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January 10, 2020

2019 - "Necessity has no law". A criminal law study of emergency regulation - Claes Lernestedt - Stockholm University

"Necessity has no law" is a well-known expression established in many languages (in German "Not kennt kein Gebot", i.e. "necessity...

January 10, 2020

2019 - A Middle-Range Theory of Law - Mauro Zamboni - Stockholm University

Although legislation is the source of most of modern law, it has not been subject to deeper reflection...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Criminal Competition. Justice, the good firm and a free market - Janne Flyghed - Stockholm University

The overall aim of the project is to study the possibilities for Swedish law enforcement to combat companies that through their criminal behavior...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Cross-border recognition of formalized same-sex relationships - Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg - Uppsala University, Sweden

Several European countries have taken the step of allowing same-sex couples to legally formalize their relationship, through the Institute of...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Interest deduction limitation - Swedish rules in the light of EU law - Lars Samuelsson - Uppsala University, Sweden

The aim of the project is to investigate the implementation of the EU Anti Tax Avoidance Directive in Sweden with a particular focus on the issue of...

January 10, 2020

2019 - The law of war in the Swedish constitution: a moving target - Inger Österdahl - Uppsala University, Sweden

Does a government always have the right to invite foreign troops to its aid, even if the government is undemocratic, lacks control...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Time preferences and medication adherence in Swedish HIV patients - Lisa Norrgren - University of Gothenburg

People have different preferences. Our preferences are part of our personality and allow us to be the same or...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Can falling auction prices be explained by preferences and auction formats? - Ola Andersson - Uppsala University, Sweden

Using auctions to allocate goods and services is a common practice. Its popularity is easy to understand as auctions...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Education, social preferences and the gender pay gap - Erik Wengström - Lund University

The largest part of the gender pay gap is driven by the fact that men and women work in different occupations and sectors. A crucial factor...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Early banking in Sweden 1850-1920, stage 3 - Magnus Andersson - University of Gothenburg

The aim of the study is to show the role of the emerging banks in Sweden and their participants in the transition to the...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Autophagy as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's tau pathology - Per Nilsson - Karolinska Institutet

Alzheimer's disease affects 100 000 people in Sweden. There is no cure and the need is great. The disease is caused by the protein...

January 10, 2020

2019 - Base editing as a treatment for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome - Maria Eriksson - Karolinska Institutet

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (progeria) is a very rare genetic disorder, almost exclusively (>95% of cases) caused by a specific...