The project deals with the legal figure of the trust, which is very common in the Anglo-Saxon legal system. Even in countries with a civil law tradition, including Sweden, the trust is becoming increasingly common. This is of course related to the fact that Swedes and Swedish interests are increasingly cross-border. We own property abroad, we live abroad, we have different types of relationships with people and property in other countries. But what exactly is a trust and how does it work from a Swedish perspective? The overall purpose of the project is to study the legal institution of the trust in more detail to clarify the structure of the trust, how it works and what legal effects follow from a trust. The project also aims to study which equivalents to the trust exist in Sweden and finally to examine what a trust-like figure would look like if it were incorporated into Swedish law. Often the word trust is translated with the Swedish word stiftelse and it is thought that the trust functions in the same way as a stiftelse. This may be the case, but as a rule it is not. This creates uncertainty, not least in legal contexts. The starting point for the project is therefore that increased knowledge is required, both in the legal community and in society at large. The project will be of great importance as an explanatory model for what a trust is, how it is used and how it should be handled when it occurs in Sweden or within the framework of Swedish interests.