Editorial foreword.

The article presents information on Scandinavian Summer University and information on articles published including the contributors to the journal "Acta Sociologica." The Scandinavian Summer University was established in 1950. Its goal is the pursuit of interdisciplinary discussions and studies, Sociology of Law was obviously a suitable subject and in 1964 it was included in the programme. During the last three years students and scholars from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have participated in the Summer Universities Sessions which each year take place in one of the Scandinavian countries. The participants have also prepared each summer's work by taking part in study circles, which have been arranged in some of the Scandinavian university towns. The present collection of articles is the first, more substantial result of this Scandinavian cooperation. The interdisciplinary research work is being continued in working groups directed by Kerstin Bimborn, K.J. Lang and others. The work in the Scandinavian study circles and the summer sessions has during the first two years been coordinated and directed by Hans Klette during the last year by the editor.