RS 9

82 these »constitutions» of Sweden alsowere also regarded as »fundamental» tothe Swedish state during the late decades of the sixteenth century, even if the concept of lex fundamentalis was not yet used and further research is necessary before more definitive conclusions can be drawn. The special quality attributed to these statutes was also due to their ratification by the estates and their confirmation by subsequent kings and parliaments. Changes and supplements wereadded through mutual consent and each »law» developed intoa complex of different »acts», parliamentary resolutions, and confirmations. In this way it might be possible to argue that the Swedish case also chronologically offers a close parallel to European development. It can further be pointed out that the old medieval Swedish law{landslagen) was revived in much the same way as the Magna Charta in England and the Salic lawin France. Like France, Sweden was suffering froma civil war at the end of the sixteenth century, and the political andconstitutional struggles may have promoted the application and adoptionof the new terminology.

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