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January 25, 2017

2016 - Confidentiality and privacy in business - Ulrik von Essen - Stockholm University

Different authorities hold a lot of data on the business and operating conditions of different companies, i.e. data that is sensitive from a...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Seminar series on the rule of law and legal certainty - Ewa Waites - Friends of the Rule of Law

Legal seminar series focusing on the rule of law and legal certainty with two seminars per calendar year. The aim is to highlight various fundamental...

January 25, 2017

2016 - International law in Swedish security policy, part II - Per Ahlin - Stockholm University

The project is a continuation of my thesis work on the role of international law in Swedish security policy, which covered the period up to 1993.

January 25, 2017

2016 - The multicultural child in the world of school - a child rights study - Hedvig Bernitz - Stockholm University

All children starting school face a 'new world', not least refugee children. Religion can be strongly rooted in...

January 25, 2017

2016 - The Rule of Law: Law and Politics in the World, Europe and Sweden - Anna Jonsson Cornell - Uppsala University, Sweden

The rule of law is more in focus than ever before and is often considered as important as democracy and human rights....

January 25, 2017

2016 - Atoning for crime. Female criminal responsibility in late medieval law - Christine Ekholst - Uppsala University, Sweden

Court records from the Middle Ages show that courts were hesitant to sentence some female criminals according to the law. An example from the City of Stockholm's think tank...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Swedish inheritance law in the 21st century, a review of - Karin Kulin Olsson - Örebro University

The development and future shape of inheritance law. Who is considered an heir and how inheritance is distributed affects most people at some point...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Overseas migration in the EU and Swedish context - Jaan Paju - Stockholm University

The research project asks what social rights can arise for asylum seekers in Sweden. In 2015, up to 190,000 asylum seekers arrived...

January 25, 2017

2016 - The principle of abuse of rights in the EU and Sweden - justice or legal certainty? - Cécile Brokelind - Lund University

The research project focuses on tax law and EU law. The aim of the project is to analyze the concept of abuse of rights in EU law, with an emphasis on...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Events after the end of the reporting period - what is their significance in external accounting and income taxation? - Jan Kellgren - Linköping University

This project examines, from a legal perspective, where the decisive points in time for legal assessments lie in accounting law and the income...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Decision-making and competence allocation in limited liability companies - Erik Nerep - Stockholm School of Economics, SIR

The project will investigate whether the Swedish model of corporate governance is appropriate and effective. For example, is there reason to consider...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Sustainability and award criteria in public procurement - Lars Henriksson - Stockholm School of Economics, SIR

Public procurement involves very high economic values in Sweden and Europe, and one issue that has received increasing attention is sustainable...