Birke Häcker is new Honorary Doctorate in Law
The Faculty of Law has awarded Birke Häcker, Schlegel professor and Director for the Institute for International Private and Comparative Law at the University of Bonn an Honorary Doctorate in Law. The degree ceremony was held on September 29, 2023 at Stockholm City Hall.
Birke Häcker is professor of law at the Universität Bonn, Germany, where she is also Schlegel Professor and Director for the Institute for International Private and Comparative Law.
After receiving her Oxford Law Degree, she was an Examination Fellow at All Souls College. She obtained a Diplom-Law Degree (Bonn 2004) and a Ph.D (Oxford 2007).
Until 2022 Birke Häcker was the Director for the Institute of European and Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and has played a decisive role in the collaboration between the Law Faculties at Oxford and Stockholm.
WHAT IS AN HONORARY DOCTORATE?
Awarding honorary doctorates is a tradition at Swedish universities and colleges. An honorary doctorate is an award that expresses the university's appreciation of outstanding contributions within one of the university's areas of activity.
At Stockholm University, it is the vice-rector who decides on honorary doctorates for each area.
Last updated: October 2, 2023
Source: Department of Law