Constitution of Sweden 1974, as amended to 2018
Marriage and Family Life
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    The public institutions shall promote the ideals of democracy as guidelines in all sectors of society and protect the private and family lives of the individual.
    … (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 2)
  • Swedish
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    Det allmänna ska verka för att demokratins idéer blir vägledande inom samhällets alla områden samt värna den enskildes privatliv och familjeliv.
    … (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 2§)
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Reference to Chapter 2, Article 22, para. 1 "A draft law under Article 20 shall be held in abeyance, unless rejected by the Riksdag, for a minimum of twelve months from the date on which the first Riksdag committee report on the proposal was submitted to the Chamber, if so moved by at least ten members. The Riksdag may, however, adopt the proposal directly if it has the support of at least five sixths of those voting. ..."
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Freedom of the Press Act, Chap. 7, Art. 7 as amended by 2018 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2019.
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Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression, Chapter 3, Art. 2 as amended by 2018 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2019.