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  2. Basic Laws of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Medieval Scandinavian law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Naming law in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The naming law in Sweden (Swedish: lag om personnamn) [1] is a Swedish law which requires the approval of the government agency for names to be given to Swedish children. The parents must submit the proposed name of a child within three months of birth. The current law was enacted in 2017, replacing a 1982 law.

  5. Weird foreign laws that could cost you hundreds - AOL

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    If you're traveling to Italy this summer, beware that laws in this boot-shaped country are city-specific and include restrictions on building sandcastles, feeding pigeons and kissing in a moving car.

  6. Naming law - Wikipedia

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    The older Names Act of 1982 states that Swedish first names "shall not be approved if they can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it, or names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name." The newer naming law (Swedish: lag om personnamn) states it identically. [55]

  7. Law of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. 41 Weird Laws From Around the World - AOL

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    It may be 2021, but some of the antiquated and downright bizarre laws that remain in place around the world (or that have recently been enacted) would make you think otherwise. From bans on what ...

  9. Scandinavian law - Wikipedia

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    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.