Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. Sweden borders Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund. Sweden is a developed post-industrial society with an advanced welfare state. The standard of living and life expectancy rank among the highest in the world.

A PhD in Law program provides students with foundational knowledge of the field of law and how to expand upon it as a topic of research and academic study. Rather than focusing on the application of law to other fields, this type of program focuses on the study of legal systems and educating future scholars.