INTRODUCTION --
I. Earlier Swedish constitutional development --
II. The Instrument of Government of 1809 --
III. Constitutional reform --
IV. The Instrument of Government --
1. The basic principles --
a. Democracy --
b. A representative polity --
c. A parliamentary polity --
d. Local self-government --
e. The legality of the exercise of power --
2. Fundamental freedoms and rights --
3. The Riksdag --
4. The King --
5. The Government --
a. Formation of a Government --
b. The business of the Government --
6. Laws and other regulations --
7. Taxes and budget --
8. Relations to other States --
9. Judicial and general administration --
a. The Courts --
b. The administrative authorities --
c. Judicial control of the legislature --
10. The State Church --
11. The Riksdag's power of control --
a. The parliamentary responsibility of the Government --
b. The Committee on the Constitution --
c. The Ombudsmen --
d. The auditors of the Riksdag --
12. Special provisions for war and danger of war --
V. The Riksdag Act --
1. Sessions --
2. Restrictions on debate --
3. Introduction of business --
4. The preparation of business --
5. The decision of business --
VI. The Act of Succession --
VII. The Freedom of the Press Act --
1. The right to print, publish and distribute written matter --
2. The supply of news --
3. Restrictions on the freedom of the press --
4. Supervision and legal proceedings Abbreviations --
IG = The Instrument of Government --
RA = The Riksdag Act --
FPA The Freedom of the Press Act --
THE INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT --
Chapter 1. The basic principles of the Constitution --
2. Fundamental freedoms and rights --
3. The Riksdag --
4. The business of the Riksdag --
5. The Head of State --
6. The Government --
7. The business of the Government --
8. Laws and other regulations --
9. Financial power --
10. Relations to other States --
11. Judicial and general administration --
12. Power of control --
13. War and danger of war Transitional provisions --
THE RIKSDAG ACT --
Chapter 1. Sessions --
2. Meetings of the Chamber --
3. Introduction of business --
4. The preparation of business --
5. The decision of business --
6. Interpellations and questions to Ministers --
7. General provisions on elections in the Riksdag. --
8. Certain officials and bodies --
9. Provisions concerning personnel and administra- --
tion --
Transitional provisions --
THE ACT OF SUCCESSION --
THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ACT --
Chapter 1. On the freedom of the press --
2. On the public character of official documents --
3. On the right to anonymity --
4. On the production of printed matter --
5. On the publication of periodicals --
6. On the circulation of printed matter --
7. On offences against the freedom of the press --
8. Provisions concerning liability under penal law --
9. On supervision and prosecution --
10. On special coercive measures --
11. On claims for damages --
12. On legal proceedings in actions in freedom of the press cases --
13. On matters printed in foreign countries --
14. General provisions.