Abstract
Swedish family law acquired its modern shape mainly in the late 1910s, the 1920s and the early 1930s, when the old legal order, which for the most part was laid down as long ago as 1734 in the Code of Laws, was revised after a long-felt need of reforms following the changes in society described in the introductory chapter of this volume. The reform work of the earlier part of the century resulted in the three “Books” which make up Swedish family law, or at least the greater and more important part of it. These books — the Book on Marriage, the Book on Parents and Children and the Book on Successions — suggest suitable subdivisions of the topic now in issue.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Bibliographical Notice
Malmström, Å., Matrimonial Property Law in Sweden. In Matrimonial property law, London 1955, 410–429.
Schmidt, F., The Prospective Law of Marriage. Scandinavian Studies in Law, 15, 1971, 191–218.
Sundberg, J. W. F., Marriage or no Marriage. The Directives for the Revision of Swedish Family Law. The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 20, 1971, 223–238.
Hillert, S., and Hessler, H., Le régime matrimonial légal en Suède. Le régime matrimonial légal dans les législations contemporaines, 2 éd. Paris 1974, 651–660.
Forssius, G., La législation suédoise sur le mariage. Stockholm 1975.
Baxter, I. F. G., Recent Developments in Scandinavian Family Law. The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 1977, 150–168.
Summaries in English concerning the following topics in reports by Swedish Governmental Commissions: The Entry into and Dissolution of Marriage — SOU 1972:41. Familj och äktenskap 1, 249–265.
Family Maintenance — SOU 1977: 37. Underhâll till barn och fränskilda, 41–46.
Ban on Physical Punishment — SOU 1978: 10. Barnets rätt 1. Om förbud mot aga, 11–12.
Custody Regulations — SOU 1979:63. Barnets rätt 2. Om föräldraansvar m. m., 21–28.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1981 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tottie, L. (1981). Family Law. In: Strömholm, S. (eds) An Introduction to Swedish Law. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4347-1_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4347-1_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-017-4349-5
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-4347-1
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive