FALQs: Sweden’s Pre-Trial Detention Laws
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Answers to frequently asked legal questions regarding the Swedish pre-trial detention system.
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On this Day: 40 Years of Prohibition on Disciplinary Corporal Punishment of Children in Sweden
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
July 1 2019, marks the 40th anniversary of the explicit prohibition of corporal punishment of children in Sweden.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
FALQs: Cashless Sweden
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. Background As more and more countries are heading toward cashless societies, I became painfully aware of the realities of a country without cash as I toured Sweden this past summer. Not only did some stores not accept cash, but travelling by bus also required either an app …
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FALQs: Name Day Celebrations in Sweden
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law research consultant covering Scandinavian jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Elin is a frequent contributor to In Custodia Legis on diverse topics, including The Masquerade King and the Regulation of Dancing in Sweden, The Trade Embargo Behind the Swedish Jokkmokk Sami Market, 250 Years of Press …
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The Masquerade King and the Regulation of Dancing in Sweden
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law research consultant who covers Scandinavian countries. Elin has previously written for In Custodia Legis on diverse topics, including Alfred Nobel’s Will: A Legal Document that Might Have Changed the World and a Man’s Legacy, Researching Norwegian Law Online and in the Library, the Swedish Detention Order Regarding Julian …
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250 Years of Press Freedom in Sweden
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
December 2, 2016, marked the 250th anniversary of the first Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, which has been regarded as the world’s first statute related to freedom of the press. The Act abolished censorship and specifically provided a right for Swedish citizens to access government archives. It was therefore also the first act to establish …
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Boarding School Scandal in Sweden
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a Swedish law specialist working at the Law Library of Congress. Elin was featured in an In Custodia Legis interview on October 19, 2011. What happened? A debate about the existence, operation, and legal aspects of private boarding schools is currently raging in Sweden. Such schools remain …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Kungliga Biblioteket, National Library of Sweden – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
I was recently in Stockholm where I paid a visit to the National Library of Sweden (Kungliga Biblioteket, or “KB”), which is situated in a very pretty park. According to its website, the National Library “has been collecting virtually everything printed in Sweden or in Swedish since 1661.” A brochure about the Library provides an …
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Visiting the Vasa – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
A vist to the Vasa - the best preserved example of a 17th century warship in the world.
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