Ann-Sophie Sallander
About Ann-Sophie Sallander
I have been affiliated with the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg since 2014 and hold the position of Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Public Law.
My research is driven by societal challenges and focuses on issues of safety, learning, and resilience in close connection with the transport of dangerous goods. The research is conducted in close collaboration with public authorities and stakeholders in the transport sector. A particular focus is placed on safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods, and I have, among other things, co-authored a book with Urban Nuldén: Safety Advisers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods – A Key to Increased Safety (Jure, 2022).
My research is grounded in public law but operates at the intersection of law, organisation, information systems, and logistics. This interdisciplinary approach has developed through studies of how regulatory frameworks, information flows, and practical transport processes interact across different organisational contexts. This perspective enables analyses of how legal governance functions in practice, particularly in complex and multi-actor settings. In recent years, my research interests have also expanded to include governance and legal issues related to transport infrastructure, including ports, as well as emerging energy carriers such as hydrogen.
I received my LL.D. in 2013 with a dissertation on mutual agreements under tax treaties (JIBS, 2013). The purpose of such agreements is to avoid international double taxation. The legal challenges that arise in this context are mainly due to the fact that these agreements are internationally constructed by the OECD and must be adapted to and applied within existing national legal systems. In 2015, I also published a book on the interpretation and application of tax treaties (Liber, 2015), which covers the entire process from initiation to final agreement, based on the OECD Model Tax Convention.
My research originally focused on international tax law, but my interests have gradually shifted towards public law. In the intersection between international regulatory frameworks and national legal systems, important constitutional questions often arise, such as issues of norm-making, legal hierarchy, and the free movement within EU law. Today, my research interests are largely situated at the intersection of different areas of law, as well as in relation to information systems and logistical structures.
My ambition is to continue contributing to research on societal challenges related to safety and sustainability, particularly in relation to the transport of dangerous goods and related infrastructures. My research will continue to be practice-oriented, empirically informed, and interdisciplinary, with a clear foundation in public law.
On other web sites
Research areas
-
Public Law
-
EU Law
Research in progress
-
HORIZON (European Commission), High Coast to West Coast Hydrogen Valley, HiWhyV, 2026.01-2029.12.31, coordinated by RISE (with Jens Andreasson)
-
Ports in the Borderline between the private and the public actors, 2026.01.01-2027.12.31 (with Marta Gonzalez-Aregall, Johan Woxenius and Jens Andreasson)
-
Dangerous Twin – Exploring Emerging Technologies for Safe and Sustainable Transport of Dangerous Goods, 2025.01.01-2025.12.31 (with Urban Nuldén and Ylva Hård af Segerstad)
Teaching areas
-
Public Law
-
EU Law
Selected publications
Sallander, A-S., & Nuldén, U., Digitala tvillingar och regulatoriska sandlådor - en modell för adaptiv regelutveckling, Förvaltningsrättslig tidskrift, 2026 s. 283-310.
Sallander, A-S., & Nuldén, U., Rapportering och erfarenhetsåterföring: Utmaningar och möjliga åtgärder för ökad säkerhet vid farligt gods och farliga verksamheter, Förvaltningsrättslig tidskrift, 2025 s. 247-300.
Sallander, A-S., & Nuldén, U., Säkerhetsrådgivare för transport av farligt gods - En nyckel till ökad säkerhet, Jure, 2022.
Bäckman, T., Erhag, T., Flodén, J., Malmberg, L-G., Meiling, P., Nuldén, U., Pessi, K., Sallander, A-S., & Woxenius, J., Säkrare transporter av farligt gods genom transparent informationshantering och samverkan, Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, 2021.