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1. Development of Swedish law

DEVELOPMENT
OF SWEDISH
LAW
Прядка
Кичик
Ш а м с у тд и н о в

2. Ancient Law (before the 14th century): The era of the "Provincial Laws" is characterized by

ANCIENT L AW (BEFORE
THE 14TH CENTURY):
THE ERA OF THE
"PROVINCIAL L AWS" IS
CHARACTERIZED BY
oral tradition
recording of laws
Western laws
The Gut Law
The Estonian Law

3. Formation of a unified national law (14th - 17th centuries)

FORMATION OF A UNIFIED
NATIONAL L AW (14TH - 17TH
CENTURIES)
· The Na t io nal La w of M a g nus E r ik s s on
(c. 1 350)
· The La w of C hris t o p her of B a v a r ia
( 1 4 4 2)
· The La w of C hris t o p her of B a v a r ia
(1 4 4 2)

4. "The Law of the Swedish State" of 1734

"THE L AW OF THE
SWEDISH STATE" OF
1734
Structure: It consisted of nine sections
(books):
1. On Marriage
2. On Inheritance
3. On Real Estate
4. On Construction
5 . O n Tr a d e
6. On Crimes) - Criminal Law
7 . O n t h e Tr i a l - p r o c e d u r a l l a w
8. On Judicial Sentences
9. On Land Ownership

5. The Age of Liberal Reforms (19th century)

THE AGE OF LIBERAL REFORMS (19TH CENTURY)
Constitutional Acts of 1809: After the loss of Finland and the
Jury Trial for the Press (1815)
coup d'etat in Sweden, one of Europe's oldest constitutions
was adopted, the Regeringsformen, which established the
separation of powers between the king and the Riksdag. This
act laid the foundations of modern Swedish constitutionalism.
· Freedom of the Press Act (1810, 1812): One of the first laws in
the world to guarantee freedom of the press. It is still part of
the Swedish constitution and prohibits censorship.
Family law reforms
The Criminal Code of 1864:

6. The 20th Century to the Present: The Welfare State and European Integration

THE 20TH CENTURY TO
THE PRESENT: THE
WELFARE STATE AND
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
The d ev elo p ment of t he " welfa re St a t e«
The 1 9 74 C o ns t it ut ional R ef o r m: A new
f o rm of g o v ernment wa s a d o p ted , w hic h is
s t ill in ef f ect t o d a y.
A s t ro ng o mb ud s man ins t it ut io n
A cces s io n t o t he E uro p ea n U nio n ( 1 9 9 5)

7. Features and principles of the modern Swedish legal system:

FEATURES AND
PRINCIPLES OF THE
MODERN SWEDISH LEGAL
SYSTEM:
1 . D u a l i s m of p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e l a w : A s i n
other continental systems.
2 . O p e n n e s s a n d t r a n s p a re n c y
3 . T h e p o w e r of p re c e d e n t : A l t h o u g h
Sweden belongs to the Romano -Germanic
l e g a l f a m i l y, j u d i c i a l p re c e d e n t s , e s p e c i a l l y
d e c i s i o n s b y t h e S u p re m e C o u r t ( H ö g s t a
d o m s t o l e n ) a n d t h e S u p re m e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
Cour t (Högsta för valtningsdomstolen), play
a n i m p o r t a n t ro l e i n t h e i n t e r p re t a t i o n a n d
a p p l i c a t i o n of l a w.
4 . I n d e p e n d e n c e i n e n v i ro n m e n t a l a n d l a b o r
law