Instrument of Government (1974)

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The Instrument of Government (1974) is Sweden’s fundamental constitutional law that defines the structure of the state, the powers of public authorities, and the protection of citizens’ rights in its modern parliamentary democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document ⓘ
fundamental law of Sweden ⓘ
adoptedBy Riksdag ⓘ
appliesTo citizens of Sweden ⓘ
public authorities in Sweden ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1975 ⓘ
contains provisions on freedom of assembly ⓘ
provisions on freedom of association ⓘ
provisions on freedom of expression ⓘ
provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
provisions on legality of public power ⓘ
provisions on protection against discrimination ⓘ
provisions on protection of personal integrity ⓘ
provisions on public administration principles ⓘ
provisions on the rule of law ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
defines basic rights and freedoms of citizens in Sweden ⓘ
form of government in Sweden ⓘ
powers of public authorities in Sweden ⓘ
structure of the state in Sweden ⓘ
definesStatusOf King of Sweden as ceremonial head of state ⓘ
establishes parliamentary system in Sweden ⓘ
role of the Riksdag as the central legislative body ⓘ
hasPart Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Chapter on Judicial Power ⓘ
Chapter on the Government ⓘ
Chapter on the Head of State ⓘ
Chapter on the Riksdag ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law in Sweden ⓘ
legislativeBody Riksdag ⓘ
limits political powers of the monarch ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Sweden ⓘ
regulates dissolution of the Riksdag ⓘ
elections to the Riksdag ⓘ
formation of the Government of Sweden ⓘ
judicial power in Sweden ⓘ
local self-government in Sweden ⓘ
procedure for appointing the Prime Minister ⓘ
relationship between the Government and the Riksdag ⓘ
role of cabinet ministers in Sweden ⓘ
role of the Prime Minister of Sweden ⓘ
state administration in Sweden ⓘ
vote of no confidence in the Government ⓘ
replaced Instrument of Government (1809) ⓘ
requiresForAmendment two decisions by the Riksdag with an election in between ⓘ
underpins Sweden’s modern parliamentary democracy ⓘ
yearAdopted 1974 ⓘ

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Swedish Crown → constitutionalInstrument → Instrument of Government (1974) ⓘ
1809 Instrument of Government → followedBy → 1974 Instrument of Government ⓘ
linked to: Instrument of Government (1974)