Mon, 19 May 2025 07:00:08 +0000Law/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-lawMon, 19 May 2025 07:00:08 +0000/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-lawPassports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. /article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreTue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre�۶���Ƶ is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front./article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingTue, 15 Oct 2024 12:26:24 +0000/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingDespite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problematise the notion that punishment is the best option,” says Tova Bennet, researcher in Criminal Law at �۶���Ƶ. /article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsTue, 05 Sep 2023 15:26:19 +0000/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsFour researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have received an ERC Starting Grant. The researchers and their respective fields are Filip Lenrick (industrial production), Colin Olito (evolutionary ecology), Milda Pucetaite (microbiological ecology) and Daria Davitti, (international law). The last-named is the first researcher at a department of law in Sweden to receive an ERC Grant. /article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesTue, 30 May 2023 12:37:05 +0000/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesPartners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries./article/become-your-own-conductorWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:19:28 +0000/article/become-your-own-conductorMake yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you were there inside the concert hall. Change camera angles, zoom, cuts, sound quality and access background information about the piece being played. Or chat with fellow members of the digital audience. /article/charges-against-putin-unlikelyMon, 06 Mar 2023 09:07:59 +0000/article/charges-against-putin-unlikelyRussia's invasion of Ukraine was clearly illegal. Yet it is unlikely that Vladimir Putin will be held accountable. Most people agree that war is morally wrong. But what is the legal framework?/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rightsMon, 06 Mar 2023 09:04:21 +0000/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rightsBy invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from enjoying the most basic human rights, such as the right to health care, medicine and education./article/gene-therapies-raise-difficult-legal-and-ethical-questionsThu, 22 Dec 2022 09:45:01 +0000/article/gene-therapies-raise-difficult-legal-and-ethical-questionsNew advanced therapies can alleviate or cure chronic diseases. But medical progress raises the question of how rights should be protected and balanced, according to Jessica Almqvist, professor in international law and human rights, who conducts research on gene therapies./article/war-criminals-held-accountable-hagueThu, 10 Mar 2022 23:02:26 +0000/article/war-criminals-held-accountable-hagueAny war crimes and accusations of genocide could be investigated by two different courts, both in The Hague. Jessica Almqvist, professor at the Department of Law, analyses what this involves. /article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-lawFri, 11 Feb 2022 09:47:13 +0000/article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-lawThe Faculty of Law at �۶���Ƶ has appointed Deputy Director and Principal Legal Advisor at the European Commission Leo Flynn as the faculty's Honorary Doctor for 2022. Leo Flynn will be promoted at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony 3 June./article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemicsThu, 28 Oct 2021 10:03:44 +0000/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemicsResearchers at �۶���Ƶ want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency./article/new-honorary-doctors-law-lund-universityFri, 20 Dec 2019 12:55:07 +0000/article/new-honorary-doctors-law-lund-universityAdvocate General Sylvaine Laulom, Cour de Cassation, France, Professor Anne Ruth Mackor, University of Groningen, and Assistant Professor Anders Nordgaard, Linköping University, have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Law at �۶���Ƶ./article/three-researchers-lund-university-become-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2019Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:24:53 +0000/article/three-researchers-lund-university-become-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2019The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has announced 29 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows. Three of them come from �۶���Ƶ. The five-year grant provides the young researchers with opportunities to make important scientific breakthroughs by providing long-term research funding in Sweden./article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receives-jubilee-honorary-doctorateWed, 08 May 2019 20:31:59 +0000/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receives-jubilee-honorary-doctorateDuring a brief visit to Sweden, the renowned US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received a jubilee honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law in a formal ceremony in Stockholm.