Talk:Scandinavian law

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Very poor language

Many of the sentences in this article are unclear. For example,

The early laws were not formatted as they are in modern-day legal systems, rather they used codes.

Huh? Modern law is also grouped like this: criminal law, contracts law, traffic law etc.

[F]oreign influences were neglected.

[P]rovincial laws abided by externalities and thus, were more advanced.

This doesn't mean anything?

Before the acquisition by Frederick III in 1660 ...

Acquisition of what? 1660 is apparently the year he instituted absolute monarchy?

these codes read well and reflected individual human rights and the ideologies of equality. Further, in comparison to the laws of other European countries, the criminal law provisions were fair, humane and reflected individual rights

Possible POV, at least the "read well" and "fair" bits. Or else it may need to be expanded upon.

In the other countries, codes are no longer of importance, rather, comprehensive codification of public and private law holds importance.

So... codes are unimportant, but codification (= the act of making coherent codes) is important?

the developments in modern Scandinavia has led to growth in Scandinavian civil law by way of statutes

What is "growth"? Is it an increase in the number of rules?

commercial and corporations law are similar to European laws

What are "European laws"? Laws of other European countries? EU law? Napoleonic, Germanic, Roman law?

Further, modern social welfare and human rights legislation has[sic] strong connections with the international laws.

I'm guessing "international laws" in this context does not refer to international law (= the laws governing the interaction of sovereign nations) but rather to UN conventions, like the one against torture or on the rights of the child.

Scandinavian law, with a foundation of its customary laws, is pliable and less authoritarian than other European legal systems

Pliable means "easily bent". Easily bent by whom? Judges? That doesn't sound synonymous with "less authoritarian".__Gamren (talk) 01:50, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

role of precedent

I have particular difficulty with the sentence "The laws focus greatly on rules, principles and precedents that have developed in practice, especially in courts". Isn't that the main trait of a common law system? But the article goes on to say that each Scandinavian country's legal system is a civil law system. -- Seelefant (talk) 19:04, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]