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Scandinavian law, also known as Nordic law, [1] is the law of the five Nordic countries, namely Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It is generally regarded as a subgroup of civil law or as an individual legal body in itself. Prior to the 19th century, the European countries were independent in their administering and legality ...
Plaque commemorating Aksel Sandemose and citing his Law at his birthplace in Nykøbing Mors. The Law of Jante (Danish: janteloven [ˈjæntəˌlɔwˀən,-lɒwˀ-]) [note 1] is a code of conduct [1] originating in fiction and now used colloquially to denote a social attitude of disapproval towards expressions of individuality and personal success. [2]
Medieval Scandinavian law, also called North Germanic law, [1] [2] [3] was a subset of Germanic law practiced by North Germanic peoples. It was originally memorized by lawspeakers , but after the end of the Viking Age they were committed to writing, mostly by Christian monks after the Christianization of Scandinavia .
Legal systems of the world. [1]The law of Sweden is a civil law system, whose essence is manifested in its dependence on statutory law. [2] Sweden's civil law tradition, as in the rest of Europe, is founded upon Roman law as codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis, but as developed within German law, rather than upon the Napoleonic Code.
It established, for example, equivalences in areas of legal contentiousness, such as the amount of reparation that should be payable in wergild. Many of the legalistic concepts were compatible; for example, the Viking wapentake , the standard for land division in the Danelaw, was effectively interchangeable with the hundred .
These four laws are: the Instrument of Government (Swedish: Regeringsformen), the Freedom of the Press Act (Swedish: Tryckfrihetsförordningen), the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Swedish: Yttrandefrihetsgrundlagen) and the Act of Succession (Swedish: Successionsordningen). Together, they constitute a basic framework that stands ...
The Scandinavian tradition of "cozy time" involves lighting candles, putting on warm fuzzy socks and comfy clothes, and enjoying hobbies like knitting or listening to music. "It is almost like a ...
The law of Denmark was originally based on regional laws, of which the most important was the Jyske Lov, or the Law of Jutland 1241. The Danske Lov, or the Danish Code of 1683, promoted unity. The law has been developed via judicial decisions and royal decrees. Roman law has not had much influence on the law of Denmark.