Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)

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The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression is one of Sweden’s four constitutional laws, providing strong protections for freedom of speech in media such as radio, television, film, and certain online publications.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish constitutional law ⓘ
freedom of expression law ⓘ
adoptedBy Riksdag ⓘ
aim to ensure free formation of opinion ⓘ
to safeguard democratic discourse in electronic and technical media ⓘ
appliesTo certain online publications ⓘ
databases with a responsible editor that are granted constitutional protection ⓘ
film ⓘ
on-demand television services that meet statutory criteria ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
constitutionalRank fundamental law ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden) which covers printed media ⓘ
guarantees prohibition of prior censorship in covered media ⓘ
protection against interference by public authorities in covered media ⓘ
right to communicate information in covered media ⓘ
right to receive information in covered media ⓘ
includesPrinciple editorial independence ⓘ
exclusive liability for responsible editor ⓘ
freedom of establishment for media covered by the law ⓘ
protection of sources ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
legalStatus supra-statutory law in Sweden ⓘ
limits possibility of banning or confiscating broadcasts and recordings except under specified grounds ⓘ
oneOf four fundamental laws of Sweden ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Sweden ⓘ
protects freedom of expression in certain electronic publications ⓘ
freedom of expression in films ⓘ
freedom of expression in sound radio ⓘ
freedom of expression in technical recordings ⓘ
freedom of expression in television programmes ⓘ
provides jury trials in certain freedom-of-expression cases ⓘ
special procedural rules for offences in constitutionally protected media ⓘ
regulates criminal liability for freedom-of-expression offences in covered media ⓘ
limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of individual reputation ⓘ
limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of national security ⓘ
limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of public order ⓘ
responsible editor for broadcast and technical media ⓘ
relatedTo Act of Succession (Sweden) ⓘ
Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden) ⓘ
Instrument of Government (Sweden) ⓘ
requiresForAmendment general election between amendment decisions ⓘ
two identical decisions of the Riksdag ⓘ
scope mass media other than printed periodicals ⓘ
subject freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of speech in mass media ⓘ

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Instrument of Government (Sweden) → relatedTo → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) ⓘ
Committee on the Constitution → appliesLaw → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Constitution of Sweden → composedOf → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
SVT → regulationFramework → Swedish broadcasting law ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Regeringsformen → togetherWith → Tryckfrihetsförordningen ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden) → alongWith → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) ⓘ
Freedom of the Press Act → shortNameInSwedish → Tryckfrihetsförordningen ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Freedom of the Press Act → coexistsWith → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Freedom of the Press Act → distinguishedFrom → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression for radio and television ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
Swedish Prosecution Authority → legalBasis → Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
MPRT → legalBasis → Swedish Freedom of Expression Act ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
MPRT → legalBasis → Swedish Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)