Erik Björling

Erik Björling is doctor in legal theory at the Department of Law, University of Gothenburg. In 2017 he defended the thesis Legal application without words: A theoretical and narratological study on argumentation and legal application within civil procedure. Björling teaches mainly in legal theory, the philosophy of law and civil procedure.

Contact: erik.bjorling@law.gu.se

Announcements

- The annual meeting of IVR Sweden will take place in Linköping the 27th - 28th of August. Save the Date. More information to come.

- Patricia Mindus is promoted to Professor of Practical Philosophy at Uppsala University, the first woman in that position since 1477 when the University was founded.

- Patricia Mindus publishes the book Hacia una teoría funcionalista de la ciudadanía

- IVR Sweden holds its annual conference in Stockholm, May 23-24, 2019. Read invitation and programme.

- The "Cambridge Companion to Legal Positivism Conference 2" is held in i Stockholm on April 22-25, 2019. Read programme.

- Programme, spring 2019, for the joint Uppsala and Stockholm Seminar in Philosophy of Law

- The IVR 29th world congress, "Dignity, Democracy Diversity", issues a CfP. Deadline for abstracts is December 31, 2018. The congress is held in Lucerne, 7-13 July 2019.

- A PhD dissertation defence of interest in Philosophy of Law at Stockholm University on October 12, 2018: Jasmina Nedevska Törnqvist, Why Care About Future People’s Environment?

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