News about Law

Three promotions at MOBILE

Urška Šadl has been promoted to Professor; Sarah Scott Ford to Assistant Professor and Christian Prener to Assistant Professor.

Can your employer demand proof that you’ve slept well?

New technology may be able to improve our sleep. But without clear rules, we risk sleep becoming something that employers, insurance companies and other institutions feel entitled to monitor, researchers warn.

New visiting researcher - Bhavya Gupta

Visiting from 10 to 15 November 2026.

New researcher at CLIMA - Bastiaan Klerk

Bastiaan Klerk is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA), University of Copenhagen

CECS welcomes Adeodata Kanyamihanda as a visiting researcher until November

Adeodata Kanyamihanda will be a visitor at CECS until 9 November 2026.

New special issue on "Global Mobility Law: Rethinking the Role of Law in Movement Across Borders"

A new special issues asks: How do different laws work together to shape how people move across borders?

INNER_LEAGUE interview with Michel Erpelding, Max Planck Institute

Blog post by Henrik H. Wade.

Context Matters: The Challenges of Aligning Legal Justification with Explainable AI

The LEXplain project publishes a new article in European Review of Digital Administration & 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.