Legal History in the Nordic Countries
A short history of Nordic legal history Legal history is a well-established discipline in all five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). The “father of Swedish legal science”, Johan Olofsson Stiernhöök (1596-1675), is often mentioned as the first Nordic legal author with a...
| Published in: | Clio@Themis |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Association Clio et Themis
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cliothemis/1974 |
| Summary: | A short history of Nordic legal history Legal history is a well-established discipline in all five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). The “father of Swedish legal science”, Johan Olofsson Stiernhöök (1596-1675), is often mentioned as the first Nordic legal author with an interest in legal history. Seventeenth – and eighteenth – century legal history was, following Lars Björne’s expression, largely patriotic, whereas source criticism was valued less. This patrioti. |
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