TY - BOOK TI - The constitution of Sweden 1989: The Swedish Riksdag PY - 1990/// CY - Stockholm : PB - The Swedish Riksdag, KW - Constitution -- Sweden N1 - I. Earlier Swedish constitutional development -- II. The Instrument of Government of 1809 -- III. Constitutional reform -- IV. The 1974 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 exercise of power -- 2. Fundamental rights and freedoms -- 3. The Riksdag -- 4. The Head of State -- 5. The Government original RA -- a. Forming a Government -- b. Government business AT -- 6. Laws and other regulations -- 7. Taxation and the budget -- 8. Relations with 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 controlling function of the Riksdag -- a. The responsibility of the Government to Parliament -- b. The Committee on the Constitution -- c. The Ombudsmen -- d. The Riksdag auditors -- 12. Special provisions for war and the threat of war -- V. The Riksdag Act of 1974 -- 1. Sessions 20 -- 2. Limitation of 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 disseminate 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 -- AS = The Act of Succession -- FPA-The Freedom of the Press Act -- THE INSTRUMENT OF GOVERMENT -- Chapter 1. The basic principles of the Constitution -- 2. Fundamental rights and freedoms -- 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 with other States -- 11. Judicial and general administration -- 12. Parliamentary 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 approval 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 nature 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 private claims for damages -- 12. On legal proceedings in actions in freedom of the the Rilese press cases -- 13. On matter printed abroad -- 14. General provisions -- Transitional provisions ER -