The Nordic Criminal Law Doctrine in a European Setting – Challenges and Potential

<p>This brief article analyses the Nordic criminal law doctrine. It has a Finnish legal scholar point of view, but it also applies a Nordic approach in a European setting. In this article, the aim of criminal doctrine is discussed and the limits of a completely national criminal law doctrine a...

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Main Author: Dan Frände
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bergen 2014-05-01
Series:Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Online Access:https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/618
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Summary:<p>This brief article analyses the Nordic criminal law doctrine. It has a Finnish legal scholar point of view, but it also applies a Nordic approach in a European setting. In this article, the aim of criminal doctrine is discussed and the limits of a completely national criminal law doctrine are examined. Thereafter the question if Europe can learn anything from a Nordic criminal law doctrine is asked. Lastly, the question if a criminal law doctrine with European influence is of any practical relevance is posed and reflected upon. </p>
ISSN:1894-4183