A Constitution as a nation’s autobiography: what is put In and what is left

This event is part of the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law seminar series

About this event

Writers often claim that a constitution does primarily three things: it sets out the organization of the state, sets out the boundaries on the exercise of state power (in particular rights for individuals) and constitutes (according to others, legitimates) the polity. In this lecture, I examine to what extent one can say that the Swedish constitution (the Instrument of Government, IG) gives an accurate picture of these three functions and what matters are left out. I describe and explain the transition IG is undergoing from a system of “political constitutionalism” to a more mixed political/legal European constitution. I also say something about the changing role the IG plays in Swedish public law and the legal system as a whole, and speculate about the criteria for a “successful” constitution.
About the speaker
Iain Cameron, Professor in Public International Law at the University of Uppsala

Event location
Neil MacCormick Room,
Old College

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