Different Language, Different Law? An Analysis of Key Concepts used in Swedish and EU Crisis Management Legislation
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Corresponding Author:
Sari Kouvo
Gothenburg university Sweden
sari.kouvo@law.gu.se
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The aim of this paper is to analyse the different concepts, definitions and language used to define and describe crisis in Swedish and European legislation, and to discuss what consequences the differences may lead to when developing policy and operational responses in an actual crisis situation.
The paper will, in particular, focus on the relationship between the Swedish approach to total defense and the EU focus on security (with some sneaked in notions of defense) and on the Swedish proposals focused on peace time crisis and the EU's civilian protections approaches. It will also discuss the question of derogations under the European Convention for Human Rights.
The paper is proposed for the panel about Law in Crisis.
Law in Crisis? Analysing the Challenge of Making Laws Work in and after Disasters and Crises