Jane Reichel

Jane Reichel works at Stockholm University and has been associated researcher at CRB since April 2018. Between 2011 and 2018, she had a part-time committment to CRB. Jane Reichel’s research focuses on the ongoing processes of globalization and Europeanization and its effect on administrative law, the legal discipline dealing with public authorities and their role in the society as well as their relations with individuals. Administrative matters can no longer be addressed solely within one nation state at the time. In her research Jane addresses how this development affects the role of authorities and how administrative rules are to be applied in an international context. How can administrative ideals of efficiency, transparency and legal certainty in decision-making be achieved? How can command and control over administration function in a network of agencies acting beyond the state? An area of specific interest is cross-border data protection, especially medical research and biobanks. The ability of new technology to collect, store and share large amounts of information gives rise to opportunities and challenges, which necessitates administrative solutions that apply across borders.

E-mail: jane.reichel@crb.uu.se