CONSTITUTION, JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC POWERS STRUCTURE – FINNISH PERSPECTIVES

Authors

  • Laura Ervo The universities of Helsinki, Turku and Eastern Finland, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/redp.2020.47584

Keywords:

Constitution, Judiciary, Public Powers Structure, Finnish Perspective

Abstract

This papers analyses the main contents of the Finland Constitution and the Judiciary. Finland Constitution is the basis of all legislation . It exercises of government power,  and it details the fundamental rules, values and principles of Finnish democracy. According to the Constitution, judicial power lies with independent courts of law. The courts are independent: they are bound only by the law in force. Finnish procedural law has been both internationalized and constitutionalized since the 1990s and the result of court proceedings plays a more significant role for the parties

Author Biography

Laura Ervo, The universities of Helsinki, Turku and Eastern Finland, Finland

Dr. Professor of law, University of Örebro, Sweden. Adjunct Professor (Docent), The universities of Helsinki, Turku and Eastern Finland, Finland.

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Ervo, L. (2019). CONSTITUTION, JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC POWERS STRUCTURE – FINNISH PERSPECTIVES. Revista Eletrônica De Direito Processual, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.12957/redp.2020.47584