Martin Sunnqvist
Professor
The Changing Role of Nordic Courts
Author
Summary, in English
The Supreme Courts in all the Nordic countries reserve, and exercise, the power to set aside unconstitutional laws. In this way, they protect the rule of law and the human rights that are enshrined in their national constitutions. However, they go about this in different ways and treat different constitutional rights in ways distinct from one another. In this chapter, I discuss the development of the diversified judicial review of legislation in the Nordic countries. I also discuss the independence of their judiciaries in the light of the latest developments in Europe. Finally, I discuss the importance of developing standards for the interpretation of case law on these constitutional issues. Recent development brings with it two consequences for Nordic courts: the task of assessing the independence of judiciaries in other EU states, and questions about how the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary can be strengthened at home.
Department/s
- Human Rights Law
- Legal history
- Dispute resolution
- Department of Law
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Pages
167-183
Publication/Series
Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
Volume
90
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Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- Procedural law
- Processrätt
Status
Published
Research group
- Human Rights Law
- Legal history
- Dispute resolution
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2214-9902
- ISSN: 1534-6781
- ISBN: 978-3-030-74851-7
- ISBN: 978-3-030-74850-0