Constitution of Sweden

The Swedish constitution consists of four basic laws, so unlike the ideal type of the modern constitution, it is not a single document:

• Form of government ( Regeringsformen , RF) from 1975, revised in 1980, 1994 (to enable accession to the EU ) and 2010. It defines basic civil rights and freedoms as well as the state organization and comes closest to the ideal type of the modern constitution.
• Succession Act ( Successionsordningen , SO) from 1810, revised 1979 (enabling female succession to the throne ).
• Freedom of the Press Act ( Tryckfrihetsförordningen , TF) from 1949, which guarantees the protection of the free press and access to public administration documents ( freedom of information ).
• Basic Law on Freedom of Expression ( Yttrandefrihetsgrundlagen , YFL) from 1991, which guarantees freedom of expression in media other than the press, such as radio, television, film and video.

Sometimes the

• Reichstag order ( Riksdagsordningen first seen in 1617, today's version from 1974) seen as a constitutional document. It determines the organization and procedures of the legislature (Parliament's rules of procedure).

See also

• Sveriges rikes lay
• Swedish Constitution of 1809
• Swedish Constitution of 1772

literature

• Kjell Å. Modéer : Science of Constitutional Law: Sweden . In: Armin von Bogdandy , Pedro Cruz Villalón , Peter M. Huber (eds.): Handbuch Ius Publicum Europaeum (IPE) . C. F. Müller Verlag, Heidelberg 2008, Vol. II, pp. 697-713.
• Hans-Heinrich Vogel: Basics and basic features of state constitutional law: Sweden . In: Armin von Bogdandy, Pedro Cruz Villalón, Peter M. Huber (eds.): Handbuch Ius Publicum Europaeum (IPE) . C. F. Müller Verlag, Heidelberg 2007, Vol. I, pp. 507-564.

Web links

• Swedish constitutional laws (German)
• Swedish constitutional texts (Swedish and English; select Sweden )