A GJ Advances article.

Abstract

Many writers on comparative private law divide the legal systems of the world into families. However, some authors have claimed that the grouping of the national legal systems in families is not a useful tool for the legal writer and his reader. The 5 Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden has a little more than 8 millions, Denmark and Finland a little more than 5 each, Norway 4 millions and Iceland 300.000 inhabitants. Together they have a total population of 23 million, which is a little less than 4 per thousand of the world's population of 6 billion. On the other hand, each of them range among the 10 wealthiest nations of the world measured by the BNP. Do the 5 Nordic legal systems constitute a legal family?

Originally published in Global Jurist Advances.

Recommended Citation

Lando, Ole (2001) "Nordic Countries, a Legal Family? A Diagnosis and a Prognosis," Global Jurist Advances: Vol. 1 : Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/gj/advances/vol1/iss2/art5