Constitution Of Sweden
The Swedish Constitution consists of four fundamental laws (Swedish: grundlagar):
- The 1810 Act of Succession (Swedish: Successionsordningen)
- The 1949 Freedom of the Press Act (Swedish: Tryckfrihetsförordningen)
- The 1974 Instrument of Government (Swedish: Regeringsformen)
- The 1991 Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Swedish: Yttrandefrihetsgrundlagen)
There is also a law on the working order of the Parliament of Sweden with a special status but which does not qualify as a fundamental law, although certain parts of it are harder to change than ordinary laws:
- The 1974 Riksdag Act (Swedish: Riksdagsordningen)
To amend or to make a revision of a fundamental law, the Parliament needs to approve the changes twice in two successive terms, with a general election having been held in between. The change can be dismissed but not formally approved by a popular vote coinciding with such a general election, although this option has never been used. If the people do not dismiss a change, it still has to be ratified by the newly elected Parliament.
Read more about Constitution Of Sweden: Instrument of Government, Act of Succession, Freedom of The Press and Freedom of Expression, Lutheran State Church
Famous quotes containing the words constitution of and/or constitution:
“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”
—Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
“If you complain of neglect of education in sons, what shall I say with regard to daughters, who every day experience the want of it? With regard to the education of my own children, I find myself soon out of my depth, destitute and deficient in every part of education. I most sincerely wish ... that our new Constitution may be distinguished for encouraging learning and virtue. If we mean to have heroes, statesmen, and philosophers, we should have learned women.”
—Abigail Adams (1744–1818)