Kronans devalvering – En studie om utvecklingen av den personliga kungamakten i Sverige och Danmark under de senaste 200 åren
(2024) LAGF03 20241Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- How great are the powers of the Swedish king in reality, and what has the development looked like? Which similarities and differences can be seen in Denmark? The countries have a long history as monarchies, and the development has in many ways taken place in parallel. During the 19th century, both countries transitioned from royal autocracies to approaching a status as fullyfledged parliamentary democracies. The similarities found in the broad characteristics of the development can largely be explained by the historical, regional and societal similarities between the countries. Differences in how the reforms that constitute the development has taken shape can be explained through the local differences in the history of the countries. The... (More)
- How great are the powers of the Swedish king in reality, and what has the development looked like? Which similarities and differences can be seen in Denmark? The countries have a long history as monarchies, and the development has in many ways taken place in parallel. During the 19th century, both countries transitioned from royal autocracies to approaching a status as fullyfledged parliamentary democracies. The similarities found in the broad characteristics of the development can largely be explained by the historical, regional and societal similarities between the countries. Differences in how the reforms that constitute the development has taken shape can be explained through the local differences in the history of the countries. The Swedish development, constituted by smaller reforms under the same Instrument of Government, has been characterized by the long period of peace and political stability that the country has experienced. In contrast, the Danish development’s many constitutional reforms has been affected by the late abolition of royal autocracy and the devastating defeat in the war of 1864.
In Sweden, during the 1950s, the work towards a new Instrument of Government started. The question of the position of the head of state proved to be of central importance for the possibility of the constitutional reform. Public opinion was against a change of the status of the head of state, but the view of the parliament was different. One explanation for this is the professionalization of politics that took place during the 1960s, which was manifested partly in that politicians in questions of politics leaned more to the left than their voters. Despite some disagreement, representatives of the major political parties reached a solution to the question of the position of the head of state during negotiations in Torekov in 1971. The result, which has been given the name The Torekov Compromise, was that the head of state was given a mere ceremonial role without political power in the new Instrument of Government.
In today's legal situation, the main characteristics of the regulation of the head of state in Sweden and Denmark can be said to be very similar. Both countries are parliamentary-democratic monarchies, and the king or queen has in both countries merely a symbolic role. The Danish regulation, however, bears distinct traces of the original Constitutional Act of 1849, which results in the king being given more ceremonial duties than in Sweden. The task of signing all new laws in Denmark has given rise to speculations about the monarchs power to refuse signing a new law which he opposes, for example due to the law being considered immoral. This use of power would be in conflict with current practice, but the action would have a significant symbolic value. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Hur stor makt har egentligen den svenska kungen, och hur har utvecklingen sett ut? Vilka likheter och skillnader finns att se i Danmark? Länderna har en lång historia som monarkier, och utvecklingen har på många sätt skett parallellt. Under 1800-talet gick båda länderna från att vara kungliga envälden till att närma sig en status som fullgoda parlamentariska demokratier. Likheterna som hittas i utvecklingens huvuddrag kan till stor del förklaras med de historiska, regionala och sociala likheterna mellan länderna. Skillnaderna i hur reformerna som utgör utvecklingen tagit form kan förklaras utifrån lokala olikheterna i ländernas historia. Den svenska utvecklingen bestående av mindre ändringar i praxis inom en och samma regeringsform har... (More)
- Hur stor makt har egentligen den svenska kungen, och hur har utvecklingen sett ut? Vilka likheter och skillnader finns att se i Danmark? Länderna har en lång historia som monarkier, och utvecklingen har på många sätt skett parallellt. Under 1800-talet gick båda länderna från att vara kungliga envälden till att närma sig en status som fullgoda parlamentariska demokratier. Likheterna som hittas i utvecklingens huvuddrag kan till stor del förklaras med de historiska, regionala och sociala likheterna mellan länderna. Skillnaderna i hur reformerna som utgör utvecklingen tagit form kan förklaras utifrån lokala olikheterna i ländernas historia. Den svenska utvecklingen bestående av mindre ändringar i praxis inom en och samma regeringsform har präglats av den långa period av fred och politisk stabilitet som landet upplevt. I kontrast har den danska utvecklingens många grundlagsändringar påverkats av dess sena uppbrott med enväldet och det förödande nederlaget i kriget 1864.
I Sverige började under 1950-talet arbetet med en ny regeringsform. Statschefsfrågan visade sig vara av central betydelse för möjligheten till författningsändringen. Folkopinionen var emot en ändring av statschefens ställning, men stämningen i riksdagen var en annan. En förklaring till detta är den professionalisering av politiken som skett under 60-talet, vilken bland annat uttrycktes i att riksdagsmännen i politiska frågor låg mer till vänster än sina väljare. Trots vissa motsättningar kom företrädare för de stora politiska partierna fram till en lösning på statschefsfrågan under förhandlingar i Torekov 1971. Resultatet, som fått namnet Torekovskompromissen, blev att statschefen enbart gavs en ceremoniell roll utan politisk makt i den nya regeringsformen.
I dagens rättsläge kan huvuddragen i regleringen av statschefens ställning i Sverige och Danmark sägas vara mycket lika. Båda länderna är parlamentariskt demokratiska monarkier, och kungen eller drottningen har i båda länderna enbart en symbolisk roll. Den danska regleringen bär dock starka spår av den ursprungliga Grundloven från 1849, vilket resulterar i att kungen ges fler ceremoniella uppgifter än i Sverige. Uppgiften att skriva under alla nya lagar i Danmark har givit upphov till spekulationer om regentens makt att vägra skriva under en ny lag som denne motsätter sig, till exempel för att lagen ansågs omoralisk. Detta maktutövande skulle strida mot gällande praxis, men agerandet hade fått stort symboliskt värde. (Less)
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- author
- Påhlman, Joel LU
- supervisor
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- Per Nilsén LU
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Rättshistoria, Legal History, Konstitutionell rätt, Monarki, Kung, Kungar, Monarkin, Sverige, Danmark, Envälde, Kungamakt, Parlamentarism, Demokrati, Drottning, Prins, Prinsessa, Historia, Riksdag, Regering, Statsvetenskap, Statsrätt, Krig, Makt, Politik, Regent
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9152789
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-26 12:15:04
- date last changed
- 2024-06-26 12:15:04
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In Sweden, during the 1950s, the work towards a new Instrument of Government started. The question of the position of the head of state proved to be of central importance for the possibility of the constitutional reform. Public opinion was against a change of the status of the head of state, but the view of the parliament was different. One explanation for this is the professionalization of politics that took place during the 1960s, which was manifested partly in that politicians in questions of politics leaned more to the left than their voters. Despite some disagreement, representatives of the major political parties reached a solution to the question of the position of the head of state during negotiations in Torekov in 1971. The result, which has been given the name The Torekov Compromise, was that the head of state was given a mere ceremonial role without political power in the new Instrument of Government.
In today's legal situation, the main characteristics of the regulation of the head of state in Sweden and Denmark can be said to be very similar. Both countries are parliamentary-democratic monarchies, and the king or queen has in both countries merely a symbolic role. The Danish regulation, however, bears distinct traces of the original Constitutional Act of 1849, which results in the king being given more ceremonial duties than in Sweden. The task of signing all new laws in Denmark has given rise to speculations about the monarchs power to refuse signing a new law which he opposes, for example due to the law being considered immoral. This use of power would be in conflict with current practice, but the action would have a significant symbolic value.}},
author = {{Påhlman, Joel}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kronans devalvering – En studie om utvecklingen av den personliga kungamakten i Sverige och Danmark under de senaste 200 åren}},
year = {{2024}},
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