Nordic Law in European Context

Pia Letto-Vanamo is a professor at the University of Helsinki. She is a legal historian and comparative lawyer specialising in European and Nordic legal history, Nordic legal culture(s) and transnational law. Currently she is working as dean of the Faculty of Law  t the University of Helsinki.  She has published several books and articles on European and Nordic legal history, history of legal integration, on legal cultures in the world and on questions concerning access to justice and the ADR.  Ditlev Tamm is a professor of legal history, and teaches history of law, comparative law and law and literature at the University of Copenhagen. He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters and has published several books and articles within the fields of Danish and European legal history, comparative law, political history, literature and cultural studies.  Bent Ole Gram Mortensen is a professor at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense. His chair includes environmental and energy law. He has published a large number of books and articles on a broad range of subjects, including energy law, environmental law, Arctic law, constitutional law and competition law.

• Chapter 1. Nordic Legal Mind.- Chapter 2. Nordic Model of Welfare States.- Chapter 3. Constitutional Mentality.- Chapter 4. Respecting Autonomies and Minorities.- Chapter 5. Promoting Gender Equality.- Chapter 6.  Marriage and Family Relations.- Chapter 7. Contracting with a Social Dimension.- Chapter 8. Property and its Limits.- Chapter 9. Labour Market and Collective Agreements.- Chapter 10. Public Administration and Good Governance.-  Chapter 11. Crime and Punishment.- Chapter 12. Courts and Court Proceedings.