Finnish law
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Finnish law is the national legal system of Finland, based on a civil law tradition and comprehensive legislation governing public, private, and criminal matters under a constitutional framework that safeguards fundamental rights and the rule of law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish law canonical | 2 |
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| barAssociation | Finnish Bar Association ⓘ |
| basedOn | statutory law ⓘ |
| codification |
Administrative Procedure Act of Finland
ⓘ
Aliens Act of Finland ⓘ Code of Judicial Procedure of Finland ⓘ Companies Act of Finland ⓘ Employment Contracts Act of Finland ⓘ Environmental Protection Act of Finland ⓘ Local Government Act of Finland ⓘ
surface form:
Municipal Act of Finland
Penal Code of Finland ⓘ Tax Procedure Act of Finland ⓘ |
| constitutionalInstrument | Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
| constitutionalReviewBody | Constitutional Law Committee of the Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| constitutionalReviewModel | decentralized constitutional review ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| criminalLiabilityAge | 15 years ⓘ |
| enshrinesPrinciple |
equality before the law
ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ legality principle in criminal law ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| EUAccessionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| EUStatus | member state legal order integrated with EU law ⓘ |
| executiveBody |
Finnish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Finland
|
| fundamentalRightsChapter |
Constitution of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Chapter 2 of the Constitution of Finland
|
| hasComponent |
EU law as applied in Finland
ⓘ
administrative law of Finland ⓘ civil law of Finland ⓘ constitutional law of Finland ⓘ criminal law of Finland ⓘ environmental law of Finland ⓘ labour law of Finland ⓘ municipal law of Finland ⓘ procedural law of Finland ⓘ tax law of Finland ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole | President of Finland ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence | Swedish era legislation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Grand Duchy of Finland
ⓘ
autonomy under Russian Empire ⓘ |
| humanRightsFramework | European Convention on Human Rights as incorporated in Finnish law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Convention on Human Rights
ⓘ
European Union legal order ⓘ
surface form:
European Union law
German legal doctrine ⓘ Swedish law ⓘ |
| judicialBody |
Courts of Appeal of Finland
ⓘ
District Courts of Finland ⓘ High Court of Impeachment of Finland ⓘ Insurance Court of Finland ⓘ Labour Court of Finland ⓘ Market Court of Finland ⓘ Supreme Administrative Court of Finland ⓘ Supreme Court of Finland ⓘ |
| languageRegulation |
Constitution of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Finland language provisions
|
| legalEducationRequirement | Master of Laws degree for judges and advocates in Finland ⓘ |
| legalFamily | Nordic law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageProtection |
Sámi languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Sami languages
|
| officialLanguage |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| openGovernmentAct | Act on the Openness of Government Activities ⓘ |
| principle |
legal certainty
ⓘ
no punishment without law ⓘ nullum crimen sine lege ⓘ proportionality ⓘ public access to official documents ⓘ |
| protectsRight |
freedom of assembly
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ property rights ⓘ right to life ⓘ right to personal liberty ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ social rights ⓘ |
| regulatesProfession |
attorneys-at-law in Finland
ⓘ
public legal aid attorneys in Finland ⓘ |
| sourceOfLaw |
Acts of Parliament
ⓘ
Decrees of the Government ⓘ Decrees of the President ⓘ EU directives as implemented in national law ⓘ EU regulations ⓘ Supreme Administrative Court of Finland ⓘ
surface form:
case law of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland
case law of the Supreme Court of Finland ⓘ customary law in limited areas ⓘ general principles of law ⓘ international treaties binding on Finland ⓘ |
| supremeLaw | Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
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