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Skriven 2006-01-01 23:28:34 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
     Kommentar till en text av Ross Cassell
Ärende: Re: Editor's censorship
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Ross,
 
> WD> Ross Cassel would be a good example, he is a self-declared authority
> WD> on Swedish law.
 
> You dont have to be an authority if you know how to read.
 
Perhaps one reads in it what one wants to read while one does not understand
the system.
 
I don't know the Swedish legislative system so I will not even attempt to
understand it because I have no grasp on how a Swedish law comes into being,
how it is voted in, what the options for interpretation are etc...
 
Let me give you an example. The legislative chambers of Parliament here in
Belgium can come-up with new laws. When they reach a majority-agreement it will
be sent to the full Chamber of Representatives, if they vote it in then it
passes to the Senate. If they vote it in, it gets published in the official
state publication, the "Moniteur", after which it becomes a law.
 
And then you can pluck it from a website in different languages ... but that
doesn't mean a thing.
 
The courts can only act on a law if the King has signed a Royal Decree by which
the law becomes enforceable, in that Royal Decree the King has the option to
narrow down or broaden the scope of said law, he may include specific
interpretations and/or limitations which can significantly influence the weight
of such a law and that would not be included in what you pluck from the
website.
 
We also have our courts and a Supreme Court here which, just as in the US, can
issue spedific rulings which then become de-facto law. That you will not be
able to pluck from a website either.
 
So unless you have a complete grasp of how our system works and how the
different competent bodies can work with or against each-other, you cannot go
to a website, pluck a single text from it and by virtue of your own
interpretation start dispensing wisdom.
 
I expect as much that there will be a specific procedure for such matters in
Sweden which has come into being for reasons which we don't know but which suit
their purpose.
 
So unless one knows and understands what he/she is talking about, keeping
silent cannot be improved.
 
Take care,
 
 \%/@rd

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