Anna Jonsson Cornell
Professor at Department of Law; Professors, Instructors, Researchers
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 76 61
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- +46 72 999 97 72
- E-mail:
- anna.jonsson_cornell@jur.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Trädgårdsgatan 1, Trädgårdsgatan 20
- Postal address:
- Box 512
751 20 UPPSALA
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- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-5061-9045
Short presentation
Anna Jonsson Cornell is professor of comparative constitutional law at the Faculty of Law at Uppsala University. She is also the Secretary General of the International Association of Constitutional Law. She is the funder of the Human Rights Clinic at the Law Faculty.
Keywords
- comparative constitutional law
- constitutional law
- eu constitutional law
- national security and law
- human rights
- constitutional review
- emergency law
Biography
Anna Jonsson Cornell is professor in comparative constitutional law at the Faculty of Law, and associate professor in constitutional law. Between 2010 and 2015 she was Research Director of Uppsala Forum for Democracy, Peace and Justice. She is one of the editors of the Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies. She is the editor and author of European Police and Criminal Law Cooperation (Hart 2014), National and Regional Parliaments in the EU-Legislative Procedure Post-Lisbon: The Impact of the Early Warning Mechanism (Hart 2016) and Human Trafficking and Human Security (Routledge 2009). Cornell is a member of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Rule of Law Research Group. In 2008 she served as senior advisor at the Swedish National Police Board. She is currently running a Human Rights Clinic at the Law Faculty.
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Uppsala University (2018-2023)
Professor in Comparative Constitutional Law (2016-)
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Constitutional Law (2010-2016)
Associate Professor in Constitutional Law, 2009
LL.D. 2005
LL.M. 1999
External Appointments
Research Director of Uppsala Forum for Democracy, Peace and Justice (2010-2015) www.uppsalaforum.uu.se
Member of the Martin H:s Homdahl Scholarship Committee (2014-)
Member of the Steering Committee for the Forum for China Studies (2014-)
Member of the FBA Rule of Law Research Working Group (2010-)
Member of the international academic committee for ICCEES VIII world congress 2010
Board Member Civil Rights Defenders (2005-)
Teaching
Term Course 1: Basic legal methodology, constitutional law and constitutional EU law (lecturer)
Comparative Constitutional Law (course director and lecturer)
Democracy and Human Rights in European Context (lecturer)
European Constitutional Law (lecturer)
Russia and the International Legal Order (course director and lecturer)
Security and Constitutional Law (course director and lecturer)
Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor for doctoral student Åsa Elmerot
Main Supervisor for doctoral student Anni Kolehmainen
Main Supervisor for doctoral student Tom Mulisa
Supporting Supervisor for doctoral student Yaffa Epstein
Supporting Supervisor for Johanna Popjanevski, Ilia State University, Tiblsi, Georgien, "Unrecognized States in International Law and Relations"
Awards
The Martin H:son Holmdahl Scholarship for the promotion of human rights and liberty (2008)
Nominated by vice-chancellor of Uppsala Univeristy to Pro Futura (2007)
The von Bahr Scholarship for dissertation (2005)
The STINT Scholarship for doctoral students (2002-2003)
Membership
International Society of Public Law
International Association of Constitutional Law
The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Swedish Section of the Nordic Society for Constitutional Law
The Swedish Society for Comparative Legal Research
The FBA Rule of Law Research Working Group
Research Interests
Comparative constitutional law, EU constitutional law, international socialization processes, transnational law, constitutional pluralism, international police cooperation, human trafficking, democracy and rule of law, human rights

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Fundamentala frågor, p. 26-46, Fri Tanke, 2025
Part of Fundamentala frågor, p. 135-150, Fri Tanke, 2025
Iustus förlag, 2025
Kris, hot och försvar i regeringsformen
Part of Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, p. 611-625, 2024
Regeringsformen 50 år: 1974-2024
Iustus förlag, 2024
All publications
Articles in journal
Kris, hot och försvar i regeringsformen
Part of Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, p. 611-625, 2024
COVID-19 in Sweden: A Soft Power Approach
Part of Verfassungsdebate, 2021
Rättsliga åtgärder med anledning av Covid-19 Sverige, Finland, Norge och Danmark — en introduktion
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, p. 1078-1079, 2020
Författningsberedskap i praktiken: En kommentar med anledning av lagen om ändring i smittskyddslagen
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, 2020
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, 2020
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, p. 1172-1190, 2020
Emergency Laws in Comparative Constitutional Law: The Case of Sweden and Finland
Part of German Law Journal, p. 219-249, 2018
Part of Upsala nya tidning, 2018
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, p. 709-734, 2017
The Swedish Riksdag as Scrutinizer of the Principle of Subsidiarity
Part of European Constitutional Law Review, p. 294-317, 2016
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EU:s lagstiftningsprocess och subsidiaritetsprövningen: Nya möjligheter för nationellt inflytande?
Part of Svensk Juristtidning, p. 413-429, 2011
Gemensamma utredningsgrupper i gränsöverskridande brottsutredningar
Part of Europarättslig tidskrift, p. 312-334, 2010
Part of Neo, 2010
Countering Narcotics and Organized Crime in the Baltic Region
Part of Trends in Organized Crime, p. 3-18, 2007
Part of Neo, p. 68-73, 2007
Part of Information (Kobenhavn), 2006
Part of Svenska Dagbladet, 2006
Part of Svenska Dagbladet, 2005
Putin Skadar Demokratin: [Putin Damages Democracy]
Part of Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 2004
Risk för Folkmord i Tjetjenien
Part of Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 2004
Part of The Baltimore Sun, 2003
Part of Kristianstadsbladet, 2003
Den enskilde och staten - att påverka eller påverkas
Part of Nordic Journal of Human Rights, p. 129-146, 2003
Lagprövning och individuell rättslig aktivism
Part of Nordiskt östforum, p. 267-282, 2002
Books
Iustus förlag, 2025
The Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies III
Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2022
Russia in a 10-20 Year Perspective
Institute for Security and Development Studies, 2009
The Wider Black Sea Region: An Emerging Hub in European Security
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, 2006
Chapters in book
Part of Fundamentala frågor, p. 26-46, Fri Tanke, 2025
Part of Fundamentala frågor, p. 135-150, Fri Tanke, 2025
Yttrande-, mötes-, och demonstrationsfrihetens gränser i kris
Part of Regeringsformen 50 år, p. 167-190, Iustus förlag, 2024
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Legislative Powers in a Peace Time Crisis: A Nordic Perspective
Part of Constitutional Law in the Scandinavian Countries, p. 59-70, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law, 2024
Rättsstatsprincipens framtid, övervintring och blom
Part of Rättsstatens principer, p. 209-216, Iustus förlag, 2023
Part of Rättsstatens principer, p. 151-182, Iustus förlag, 2023
Rättsstatens utmaningar och möjligheter
Part of Rättsstatens principer, p. 15-32, Iustus förlag, 2023
Sweden and Covid-19: A (Mainly) Recommendary Approach
Part of Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, p. 301-321, John Wiley & Sons, 2023
Part of Svensk författningspolitik, p. 355-380, Studentlitteratur AB, 2022
Part of Nio reformområden för ökad tillväxt, trygghet och tillit, p. 71-95, Fores, 2022
Part of Vändpunkt, p. 93-124, Fores, 2022
Den akademiska friheten: rättsliga aspekter i ett svenskt perspektiv
Part of Vänbok till Hans Eklund, p. 189-210, Iustus förlag, 2022
Rättsstaten, krisberedskap och krishantering
Part of Rättsstaten i den svenska förvaltningen, p. 147-166, Statskontoret, 2022
Dealing with COVID-19 in Sweden: Choosing a Different Path
Part of Routledge Handbook of Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic, p. 237-247, Routledge, 2022
Part of I·CONnect-Clough Center 2020 Global Review of Constitutional Law, p. 289-292, Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, 2021
Rättskliniken som pedagogisk metod
Part of Vänbok till Sverker Scheutz, p. 327-336, Iustus förlag, 2020
Revisiting Old Ideas in the Quest for New Ones
Part of Forward! Bперёд! Framåt!, Iustus förlag, 2019
The National Security Challenge to EU Legal Integration
Part of The Future of Europe, p. 151-172, Hart Publishing Ltd, 2019
Part of 2018 Global Review of Constitutional Law, p. 294-298, I•CONnect and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston Colle, 2019
Part of 2018 Global Review of Constitutional Law, p. 294-297, Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, 2018
Terrorist- och hatbrott – en översikt
Part of Hatbrott och extremism, p. 39-54, Uppsala universitet, 2017
Part of The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford University Press, 2017
Part of National and Regional Parliaments in the EU-Legislative Procedure Post-Lisbon, Hart Publishing Ltd, 2017
Sweden: Developments in Swedish Constitutional Law
Part of 2016 Global Review of Constitutional Law, p. 201-205, ICONnect and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, 2017
Russia's Annexation of Crimea: A Violation of Russian Constitutional Law?
Part of The Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies I, p. 263-268, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2016
Human Trafficking as a Result of Global Imbalances: The Role of the European Union
Part of The EU’s Role in Fighting Global Imbalances, p. 109-137, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016
Part of Komparativ konstitutionell rätt, p. 258-287, Iustus förlag, 2015
Part of Law and Development, p. 307-334, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law, 2015
Privacy Rights and Data Protection in Law Enforcement Cooperation: Comparing the US and EU
Part of Information and Law in Transition, p. 170-194, Liber, 2015
Part of European police and criminal law co-operation, p. 1-17, Hart Publishing Ltd, 2014
EU Police Co-operation post-Lisbon
Part of European police and criminal law co-operation, p. 147-162, Hart Publishing Ltd, 2014
Människohandel som uttryck för globala obalanser: Vad gör EU
Part of EU och de globala obalanserna, p. 133-164, Santérus Förlag, 2014
Ryssland och Europarådet - 17 år senare
Part of Allmänt och enskilt - Offentlig rätt i omvandling, p. 187-197, Iustus förlag, 2013
Part of Routledge handbook of Russian politics and society, p. 444-453, Routledge, 2012
Den komparativa konstitutionella rättens teori och metod: En introduktion
Part of Komparativ konstitutionell rätt, p. 15-36, Iustus förlag, 2012
Sammanfattning och avslutande reflektioner
Part of Komparativ konstitutionell rätt, p. 305-310, Iustus förlag, 2012
Part of Komparativ konstitutionell rätt, p. 59-62, Iustus förlag, 2012
Part of Komparativ konstitutionell rätt, p. 241-270, Iustus förlag, 2012
Part of Human Trafficking and Human Security, p. 162-171, Routledge, 2009
Ryssland - att brottas med en stormaktsidentitet
Part of Det nya Östeuropa, p. 49-81, Studentlitteratur, 2009
Rättsstatlighet och rättsutveckling i Ryssland
Part of Ryssland, p. 102-121, SNS förlag, 2009
Part of Ryssland, p. 76-101, SNS förlag, 2009
Human trafficking in the Baltic Sea region: Supply, demand, and organized crime
Part of Human trafficking and human security, p. 93-113, Routledge, 2009
Introduction: Human trafficking and human security in the Baltic Sea region
Part of Human Trafficking and Human Security, p. 1-9, Routledge, 2009
Expanding the European Area of Stability and Democracy to the Wider Black Sea Region
Part of The wider Black Sea region in the 21st century, p. 225-250, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 2008
International efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
Part of Organized Crime, p. 391-394, ABC-CLIO, 2008
Legal Responses to Human Trafficking for Sexual Purposes in the Baltic Sea Region
Part of Festskrift till Anders Fogelklou, p. 111-126, Iustus förlag, 2008
Combating Transnational Organized Crime: Technical and Legal Issues
Part of Organized Crime, p. 375-377, ABC-CLIO, 2008
Part of God förvaltning – ideal och praktik, Iustus förlag, 2006
Judicial Review of Governmental Actions: A Tool for Russian NGOs?
Part of Russia, Europe and the Rule of Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, 2006
The Tenth Anniversary of the Russian Constitution of 1993: An Appraisal
2005
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and Individual Legal Activism
Part of Uppsala University Yearbook of East European Law 2003, London, Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2004
Part of Consolidating Legal Reform in Eastern Europe,, p. 233-268, 2003
Collections (editor)
Regeringsformen 50 år: 1974-2024
Iustus förlag, 2024
Rättsstatens principer: Juridik och politik i världen, Europa och Sverige
Iustus förlag, 2023
Komparativ konstitutionell rätt
Iustus förlag, 2020
Forward! – Bперёд! – Framåt!: Essays in Honour of Prof Dr Kaj Hobér
Iustus förlag, 2019
Hart Publishing Ltd, 2017
The Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies I
Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2016
European Police and Criminal Law Co-operation
Hart Publishing Ltd, 2014
Komparativ konstitutionell rätt: En lärobok
Iustus förlag, 2012
Human Trafficking and Human Security
Routeledge, 2009
Ryssland: politik, samhälle och ekonomi
SNS förlag, 2009
Silk Road Studies Program, Uppsala University, 2008
Conference papers
2017
Terroristbrott och hatbrott: En rättslig analys
2016
Den komparativa rättens betydelse för det nordiska samarbetet i konstitutionell rätt
2016
Part of Direct Effect of the Constitution, 2013
Роль Конституционного Суда РФ в применении и развитии Конституции
Part of Стенограмма круглого стола «Прямое действие Конституции: 20 лет российского опыта», 2013
Conference proceedings (editor)
Monograph doctoral thesis
Reports
Other
2022
Power and Law in Russia: Making Sense of Quasi-Legal Practices
Part of Nordisk Østforum, p. 10-11, 2021
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Sweden and COVID 19: A Constitutional Perspective
2020
Bokanmälan: Hotet mot rättsstaten i Europa (red. Anders Melbourn)
Part of Europarättslig tidskrift, 2018
Inget stöd i forskningen för påståeendena
2017
Repliker. Inget stöd i forskningen för påståendena.
2017
Kriget i Ukraina tydliggör att EU:s värdegrund är utmanad
2014
Part of Central Asian Survey, p. 577-579, 2011
Russia's Police Reform - Medvedev's Test?
2010
Part of Inblick, 2003