1 Student + 1 Deputy (Nominated by the Line Council and Appointed by the Student Union)

  • Stella Enger (Regular Member)
  • Leopold Rengård (Deputy)

Research Committee

The Research Committee decides on matters regarding doctoral education at the Faculty of Law. The committe determine, for example courses and admissions to doctoral education.

The Research Committee decides on doctoral education matters. Furthermore, the committee appoints the opponent, grading committee, and chairperson for the doctoral thesis defense and for public seminars where a licentiate thesis is presented. They are also responsible for matters concerning the evaluation of research and doctoral education. Most of the committee members are academically qualified teachers within the Faculty.

Regular members

  • Professor Petra Herzfeld Olsson, Vice Dean, Chair
  • Professor Claes Lernestedt
  • Professor Frantzeska Papadopoulou
  • Senior Lecturer Emil Elgebrant
  • Senior Lecturer Katarina Fasth Lappalainen
  • Senior Lecturer Erik Sinander

Deputies

  • Senior Lecturer Kavot Zillén
  • Senior Lecturer Anna Christiernsson

Student representatives

  • Sonia Bastigkeit Ericstam, PhD Student
  • Rebecka Thurfjell, PhD Student
  • Edith Lalander Malmsten, PhD Student

Deputies

  • Denniz Sabo, PhD Student
  • Samuel Carey, PhD Student

Education Committee

The Education Committee prepares, among other things, matters concerning fundamentally important changes in the curriculum for the law program. In addition to this, they prepare and decide on matters concerning the content and organization of the education.

The committee also decides on how admissions to the law program should be organized and carried out, which courses are included in the program, and matters concerning the Master of Laws program. It is also the responsibility of the committee to respond to inquiries concerning the law program and other undergraduate education.

Members of the Education Committee


Regular members

  • Professor Pernilla Leviner (Chair)
  • Senior Lecturer Elisabeth Ahlinder
  • Senior Lecturer Stanley Greenstein
  • Senior Lecturer Daria Kozlowska Rautiainen
  • Senior Lecturer Lydia Lundstedt
  • Senior Lecturer Annika Suominen
  • Law Student Alexandra Bonde
  • Law Student Ingela Gustafsson
  • Law Student Rose Magamba

Deputies

  • Senior Lecturer Richard Hager (Group Deputy)
  • Senior Lecturer Erik Svensson (Group Deputy)

Participating Union representatives

  • University Lecturer Magnus Gustavsson, SACO-S
  • Archivist Roger Nilsson, ST

Replacements

  • Senior Lecturer Claes Granmar
  • Investigator Elin Olson Wincent

The Labor Market Council

The Labor Market Council consists of external members who together form a representative selection from the legal profession's job market.

Members are called to meetings twice a year. The Vice Deans are responsible for and lead one meeting each. During the meetings, there is an opportunity for information and experience exchange about the activities between the faculty and the Labor Market Council representatives. This exchange is significant for the faculty's strategic work in education and research.

The Labor Market Council is tasked with providing advice and support to the Faculty of Law in the development of the law program and other education conducted at the faculty. The council is also to assist the Faculty of Law in discussing and communicating current research issues.

The calendar

To the calendar for the Faculty of Law's Faculty Board, Research Committee, Education Committee, and Academic Appointments Board.

Strategies

See the strategic plan for the Faculty of Law. The document is in Swedish.

Strategisk plan för Juridiska fakulteten 2023-2026 Pdf, 498.7 kB.

Decisions

Contact the registrar via email at arkivet@su.se if you are interested in decisions from the:

  • Faculty Board of Law
  • Research Committee
  • Education Committee

Guidelines for allocation of funds

There are guidelines for the allocation of funds for quality enhancement measures in education at the undergraduate and advanced levels.

Each budget year, the Faculty Board of Law allocates funds to be used for quality enhancement measures in education at the undergraduate and advanced levels. These funds are placed at the disposal of the Faculty of Law's Education Committee and are distributed upon evaluation of applications from the Department of Law's teachers. Decisions on the allocation of funds are made by the Education Committee.

Recruitment and promotion

Here you will find documents and guidelines related to faculty appointments and other personnel matters at the Faculty of Law. Please see the documents in Swedish.

Recruitment

Here you will find guidelines and procedures for recruiting teachers at the Faculty of Law, as well as information about the tasks of expert reviewers.

  • Guidelines for Appointment as Senior Lecturer
  • Instructions for Expert Review Reports
  • Compensation for Expert Reviewers and Other Matters at the Faculty of Law

Promotion

At Stockholm University, Associate Senior Lecturers can apply to become Senior Lecturers, and permanently employed Senior Lecturers can apply for promotion to Professor.

Docent matters

Here you will find guidelines and procedures for handling matters regarding appointment as Docent at the Faculty of Law, as well as information about the tasks of expert reviewers.

  • Guidelines for unpaid Docent
  • Procedures for promotion and appointment to Docent
  • Compensation for Expert Reviewers and other matters at the Faculty of Law
  • Docent application instructions for applicants

Templates

  • Instructions for applicants for Faculty positions
  • Promotion Instructions for applicants

Education

See the central governing documents at Stockholm University, at Rules and regulations for education, and the Faculty of Law's allocated funds for quality enhancement measures.

Doctoral level

See the following documents and rules and regulations regarding doctoral education.

  • General study plan for doctoral education, rev 22-01-26, in Swedish.
  • Grants for thesis printing, in Swedish.
  • Allocation and utilization of the Faculty Board's Research Grant Funds, in Swedish.
  • Central governing documents at Stockholm University,
    Rules and regulations.

Decision and delegation order

Decision and delegation order for the operational area of the Faculty Board of Law.

Website and contact

If you want to learn about the research and education conducted and what's current within the Faculty of Law, you can find it all on the Department of Law's website.

If you're interested in doctoral education across Stockholm University, visit the external website.

Postal address
The Faculty of Law
Stockholm University
106 91 Stockholm
Sweden

Visiting and delivery address to the Faculty Office
Office of the Faculty of Law
South Building, A2-A3
Stockholm University

Invoice address
Office of the Faculty of Law: Stockholm University
P.O. box 50741
202 70 Malmö
Sweden
Reference number 65220

Last updated: 2024-10-09

Source: Faculty of Law