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Jan Leidö's research and teaching primarily concern Swedish, comparative, and international aspects of law, with a particular focus on obligations, intellectual property law, and private international law. He is an Associate Professor at Umeå University, where he teaches private law, comparative law, legal history, jurisprudence, and arbitration law. Leidö's recent research project examines transnational private regulation, exploring the emergence of private lawmaking across various domains, including lex mercatoria and lex sportiva. His doctoral thesis, defended in 2014, focused on the cross-national validity of software license agreements, addressing discrepancies in national laws and aiming to enhance the single software market. He has also been a visiting student researcher at UC Berkeley's School of Information, engaging in research related to the interdisciplinary fields of law and emerging technologies. Leidö actively participates in Umeå University's DIGSUM - Digital Social Research Unit.
Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden
Teaching and research in law, focusing on private law and comparative law.
UC Berkeley • Berkeley, CA, USA
Engaged in research related to European law and international trade.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.