The Nordic Constitutions

The Nordic Constitutions by Helle Krunke

This book analyses the Nordic constitutional systems of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in a comparative context. It has two main aims: first to fill a gap in the literature by providing an accessible English language account of the Nordic constitutions, and second to provide a comparative analysis of them, revealing their similarities and differences within their political, historical and cultural contexts. In this respect, the book challenges the assumption that the Nordic countries form a homogeneous constitutional system due to their cultural and historical affinities, a view not necessarily supported by a close comparative examination. A key issue is EU membership -where the Nordic countries have made different choices at different times - and the book will show how this has affected the individual countries and whether a divide between EU member states (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) and non-members (Iceland and Norway) has appeared. Another key issue is how the ECHR has impacted the Nordic constitutional systems and whether the convention draws the Nordic systems closer to each other. The book represents a first of its kind in the English language, and will provide constitutional scholars with a valuable comparative resource on the Nordic region.

Helle Krunke is Professor of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.
Björg Thorarensen is Professor of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Iceland.

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ISBN 13	9781509910939
ISBN 10	150991093X
Title	The Nordic Constitutions
Author	Helle Krunke
Series	Hart Studies In Comparative Public Law
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2018-08-23
Number of pages	272
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