Scandinavian law

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 79. Chapters: Danish law, Finnish law, Norwegian law, Swedish law, Right of return, District court, Judicial system of Finland, Drug policy of Sweden, Scanian Law, Camilla Broe, Finnish nationality law, Vehicle registration plates of Norway, Censorship in Sweden, Constitution of Denmark, Constitution of Finland, Courts of Denmark, Supreme Court of Finland, Privacy Law in Denmark, Capital punishment in Denmark, Ambulance controversy, Day-fine, Niels Holck, Judicial system of Sweden, Norwegian nationality law, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law, Capital punishment in Sweden, Chancellor of Justice, Swedish nationality law, Medieval Scandinavian laws, Human rights in Finland, Supreme Court of Sweden, Naming law in Sweden, Capital punishment in Finland, Judicial review in Denmark, Advokat, Danish nationality law, Lex Karpela, Odelsrett, Supreme Court of Norway, Self-defense, Finnmark Act, Aktieselskab, Chancellor of Justice of Finland, Ministry of Justice, Aktiebolag, Company mortgage, Courts of justice of Norway, Life imprisonment in Finland, Murder, Abortion in Finland, Svalbard Act, Beer classification in Sweden and Finland, Stöðulög, Life imprisonment in Sweden, Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation, Norwegian Prosecuting Authority, Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden, Södertälje case, Office of the Attorney General of Norway, North Sea Fisheries Convention, Piraattiliitto, Danish Act of Succession, 24 year rule, Equality Ombudsman, Abortion in Sweden, Danish Prosecution Service, Television licensing in Sweden, Abortion in Denmark, Danish Sale of Goods Act, Oath of Allegiance, Life imprisonment in Norway, Aliens Appeals Board of Sweden, Danish Press Council, Kommanditselskab, Judicial review in Sweden, Bratt System, Consumer Agency, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway, Defence Judge Advocate Corps, Danish Penal Code, International Lawyers' Association of Finland, Lovdata, Swedish Bar Association, Outdoor Recreations Act, Planloven, Criminal Code of Finland, Justice Minister of Denmark, Lay assessor, Lovtidende, Swedish Code of Statutes, Statens offentliga utredningar, ApS, General judicial system, Council on Legislation. Excerpt: The term right of return refers to a principle of international law, codified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, giving any person the right to return to, and re-enter, his country of origin. This principle is sometimes reflected in special consideration in a country's immigration laws (called "repatriation") which facilitate or encourage the reunion of a diaspora. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) article 13 states that "veryone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." (emphasis added). There is disagreement as to what this actually means in practice as well as whether country refers to a state or a specific area of land. In addition, the change from State to country from the first sentence to the second clouds the issue. Much of the controversy surrounding such a right, however, derives from disagreement surrounding what in UDHR article 13 is referred to as "his own". Because many countries are nation states predicated on the right to national self-determination, such countries...