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Panel 1 – law
and international collaboration; teaching arrangements (notably master
programs); and the vision of the future. The important contribution
of the Lund team to legal development cooperation (Vietnam) is to be
emphasized.
The description of current research activities in the field of Private Law
I demonstrates that research productivity has been high during the
evaluation period, taking into account the number of researchers. The
staff and the doctoral candidates have published three doctoral theses,
one new treatise, three new editions of previous treatises, two licentiate
theses, and several articles. The general quality of scholarship is high.
One of the theses has been republished by an international publishing
house, and one of the articles, written by a Lund researcher together
with an American scholar, has been very much downloaded in the USA.
The relevance of the scientific production is also high. Generally speaking,
the books and articles cover most sectors of Private Law I and
deal with modern and topical themes. Competition law and intellectual
property law are especially highlighted, but there also are contributions in
the fields of information technology law and corporation law.
Since the research topics have a predominantly international nature, there
often are comparative aspects included. For example, one doctoral thesis
includes, in accordance with its subtitle, a comparison between the laws
of the EU and the USA.
The grade for Private Law I is very good.
3.4. Private Law II (The Social Dimension)
Private Law with the Social dimension consists of labour law, family law,
related social welfare law and the Norma Research Programme.
The three research elements are integrated through the social dimension.
This approach seems to be an advantage, as it has facilitated interdisciplinary
research.
The area includes the research of 12 individuals: three full professors (1
retired), three associate professors, one senior researcher and five doctoral
students.
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