The Faculty of Law is governed by the Faculty Board and headed by the Dean. The Faculty Board has two standing committees for research and education. The Department of Law runs the business and is in charge of the operations.The Faculty Board decides on the Department’s budgetary matters and determines the minimum of working results in the form of the number of credit points that must be attained each year by the Department. The Board has to monitor and evaluate the aforementioned results obtained by the Department.

The operational activities – research and education – are conducted by the Department of Law. The Department is directed by the Head of Department and a Deputy Head. The Head of Department leads and allocates departmental work. Following the decision of the University Board, the Head of Department is responsible for the budget, as well as the Department’s organisation and staff. The Department of Law is governed by the Department Board. The Board issues guidelines concerning, for example, teaching and examinations,  draws  up the budget, and handles similar matters.

The organisational structure of Stockholm University’s Law Faculty and Department of Law is based on the simple idea that powers and responsibilities shall be distributed among a number of persons and bodies. One advantage of such organisation is that it stimulates involvement of a large number of co-workers in the internal decision-making process.