Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)
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The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression is one of Sweden’s four constitutional laws, providing strong protections for freedom of speech in media such as radio, television, film, and certain online publications.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression | 2 |
| Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) canonical | 2 |
| Swedish broadcasting law | 1 |
| Tryckfrihetsförordningen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4093478 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) Context triple: [Instrument of Government (Sweden), relatedTo, Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden)]
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A.
Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media
The Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media is a Finnish law that regulates how freedom of speech is practiced and protected in the country’s mass media and communications.
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B.
Language Act of Finland
The Language Act of Finland is a key Finnish law that defines and safeguards the status and rights of the country’s national languages, particularly regulating the linguistic rights of Swedish- and Finnish-speaking citizens in public administration and services.
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C.
Stockholm Revision Act
The Stockholm Revision Act is a 1967 amendment to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property that updated and modernized international rules on industrial property rights and strengthened the administrative framework of the convention.
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D.
Act on the Autonomy of Åland
The Act on the Autonomy of Åland is the Finnish law that grants the Åland Islands extensive self-government, including their own parliament and special cultural and linguistic protections.
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E.
Constitution of Sweden
The Constitution of Sweden is the fundamental legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Swedish state and safeguards democratic governance and citizens’ rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) Target entity description: The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression is one of Sweden’s four constitutional laws, providing strong protections for freedom of speech in media such as radio, television, film, and certain online publications.
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A.
Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media
The Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media is a Finnish law that regulates how freedom of speech is practiced and protected in the country’s mass media and communications.
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B.
Language Act of Finland
The Language Act of Finland is a key Finnish law that defines and safeguards the status and rights of the country’s national languages, particularly regulating the linguistic rights of Swedish- and Finnish-speaking citizens in public administration and services.
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C.
Stockholm Revision Act
The Stockholm Revision Act is a 1967 amendment to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property that updated and modernized international rules on industrial property rights and strengthened the administrative framework of the convention.
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D.
Act on the Autonomy of Åland
The Act on the Autonomy of Åland is the Finnish law that grants the Åland Islands extensive self-government, including their own parliament and special cultural and linguistic protections.
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E.
Constitution of Sweden
The Constitution of Sweden is the fundamental legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Swedish state and safeguards democratic governance and citizens’ rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish constitutional law
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freedom of expression law ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Riksdag ⓘ |
| aim |
to ensure free formation of opinion
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to safeguard democratic discourse in electronic and technical media ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
certain online publications
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databases with a responsible editor that are granted constitutional protection ⓘ film ⓘ on-demand television services that meet statutory criteria ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | fundamental law ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden)
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surface form:
Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden) which covers printed media
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| guarantees |
prohibition of prior censorship in covered media
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protection against interference by public authorities in covered media ⓘ right to communicate information in covered media ⓘ right to receive information in covered media ⓘ |
| includesPrinciple |
editorial independence
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exclusive liability for responsible editor ⓘ freedom of establishment for media covered by the law ⓘ protection of sources ⓘ |
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supra-statutory law in Sweden ⓘ |
| limits | possibility of banning or confiscating broadcasts and recordings except under specified grounds ⓘ |
| oneOf | four fundamental laws of Sweden ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Sweden ⓘ |
| protects |
freedom of expression in certain electronic publications
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freedom of expression in films ⓘ freedom of expression in sound radio ⓘ freedom of expression in technical recordings ⓘ freedom of expression in television programmes ⓘ |
| provides |
jury trials in certain freedom-of-expression cases
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special procedural rules for offences in constitutionally protected media ⓘ |
| regulates |
criminal liability for freedom-of-expression offences in covered media
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limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of individual reputation ⓘ limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of national security ⓘ limitations on freedom of expression in the interests of public order ⓘ responsible editor for broadcast and technical media ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Succession (Sweden)
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Freedom of the Press Act (Sweden) ⓘ Instrument of Government (Sweden) ⓘ |
| requiresForAmendment |
general election between amendment decisions
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two identical decisions of the Riksdag ⓘ |
| scope | mass media other than printed periodicals ⓘ |
| subject |
freedom of expression
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freedom of speech in mass media ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Sweden) Description of subject: The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression is one of Sweden’s four constitutional laws, providing strong protections for freedom of speech in media such as radio, television, film, and certain online publications.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
this entity surface form:
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
this entity surface form:
Swedish broadcasting law
this entity surface form:
Tryckfrihetsförordningen