Committee on the Constitution

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The Committee on the Constitution is a standing committee of the Swedish Riksdag responsible for constitutional matters, oversight of government activities, and issues related to the fundamental laws of Sweden.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Committee on the Constitution canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary committee
standing committee
appliesLaw Act of Succession (Sweden)
surface form: Act of Succession

Freedom of the Press Act
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
surface form: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression

Instrument of Government
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden
country Sweden
governmentTypeContext constitutional monarchy
hasDomain administrative law
constitutional law
media law
parliamentary law
hasFunction handling of matters concerning parliamentary control
handling of matters concerning the Riksdag Act
handling of matters concerning the organisation of the Government Offices
handling of matters concerning the relationship between the Riksdag and the Government
handling of matters concerning the royal house’s constitutional position
oversight of application of fundamental laws
preparation of constitutional amendments
preparation of legislation on freedom of expression
preparation of legislation on freedom of the press
review of government bills on constitutional issues
review of ministerial conduct
scrutiny of the Government
hasSwedishName Committee on the Constitution (Konstitutionsutskottet)
surface form: Konstitutionsutskottet
headquartersLocation Stockholm
jurisdiction Sweden
legislativeBody Riksdag
locatedIn Parliament House, Stockholm
officialLanguage Swedish
operatesIn Stockholm
oversightOf Swedish government
surface form: Government of Sweden

ministers of the Government of Sweden
parentOrganization Riksdag
partOf Riksdag
committee system of the Riksdag
responsibleFor constitutional matters
issues related to the Act of Succession
issues related to the Freedom of the Press Act
issues related to the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
issues related to the Instrument of Government
issues related to the fundamental laws of Sweden
oversight of government activities
shortName KU
subjectOf Riksdag committee rules
parliamentary scrutiny reports
systemContext unitary state

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Riksdag hasPart Committee on the Constitution