Eric Michael Runesson, born ''Andersson'' (born 26 September 1960), is a Swedish lawyer, member of the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...

and Justice of the

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Biography

Eric M. Runesson became a member of the

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in 1993. He became a lawyer and partner in Sandart & Partners Law Office in 1996. Runesson became a

Doctor of Law A Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) is a doctoral degree in legal studies. The abbreviation LL.D. stands for ''Legum Doctor'', with the double “L” in the abbreviation referring to the early practice in the University of Cambridge to teach both canon law ...

at the

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in 1996, 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

, effective 3 September 2018. On 4 October 2018 Eric Runesson was elected to the

. He formally entered the Academy on 20 December 2018 and succeeded

Lotta Lotass Britt Inger Liselott "Lotta" Lotass Hagström (born 28 February 1964) is a Swedish writer. She holds a PhD of Comparative literature from the University of Gothenburg, and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden. Lotass made her literary debut in 2000, and ...

on chair 1.

References

Justices of the Supreme Court of Sweden 1960 births Living people 20th-century Swedish lawyers Members of the Swedish Academy 21st-century Swedish judges Stockholm University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Stockholm School of Economics alumni People from Stockholm {{Sweden-law-bio-stub