Meaning(s) of Social Justice in Nordic Countries

Letto‐Vanamo, Pia

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“…52 Thus, the Nordic countries have a long tradition of governance through legislated law. 53 However, none of the Nordic countries has a code of law in the modern sense, which has given leeway for the legal pragmatism that we will deal with later. 54 Making codes of law as an instrument of governance does not mean that one actually governs.…”

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The History of Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture: The Story of What Should not Have Been, but Still Came to Be

Sunde

2021

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice

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The story of the making of a Nordic legal culture and court culture appears, at first glance, to be a story of what should not have been. Culture is about commonalities arising from common experiences. However, the similarities between the Nordic countries’ political history are limited, with no common institutions before the late nineteenth century, large language similarities but no common legal language, and—most importantly—no common legal procedure. Still, the natural conditions in the very north of Europe came to shape the political and legal systems in similar ways, stimulating the desire to create a Nordic legal culture in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the Nordic Meeting for Lawyers playing a crucial role. Hence, law in the Nordic countries shares several characteristics today: a strong legislative tradition and strong courts with lay participation, accessible legal language in legislation and court decisions and orality in legal procedure, a small number of legal professionals and a small and pragmatic legal science. These characteristics can be viewed as building blocks in an overarching characteristic of Nordic legal culture and court culture: dialogue.

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Section: Interaction Of People and Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

The History of Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture: The Story of What Should not Have Been, but Still Came to Be

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2021

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice

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Meaning(s) of Social Justice in Nordic Countries

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The History of Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture: The Story of What Should not Have Been, but Still Came to Be

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