Nordic Law in European Context

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Nordic Legal Mind

   • Pia Letto-Vanamo, Ditlev Tamm

   Pages 1-19

3. Nordic Model of Welfare States

   • Jørn Henrik Petersen

   Pages 21-39

4. Constitutional Mentality

   • Jaakko Husa

   Pages 41-60

5. Respecting Autonomies and Minorities

   • Bent Ole Gram Mortensen, Markku Suksi

   Pages 61-77

6. Promoting Gender Equality

   • Johanna Niemi

   Pages 79-95

7. Marriage and Family Relations

   • Ingrid Lund-Andersen, Annette Kronborg

   Pages 97-113

8. Contracting with a Social Dimension

   • Johan Bärlund, Peter Moegelvang-Hansen

   Pages 115-133

9. Property and Its Limits

   • Patrik Lindskoug

   Pages 135-151

10. Labour Market and Collective Agreements

    • Jens Kristiansen

    Pages 153-161

11. Public Administration and Good Governance

    • Olli Mäenpää, Niels Fenger

    Pages 163-178

12. Crime and Punishment

    • Tapio Lappi-Seppälä, Kimmo Nuotio

    Pages 179-199

13. Courts and Court Proceedings

    • Anna Nylund, Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde

    Pages 201-213

Nordic law is often referred to as something different from other legal systems. At the same time, it is a common belief that the Nordic countries share more or less the same legal tradition and are very similar in their approach to the law. Considering both of these points of view, the book tells a story of how Nordic law and Nordic legal thinking differ from other legal systems, and how there are many particularities in the law of each of the Nordic countries, making them different from each other.


The idea of “Nordic” law also conceals national features. The basic premise of the book is that even if, strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a Nordic common law, it still makes sense to speak of “Nordic” law, and that acquiring a more-than-basic knowledge of this law is interesting not only for comparative lawyers, but also helpful for those working with Nordic lawyers and dealing with questions involving law in the Nordic countries.

• Nordic Law
• Nordic Legal Cooperation
• Nordic Legal Thinking
• Nordic Welfare State
• Nordic Constitutional Mentality
• Social Civil Law
• Nordic Family Law
• Nordic Administrative Law
• Nordic Criminal Policy
• Nordic Courts

• University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  Pia Letto-Vanamo

• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

  Ditlev Tamm

• University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

  Bent Ole Gram Mortensen

Pia Letto-Vanamo is a professor at the University of Helsinki. She is a legal historian and comparative lawyer specialising in European and Nordic legal history, Nordic legal culture(s) and transnational law. Currently she is working as dean of the Faculty of Law  t the University of Helsinki.  She has published several books and articles on European and Nordic legal history, history of legal integration, on legal cultures in the world and on questions concerning access to justice and the ADR. 
 
Ditlev Tamm is a professor of legal history, and teaches history of law, comparative law and law and literature at the University of Copenhagen. He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters and has published several books and articles within the fields of Danish and European legal history, comparative law, political history, literature and cultural studies. 
 
Bent Ole Gram Mortensen is a professor at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense. His chair includes environmental and energy law. He has published a large number of books and articles on a broad range of subjects, including energy law, environmental law, Arctic law, constitutional law and competition law.

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