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January 27, 2015

2014 - Patient rights - Lotta Vahlne Westerhäll

In this research work, two overarching questions will be answered based on three legislations, namely HSL, PSL and the from 2015...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Interpretation of tax law - Axel Hilling - Lund University

Although the fundamental principles of fairness and neutrality in taxation have been guiding principles in the legislative process, legal developments have made...

January 27, 2015

2014 - International law in Swedish security policy. Part II - Per Ahlin - Stockholm University

In my thesis Folkrätten i svensk säkerhetspolitik (1993) I studied how Sweden used international law in its security policy. The time period that...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Social adequacy - Jack Ågren - Stockholm University

A fundamental task of criminal law is to determine whether an act constitutes a crime. In this assessment, it is of central importance...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Federalism and mixed agreements - Erik Lagerlöf - Harward Law School, USA

Once considered an international organization, the constitutional classification of the EU is now much more difficult, its functioning...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Agreement on access to justice - Lotta Maunsbach - Lund University

The right to access to justice is a fundamental right that exists in all democratic states. The starting point is that everyone has...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Deviating from the law - Ola Svensson - Lund University

A characteristic feature of Swedish law is that there is limited scope for the courts to restrict the scope of a legal rule. One of the...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Children's participation through public counsel in LVU cases - Pernilla Leviner - Stockholm University

Under the fundamental principles of both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and national law, children have the right to participation and...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Use of another's trademark in marketing - Stojan Arnerstål - Uppsala University, Sweden

Sometimes there is a need for a trader to refer to a competitor's business or brand in its marketing. This need may...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Digital freedom of expression - a comparative study - Anna Jonsson Cornell - Uppsala University, Sweden

The internet and other digital technologies have made it possible to communicate and study information faster and in greater quantities than...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Administration of justice - what is it? - Bengt Lindell - Uppsala University

Justice must be administered by courts. It is usually said of the administration of justice that it should be cheap, fast and safe and that...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Abusive treatment in schools - responsibility and enforcement - Maria Refors Legge - Stockholm University

All children in Sweden have the right to education. This is something that is guaranteed to them in both Swedish law and in...