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The Fundamentals of Swedish Law

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The Fundamentals of Swedish Law offers foreign readers an overview and understanding of the most important aspects of the law and legal system in Sweden, from the legal institutions to more specific topics such as contract law, tort law and family law. These presentations are not exhaustive but rather meant to give the reader a sufficient enough understanding to be somewhat orientated in the Swedish legal system. The book is written for non-Swedish lawyers faced with specific legal issues in...

The Fundamentals of Swedish Law offers foreign readers an overview and understanding of the most important aspects of the law and legal system in Sweden, from the legal institutions to more specific topics such as contract law, tort law and family law. These presentations are not exhaustive but rather meant to give the reader a sufficient enough understanding to be somewhat orientated in the Swedish legal system. The book is written for non-Swedish lawyers faced with specific legal issues involving Swedish law. It is also addressed to foreign law students in need of an overview of the Swedish legal system in order to help them in their further studies at Swedish universities. This third edition takes up many of the legislative changes that have recently been adopted due to the requirements of EU membership and law. Most recent and significant include the amendments to the Tort Act to allow for damages of violations of the European Convention, the significant amendments to the constitutional Freedom of the Press Act, as well as the adoption of the 2017 Local Government Act and Administrative Procedures Act

    • 17
      Tables and diagrams
    • 19
      Acknowledgments
  • PART I
    21
    The Institutions and Systems
      • 1
        23
        The Institutions and Legal System
        • 1.1
          25
          The National Institutions
          • 1.1.1
            26
            The Parliament
          • 1.1.2
            29
            The Government
          • 1.1.3
            31
            Elections and Political Parties
        • 1.2
          33
          Local Government
        • 1.3
          35
          The Judicial System
        • 1.4
          38
          The Legal System
          • 1.4.1
            42
            Sources of Law
          • 1.4.2
            52
            Scandinavian Legal Realism
        • 1.5
          53
          The Education and Regulation of Lawyers
      • 2
        57
        Individual Rights under the Constitution
        • 2.1
          58
          Access to Public Documents and Freedom of the Press
          • 2.1.1
            59
            Access to Public Documents
          • 2.1.2
            62
            Freedom of the Press
          • 2.1.3
            64
            Right to Anonymity
          • 2.1.4
            64
            Disclosures by public employees
          • 2.1.5
            65
            Offences under the Freedom of Press Act
        • 2.2
          66
          The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
        • 2.3
          67
          Individual Rights and the Instrument of Government
          • 2.3.1
            68
            The 1974 Instrument of Government
          • 2.3.2
            70
            Chapter Two Rights
          • 2.3.3
            75
            Absolute v. Qualified Chapter Two Rights
          • 2.3.4
            78
            Non-Citizens and Chapter Two Rights
        • 2.4
          80
          The European Convention
          • 2.4.1
            80
            Dualism in Sweden
          • 2.4.2
            83
            The Protections under the European Convention
          • 2.4.3
            84
            ECHR Protections in the Swedish Context
      • 3
        87
        European Union Law
        • 3.1
          89
          The Emergence of the Union
          • 3.1.1
            90
            The Origins: 1951 to 1986
          • 3.1.2
            93
            Towards the European Union
          • 3.1.3
            96
            The EU at the Turn of the New Millennium
          • 3.1.4
            97
            The Lisbon Treaty
        • 3.2
          100
          The Structure of the EU
        • 3.3
          102
          EU Lawmaking Institutions
          • 3.3.1
            103
            The European Council
          • 3.3.2
            104
            The Court of Justice of the European Union
          • 3.3.3
            106
            The European Court of Auditors
          • 3.3.4
            106
            The European Commission
          • 3.3.5
            109
            The Council of the European Union
          • 3.3.6
            110
            The European Parliament
          • 3.3.7
            111
            The EESC and Cor
          • 3.3.8
            111
            The Social Partners within the EU
          • 3.3.9
            113
            EU Agencies
        • 3.4
          113
          EU Law
          • 3.4.1
            114
            The Primary Legislation: The EU Treaties
          • 3.4.2
            116
            The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
          • 3.4.3
            116
            The EU and the European Convention
          • 3.4.4
            118
            The Secondary EU Legislation
          • 3.4.5
            120
            General Principles of EU Law
          • 3.4.6
            121
            EU Soft Law
          • 3.4.7
            121
            EU Legislative Procedures
      • 4
        127
        Procedural Law and Arbitration
        • 4.1
          129
          General Characteristics of Procedural Law
          • 4.1.1
            131
            Evidence
          • 4.1.2
            131
            Evidentiary Privileges
          • 4.1.3
            132
            Priority Status
        • 4.2
          133
          Civil Litigation
          • 4.2.1
            134
            The Pre-Trial Phase
          • 4.2.2
            139
            The Trial
          • 4.2.3
            140
            Legal Aid
          • 4.2.4
            141
            The Judgment and Appeal
          • 4.2.5
            145
            Enforcement of Judgments
          • 4.2.6
            146
            Conflict of Laws
        • 4.3
          148
          Arbitration
      • 5
        153
        Criminal Law and Procedure
        • 5.1
          155
          Criminal Law
          • 5.1.1
            156
            The Elements of a Crime Generally
          • 5.1.2
            159
            Attempt, Preparation, Complicity, Conspiracy and Failure to Report
          • 5.1.3
            160
            Criminal Defenses
          • 5.1.4
            161
            Statute of Limitations
        • 5.2
          161
          Criminal Sanctions
          • 5.2.1
            162
            Criminal Penalties
          • 5.2.2
            164
            Other Criminal Sentences
          • 5.2.3
            165
            Civil and Administrative Actions
        • 5.3
          165
          Criminal Procedure
          • 5.3.1
            166
            The Criminal Investigation Phase
          • 5.3.2
            172
            The Trial
          • 5.3.3
            174
            Sentencing
          • 5.3.4
            177
            Appeals
      • 6
        179
        Administrative Law and Procedure
        • 6.1
          180
          Municipal Law
        • 6.2
          183
          General Administrative Law
          • 6.2.1
            186
            Initiating an Administrative Action
          • 6.2.2
            186
            Assistance in Bringing Claims
          • 6.2.3
            187
            Proceedings
          • 6.2.4
            188
            Conflicts of Interest
          • 6.2.5
            188
            Decisions
          • 6.2.6
            189
            Appeals
        • 6.3
          190
          Administrative Judicial Procedure
          • 6.3.1
            191
            Appeals of Administrative Decisions
          • 6.3.2
            193
            The Proceedings
          • 6.3.3
            194
            Evidence
          • 6.3.4
            194
            The Judgment and Further Appeals
          • 6.3.5
            195
            Judicial Review of a Government Decision
  • PART II
    197
    The Basics
      • 7
        199
        Family Law
        • 7.1
          199
          Marriage and Spouses
          • 7.1.1
            201
            Marital Impediments
          • 7.1.2
            202
            The Marriage Ceremony
          • 7.1.3
            203
            The Financial Relationship Between Spouses
          • 7.1.4
            204
            Dissolution of Marriage
          • 7.1.5
            205
            The Division of the Marital Property Estate
          • 7.1.6
            208
            Maintenance Obligations After Divorce
        • 7.2
          209
          Cohabitees
        • 7.3
          211
          The Relationship between Parents and Children
          • 7.3.1
            212
            The Parents of a Child
          • 7.3.2
            214
            Adoption
          • 7.3.3
            216
            The Child’s Name
          • 7.3.4
            216
            Custody and Maintenance
          • 7.3.5
            218
            The Legal Capacity of Minors
        • 7.4
          220
          Guardianships for Minors and Adults
        • 7.5
          220
          Inheritance Law
          • 7.5.1
            221
            Heirs
          • 7.5.2
            222
            Wills
      • 8
        225
        Legal Personhood, Capacity and Agency
        • 8.1
          225
          Legal Capacity
        • 8.2
          228
          Agency
          • 8.2.1
            228
            The Grant of Authority
          • 8.2.2
            233
            Revoking an Agency
        • 8.3
          235
          Specific Types of Agencies
          • 8.3.1
            235
            General Agents
          • 8.3.2
            236
            Professional Service Providers
          • 8.3.3
            237
            Commercial Agents
          • 8.3.4
            238
            Self-Employed Commercial Agents
      • 9
        243
        Contract Law
        • 9.1
          245
          Offer and Acceptance
        • 9.2
          248
          Defenses to a Contract
          • 9.2.1
            248
            Defenses to Assent
          • 9.2.2
            250
            Defenses to Performance
          • 9.2.3
            251
            Other Contractual Defenses and Rights
        • 9.3
          252
          The Function and Interpretation of Contracts
        • 9.4
          254
          Standard Agreements
      • 10
        257
        Debtors and Creditors
        • 10.1
          259
          Payment and Debt Instruments
          • 10.1.1
            259
            Notes
          • 10.1.2
            262
            Bills of Exchange and Checks
          • 10.1.3
            262
            The Giro System
        • 10.2
          263
          Perfecting Security Interests
          • 10.2.1
            263
            Security Interests in Chattels
          • 10.2.2
            267
            Right of Retention
          • 10.2.3
            268
            Security Interests in Real Property
        • 10.3
          270
          Payment and Discharge
        • 10.4
          271
          Set-Off
        • 10.5
          272
          Enforcing Debts
        • 10.6
          274
          Bankruptcy
      • 11
        279
        Property Law
        • 11.1
          280
          Personal Property
          • 11.1.1
            281
            Chattels
          • 11.1.2
            281
            Intangibles
          • 11.1.3
            281
            Housing Cooperatives
        • 11.2
          284
          Real Property Legislation
        • 11.3
          286
          Property Units
          • 11.3.1
            287
            Fixtures
          • 11.3.2
            290
            Easements
          • 11.3.3
            293
            Joint Facilities
        • 11.4
          294
          Ownership and its Limits
          • 11.4.1
            295
            The Right of Public Access
          • 11.4.2
            296
            Changes in the Property Unit or Use
          • 11.4.3
            297
            Liability under the Environmental Code
          • 11.4.4
            299
            Expropriation
          • 11.4.5
            301
            Preemption Rights
        • 11.5
          302
          Conveying Property Units
          • 11.5.1
            302
            Documentation Regarding a Transfer by Sale
          • 11.5.2
            305
            Transfers Regarding Part of a Property Unit
        • 11.6
          305
          The Rights and Obligations of Sellers and Buyers
          • 11.6.1
            305
            Allocation of Risk
          • 11.6.2
            307
            Physical Defects
          • 11.6.3
            308
            Intangible Defects
          • 11.6.4
            310
            Notice as to Defect
          • 11.6.5
            311
            Buyer’s Failure to Pay
        • 11.7
          311
          Registration of Ownership
        • 11.8
          314
          Competing Ownership or Rights Claims
          • 11.8.1
            314
            Adverse Possession
          • 11.8.2
            314
            Priority of Competing Rights based on Registration
          • 11.8.3
            315
            Bona Fide Purchasers
          • 11.8.4
            316
            Dispossession by a Better Right
        • 11.9
          317
          Dispute Resolution
      • 12
        319
        Tort and Insurance Law
        • 12.1
          319
          Torts
          • 12.1.1
            320
            The Assessment of Liability
          • 12.1.2
            325
            Compensation
          • 12.1.3
            327
            Reductions in Compensation
        • 12.2
          328
          Respondeat Superior
        • 12.3
          329
          Employee Liability
        • 12.4
          329
          Strict Liability
        • 12.5
          330
          Products Liability
        • 12.6
          331
          Insurance Law
          • 12.6.1
            331
            Public Insurance
          • 12.6.2
            332
            Private Insurance
          • 12.6.3
            334
            An Example of No-Fault Private Insurance
          • 12.6.4
            335
            The Legal Regulation of Private Insurance
          • 12.6.5
            338
            Consumer Recourse
  • PART III
    339
    Specific Topics in Contract and Commercial Law
      • 13
        341
        The Law of Business Organizations
        • 13.1
          341
          Sole Proprietorships
        • 13.2
          342
          Companies
          • 13.2.1
            342
            Joint Ventures
          • 13.2.2
            343
            General Partnerships
          • 13.2.3
            345
            Limited Partnerships
          • 13.2.4
            345
            Corporations
          • 13.2.5
            354
            European Companies
        • 13.3
          355
          Cooperative Enterprises
          • 13.3.1
            355
            Commercial Cooperatives
          • 13.3.2
            356
            Non-profit Cooperatives
          • 13.3.3
            357
            European Cooperative Societies
        • 13.4
          358
          Foundations
      • 14
        361
        Sales
        • 14.1
          361
          The Sale of Goods Act
          • 14.1.1
            362
            The Transfer of Risk
          • 14.1.2
            363
            The Goods
          • 14.1.3
            364
            Performance by the Parties
          • 14.1.4
            365
            Remedies
        • 14.2
          367
          The Consumer Sale of Goods Act
          • 14.2.1
            368
            The Transfer of Risk
          • 14.2.2
            368
            The Goods
          • 14.2.3
            369
            Performance and Remedies
          • 14.2.4
            370
            Privity of Contract
        • 14.3
          371
          The Consumer Sale of Services Act
          • 14.3.1
            371
            The Duties of the Service Provider
          • 14.3.2
            372
            Non-conforming Services
          • 14.3.3
            373
            Payment by the Consumer
          • 14.3.4

Information

Författare:
Laura Carlson
Språk:
Engelska
ISBN:
9789144129853
Utgivningsår:
2009
Revisionsår:
2019
Artikelnummer:
33565-03
Upplaga:
Tredje
Sidantal:
502

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