Dr. Rebecca Thorburn Stern

Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Thorburn Stern is a Professor specializing in Public International Law at Uppsala University. Her main research areas include human rights, with a specific focus on children's rights, migration law, and the relationship between international law and domestic law. She is a co-founder of the GL/UMIN network dedicated to migration law. Currently, she serves as the Research Director at Uppsala Forum Democracy, Peace, Justice, and will be a Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Lund University from 2024 to 2027. Her ongoing research projects include studies on Swedish asylum citizenship legislation, children’s age discrimination laws across Sweden and the UK, and evaluation of cases regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in refugee law. Rebecca has been supported by various funding organizations, including the Swedish Research Council and the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation. She is actively involved in examining complex issues surrounding the implementation of human rights law, public international law, and refugee law.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Teaching and researching in the field of Public International Law.

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)
Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.