Eric M. Runesson
Eric Michael Runesson | |
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| Born | 26 September 1960 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Stockholm University Harvard Law School (LLM) [1] |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Employer | Supreme Court of Sweden |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2018 | |
| Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 1) | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lotta Lotass |
Eric Michael Runesson, born Andersson (born 26 September 1960),[2] is a Swedish lawyer, member of the Swedish Academy and Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden.
Biography
[edit]Eric M. Runesson became a member of the Swedish Bar Association in 1993. He became a lawyer and partner in Sandart & Partners Law Office in 1996. Runesson became a Doctor of Law at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1996,[3] writing his thesis on the Reconstruction of incomplete contracts. He became a lecturer in 2000.
Runesson was appointed on 14 June 2018 as Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden, effective 3 September 2018.[4]
On 4 October 2018 Eric Runesson was elected to the Swedish Academy.[5] He formally entered the Academy on 20 December 2018 and succeeded Lotta Lotass on chair 1.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eric M. Runesson".
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 9789188366917.
- ^ "Eric M. Runesson" (in Swedish). Högsta domstolen. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Nytt justitieråd i Högsta domstolen". regeringen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy elects new members after rape scandal". Thomson Reuters. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Nya ledamöter i Svenska Akademien". www.svenskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Svenska Akademien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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