In Royal Police Ordinances in Early Modern Sweden, based on analysis of a large amount of empirical material Toomas Kotkas claims that a new, voluntaristic understanding of law emerged in 17th-century Sweden.
Contents
Political theory and police in early modern Sweden -- Royal police ordinances between 1523 and 1611 : enforcement of medieval law -- Royal police ordinances between 1612 and 1718 : making of new law -- Scientification of police: the end of the broad conception of police -- Conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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