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Västgötalagen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɛ̂ɧːœtaˌlɑːɡɛn] or [ˈvɛ̂sːtjøːta-]) or the Västgöta (Westrogothic) law is the oldest Swedish text written in Latin script and the oldest of all Swedish provincial laws.
In older times the laws were memorized by a lawspeaker (lagman). Around 1200, the laws began to be transferred to written form. This was probably due to clerical influences. The oldest of the Swedish provincial laws is the Västgöta Law (Västgötalagen), which was used in the province of Västergötland, in western Sweden. Like Gutalagen, it ...
In most of the five Nordic States, the old codes have developed by parliamentary statutes. However, in Sweden, while the law of 1734 is still regarded as a formal framework, the exact text in the law of 1734 is irrelevant in all juridical perspectives as the laws have all been superseded or replaced by newer laws or if nothing else just been rewritten to actually be readable today.
The Basic Laws of Sweden ... is a treaty between the old Riksdag of the Estates and the House of Bernadotte regulating the right to accede to the Swedish throne.
The writing of the Westrogothic law marked the beginning of Early Old Swedish (klassisk fornsvenska or äldre fornsvenska; 1225–1375), which had developed from Old East Norse. It was the first Swedish language document written in the Latin alphabet , and its oldest fragments have been dated to around the year 1225.
The Civil Code of 1734 (Swedish: 1734 års lag), was a code of law passed by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates in 1734, and put in effect after it had been ratified by Frederick I of Sweden 23 January 1736. [1]
Freedom of the press refers to every Swedish man’s right to publish writings without any obstacles imposed by public authorities in advance; to, subsequently, only be prosecuted for the content of ones writings before a court of law, and to not be punished unless the content violates defined laws issued to maintain public order, without ...
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. But, over time Sweden along with the ...