KU

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KU is the abbreviated name of Sweden’s parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, which oversees constitutional matters and scrutinizes government activities.

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KU canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf committee of the legislature ⓘ
parliamentary committee ⓘ
abbreviationOf Konstitutionsutskottet ⓘ
accountabilityMechanismFor Government of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Swedish government
canInitiate constitutional review of ministers ⓘ
city Stockholm ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
countryGovernanceContext constitutional monarchy of Sweden ⓘ
EnglishName Committee on the Constitution ⓘ
function consideration of matters concerning the Riksdag Act ⓘ
examination of government bills on constitutional issues ⓘ
handling of constitutional amendments ⓘ
preparation of constitutional legislation for the Riksdag ⓘ
review of ministers’ conduct ⓘ
review of the legality of government decisions in relation to the constitution ⓘ
scrutiny of government activities ⓘ
hasMembersFrom multiple political parties represented in the Riksdag ⓘ
hasRoleIn checks and balances in Sweden ⓘ
parliamentary oversight ⓘ
hasType standing committee ⓘ
jurisdiction Sweden ⓘ
languageOfName Swedish ⓘ
legalBasis Riksdag Act ⓘ
linked to: Riksdag Act of 1974

Swedish fundamental laws ⓘ
legislativeBody Riksdag ⓘ
locatedIn Parliament House, Stockholm ⓘ
longName Konstitutionsutskottet ⓘ
meetsAt Riksdag building in Stockholm ⓘ
monitors compliance of government with the constitution ⓘ
oversees constitutional matters ⓘ
issues relating to the Act of Succession ⓘ
issues relating to the Freedom of the Press Act ⓘ
issues relating to the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression ⓘ
issues relating to the Instrument of Government ⓘ
partOf Riksdag ⓘ
prepares opinions on constitutional proposals ⓘ
reports on government conduct ⓘ
reportsTo Riksdag ⓘ
scope fundamental laws and the Riksdag Act ⓘ
selectionMethod appointed by the Riksdag ⓘ
subjectArea constitutional law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
typeOfOversight ex post review of government actions ⓘ
usesAbbreviation KU ⓘ

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