TY - BOOK AU - Husa,Jaakko TI - Constitutional systems of the world : : the constitution of Finland SN - 9781841138688 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford : PB - Hart, KW - Constitutional law KW - Finland N1 - Acknowledgements -- Table Of Cases -- Table Of Statutes -- 1. Constitution In General Context -- Introduction -- What is the Constitution in Finland? -- Defining the Field -- Short History of Finnish Constitutional Law -- Sources of Constitutional Law -- International and European Borderlines -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 2. Institutional Design -- Introduction -- General Structure and Division of Power -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 3. Legislative Power-The Parliament -- Introduction -- Parliamentary Elections -- Parliament's Key-Functions -- Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 4. Executive Power -- Introduction -- Government -- President -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Websites -- 5. Decentralised Government -- Introduction -- Local Government -- Ă…land Islands: Federal Feature in Unitary State? -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Websites -- 6. Judicial Institutions and Their Functions -- Introduction -- Finnish Rule of Law -- Judiciary and Judicial Organs -- Supreme Courts and Constitutionally Relevant Case Law -- Other Forms of Ensuring Constitutionality: Overseeing Legality The Hierarchy of Norms and its Maintenance: Constitutional Judicial Review -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Websites -- 7. Fundamental Rights And Their Protection -- Introduction -- Fundamental Rights: National and International -- System of Constitutional Rights and Freedoms -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Websites -- 8. Changing the Constitution -- Loose or Rigid Constitutionalism -- Formal Versus Informal Changes of Constitution -- Controversy: The Role of Exceptive Acts -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 9. Challenges and Future Directions -- Constitutional Luck? -- Present State and Controversies -- Conclusion: Future Prospects -- Index ER -