News about Law

New Visiting Researcher at MOBILE - John Narh

John Narh is visiting MOBILE for 3 months starting from August 20th.

Innocent car owners punished for reckless driving – Legal researchers raise concerns

Danish legislation allows confiscation of vehicles used for reckless driving - even when the owner is not the offender, prompting legal criticism from UCPH researchers.

International Law Breakfast Briefings – Autumn 2026

The International Law Breakfast Briefings offer a regular opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and students with an interest in international law to meet, exchange views, and share research findings on current…

Ling Li

Ling Li is a PhD candidate at the Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia in Italy. Her research focuses on comparative law and climate governance

Can Danish companies be held liable for future climate-related damage?

In her Master’s Thesis, Frida explores an unresolved question of climate liability in Danish law.

The AI Act and the Transparency rules

Read more about it in the latest EU AI Act Newsletter.

Visiting Researcher at CeBIL: Anahita de Lafond

Anahita de Lafond is visiting CeBIL 1 September - 30 November 2026.

Visiting researcher to CECS: Bjørn-Oliver Magsig

Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig will be a visitor at CECS from 26 August to 2 September

JURiB launches four new projects

In June 2026, JURiB’s Steering Committee awarded nearly DKK 11.5 million from the VELUX FOUNDATION to four new projects aimed at strengthening joint capacity building and the development of legal expertise within ‘law…

César Soares de Oliveira

César Soares de Oliveira is a doctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in association with the Center for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL).

Lea Di Salvatore

Lea Di Salvatore is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) at the University of Eastern Finland.

Érica Guerreiro

Dr. Érica Guerreiro is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (IO/USP) and a researcher in the Brazilian Antarctic Program.

Visiting researcher to CECS: Ruby Moynihan Magsig

Dr Ruby Moynihan Magsig will be a visitor at CECS from 26 August to 2 September.

Jacob Graff Nielsen becomes the new dean at Aalborg University

After more than 12 years as dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen, Jacob Graff Nielsen has decided to seek new challenges in North Jutland.

Jacob Graff Nielsen bliver ny dekan på Aalborg Universitet

Efter mere end 12 år som dekan for Det Juridiske Fakultet på KU har Jacob Graff Nielsen valgt at søge nye udfordringer i det nordjyske.

Visiting researcher at CeBIL: Anne-Sophie Guernon

Anne-Sophie Guernon is visiting from 29 August 2026 to 28 August 2027.

William Hamilton Byrne receives the DFF Sapere Aude Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

William Hamilton Byrne, Assistant Professor at MOBILE, has been awarded with the DFF Sapere Aude Grant for his project 'Legal Evolution in International Law' by the International Research Fund Denmark. The grant…

New student assistant at MOBILE.

This June we have welcomed one new student assistant. Luisa Sanchez Vazquez is currently studying a MA's in Advanced Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She holds a BA in Sociology and a Postgraduate in…

New visiting researcher - Jeemin Song

Visiting from 1 to 31 August 2026.

New visiting researcher - Nina Reiners

Visiting from 7 to 11 September 2026.

Asta Egede Andreasen

Asta is a law student pursuing her MSc in Law at the University of Copenhagen. She has a particular interest in EU energy and climate change law and will be writing her master’s thesis in this field in the autumn of…

Katja Jane Elizabeth Juthans

Katja will be writing her master's thesis at CLIMA this fall under the title "Mapping the Operationalization of Environmental Justice Principles in Arctic Ocean Climate Law and Governance."

Lorena Arismendi

Lorena Arismendi is a Peruvian Environmental Engineering student, specializing in Sustainability Management, with additional training in environmental assessment and control, and forestry and wildlife legislation.

Law professors prefer AI

Researchers at Stanford University has recently released an interesting paper. In an experiment Law professors rated answers to legal questions written by AI and other law professors respectively. In the experiment, the…