Conference on Collaboration in International Family Law

On 5 and 6 March 2026, the Faculty of Law at Lund University will host a conference entitled Collaboration in International Family Law.

The event will bring together leading academics and practitioners to explore how cooperation between key actors functions in international family law, from both national and comparative perspectives.

The first day (from 14 to 16.30) is devoted to collaboration within the Swedish system. The focus will be on the interaction between courts, lawyers, municipal family law services, and the Swedish Central Authority. The speakers include Cecilia Wachtmeister (Wachtmeister Advokatbyrå), Johan Sarvik (Advokaterna Nyblom & Sarvik), Lena Carlberg Johansson and Anna Uppfeldt (both Stockholm District Court), Annika Kvist (local family authority in Hässleholm) and Erica Neglick (Head of the Swedish Central Authority). A panel discussion featuring Michael Hellner (Stockholm University) and Maarit Jänterä-Jahreborg (Uppsala University) will close the day.

The second day (from 9 to 12.30) will follow a comparative approach, with contributions from experts from France (Fabienne Jault-Seseke, University of Paris Saclay), Germany (Konrad Duden, University of Hamburg), the Netherlands (Marta Pertegas Sender, Maastricht University) and Denmark (Kristine Kirkegaard, Central Authority, Copenhagen).

Unlike the first day (which is in Swedish and on-site only), the second day will be conducted in English and will also be available online.

The full programme is available here.

Participation is free of charge. Registrations are open until 19 February 2026.

Participants may register for one conference days or both, using the form available here.

Questions regarding the conference should be directed to the conference organisers, Ulf Maunsbach (ulf.maunsbach@jur.lu.se) or Lina Rönndahl (lina.ronndahl@jur.lu.se).