Nordic law is often referred to as something different from other legal systems. At the same
time it is a common belief that the Nordic countries share more or less the same legal
tradition and are very similar in their approach to the law. Considering both of these points
of view the book tells a story of how Nordic law and Nordic legal thinking differ from other
legal systems and how there are many particularities in the law of each of the Nordic
countries making them different from each other.The idea of Nordic law also conceals national
features. The basic premise of the book is that even if strictly speaking there is no such
thing as a Nordic common law it still makes sense to speak of Nordic law and that acquiring a
more-than-basic knowledge of this law is interesting not only for comparative lawyers but also
helpful for those working with Nordic lawyers and dealing with questions involving law in the
Nordic countries.
