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Alexander Hardenberger serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher in the Department of Law at Lund University, affiliated with the Lund University Centre for Business Law (ACLU). He defended his doctoral thesis in December 2023 and brings several years of practical experience from a business law firm. Since January 2025, he has led the research project 'Hobbling Justice' (Haltande rättskipning), funded by the Swedish Foundation for Legal Research, examining grave procedural errors in Swedish civil procedure.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law, Lund University (2023)
Research Interests:
Dr. Hardenberger specializes in civil litigation and procedural law, with deep expertise in dispute resolution and Swedish judicial procedure. His doctoral thesis investigated the burden of pleading material facts in civil litigation, while his current project analyzes 'domvilla' (grave procedural errors) under Chapter 59 of the Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure. His work directly advances UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) through rigorous examination of procedural fairness and access to justice mechanisms.
Publication Trends:
His scholarly output reveals a concentrated focus on civil procedural mechanics, with recent publications addressing burden-of-pleading standards, procedural errors, and commercial dispute resolution. The trajectory shows increasing engagement with systemic justice barriers, exemplified by his 2025 analysis of procedural rights in the Aurora case, indicating a shift toward human rights-infused procedural scholarship within Nordic legal frameworks.
Scientific Awards:
- Postdoktorsstipendie från Institutet för rättsvetenskaplig forskning (2023)
- Advokatvännernas uppsatsstipendium i kommersiell rätt (SCCL-Priset 2017) (2018)
- Vingestipendiet (2018)
Advising and Grants:
Hardenberger supervises master's theses in civil procedural law and serves as Principal Investigator for the 'Hobbling Justice' research project (2025–present), funded by the Swedish Foundation for Legal Research with 1.2M SEK. His completed doctoral project 'Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål' (2019–2023) was supervised by Peter Westberg and supported by Lund University's doctoral funding framework. He has secured competitive external funding totaling over 1.5M SEK across his postdoctoral and doctoral phases.
Research Environment:
He is embedded in the Lund University Centre for Business Law (ACLU), a cross-departmental hub integrating Commercial Law, Law, and Sociology of Law departments. This environment facilitates his participation in 26 recorded activities including Nordic commercial dispute resolution workshops, invited lectures on burden-of-pleading standards, and the 'Mock Trial against Stig Engström' interdisciplinary project examining evidentiary procedures in high-profile cases.
