Patricia Jonason

The Swedish legal framework on the right of access to official documents

The Swedish legal framework on the right of access to information—or more precisely the legal framework on the right of access to official documents—is not only distinctive because it is the worlds’ oldest, since its first adoption dates back to 1766. It is also distinguished by virtue of its legislative technique, as the right of access to official documents is partly regulated at the constitutional level as opposed to being solely mentioned and guaranteed in general terms in the constitution, as it is common in national legal systems.

Le système de la péréquation entre les collectivités locales en Suède

Pour faire face aux disparites territoriales qui affectent les capacites financieres des communes, la Suede a mis en place un systeme de perequation qui comporte cinq volets : les deux principaux s ...