Papers by Simon Niklasson
During the time period 2011-2012 the Swedish Supreme Court (SSC) issued a number of precedent ver... more During the time period 2011-2012 the Swedish Supreme Court (SSC) issued a number of precedent verdicts. The norms imposed by the judiciary power aimed at changing the legal situation regarding crimes related to narcotics. The aim was focused on how penal punishments were measured as well as the criteria for when a crime should be deemed severe or not. This paper has chosen to entitle this initiative as the narcotic revolution. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal changes brought by the narcotic revolution and to problematize them against the following terms, firmly established, in Swedish law: democracy, the separation of powers and the constitutional state. The paper’s purpose is also to critically analyze the separation of powers between the legislative and judiciary branches in Swedish law. The question regarding whether SSC should have issued the first verdict of the narcotic revolution in full house is an additional question also included in the paper. Previous cus...
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Papers by Simon Niklasson