Research subject Family/Child Law
Research in family and children's law brings together researchers with an interest in various parts of private law, procedural law and public law that concern children, young people and the family. The subject belongs to one of the central parts of law, not least as it affects everyone at some stage of life.
Family law regulates the legal status of the family and the mutual rights and obligations of family members. The basic sources of law in the Swedish family law include the Marriage Code (Äktenskapsbalken), the Parents Code (Föräldrabalken) and the Inheritance Code (Ärvdabalken). The subject also includes the Cohabitees Act and the Registered Partnership Act.
Children's law have a strong connection to family law. In children's law, it is primarily the child and its legal relationships that are in strong focus. Thus, children's law have a natural touch with most of our traditional areas of law. In addition to family law and other private law, children's law includes e.g. public law issues on religion, education, social care, aliens law, criminal law, international law and procedural law.
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Law
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Researchers
Pernilla Leviner
Professor, prodekan
Anna Kaldal
Professor
Karin Åhman
Professor
Michael Hellner
Professor
Wiweka Warnling Conradsson
Professor emerita
Göran Lind
Adj. professor i civilrätt
Johanna Schiratzki
Researcher
Hedvig Lokrantz-Bernitz
Universitetslektor, docent
Katrin Lainpelto
Universitetslektor, docent
Kavot Zillén
Universitetslektor, docent
Emelie Kankaanpää Thell
Biträdande lektor, jur.dok
Gustaf Schüldt
Lärare
Amanda Johansson Köves
Universitetslektor
Amanda Lublin
Doktorand
Caroline Åvall
Doktorand
Chris Lau
Doktorand civilrätt
Frida Larsson
Doktorand
Sandra Thobaben
Doktorand
Tove Lindgren
Doktorand
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The Stockholm Centre for the Rights of the Child is a research centre at the Faculty of Law, as well as a space for collaboration between child right's oriented researchers from all over Stockholm University. The centre is also the hub of a child law-oriented network of researchers from various scientific fields, both nationally and internationally, and has a wide network of contacts with representatives of authorities and organizations with an interest in child law issues.
Ultimately, the aim is to work through research and collaboration to ensure that children's rights are respected and realised, and to contribute to better living conditions for children and young people in our society.
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