TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Swedish Experience of the European Convention on Human Rights Since Incorporation
AU  - Cameron, Iain
PY  - 1999
PB  - Cambridge University Press (CUP)
LA  - eng
AB  - The Swedish statute incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights (hereafter "the Convention") entered into force on 1 January 1995.1The present article will look at what can loosely be termed the constitutional issues raised by incorporation of the Convention into Swedish law. One of the most interesting features of the Convention, like EC law, is that it is a separate, autonomous system of law which nonetheless, with incorporation, becomes a part of the national legal system. As such it cuts across national legal categorisations. But it is also an incomplete system. Convention issues can arise under national law which have not (yet) arisen in the context of the Convention system. Thus, studying the case law of other jurisdictions dealing with the Convention can be of immediate benefit to one's own system, even leaving aside the long-term, indirect benefit to be gained by studying comparative constitutional law in general. While the main focus of the article is directed at explaining the Swedish system for English-speaking readers, I will also draw some parallels with the British legislation incorporating the Convention.2Many questions remain regarding the likely impact of the Convention on British law. In time, the courts and Parliament will provide an answer to these. In the meantime, British lawyers can usefully study other jurisdictions.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020589300062874
DO  - 10.1017/s0020589300062874
T2  - The international & comparative law quarterly: ICLQ
VL  - 48
IS  - 1
SN  - 1471-6895
SP  - 20-56
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/cr-10.1017/s0020589300062874
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -