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.
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.
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.
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.
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 calender
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.
- Guidelines for promotion to Professor
- Supplementary guidelines for promotion to Professor at the Faculty of Law Pdf, 39.7 kB.
- Guidelines with instructions for employment as Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law Pdf, 39.1 kB.
- Procedures for promotion and appointment to Docent
- Compensation for expert reviewers and other matters at the Faculty of Law
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