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Statutory interpretation in Sweden

Peczenik, Aleksander LU and Bergholz, Gunnar (2016) p.311-358
Abstract

The Swedish system has features both of civil law and of common law. Thus precedents play a more important role than they do in a dear-cut civil law or code system. Sweden has courts of first instance, six courts of appeal and a Supreme Court. Since Sweden is not a federal state, it ha.s - apart from administrative courts and the like - only one court organization. We shall discuss mainly the practice of the Supreme Court, with occasional reference to one or other of the courts of appeal.

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Interpreting Statutes : A Comparative Study - A Comparative Study
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MacCormick, D. Neil and Summers, Robert S.
pages
48 pages
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Routledge
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  • scopus:85079297218
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9781351926393
1855211831
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10.4324/9781315251882
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English
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