International Law

Financial Distress Has No Borders
The Swedish word designating a corporation is aktiebolag (lit., "stock company"), abbreviated "A/B." This A/B represents the last two letters in the name of one of Sweden's most beloved companies, Saab (Svenska Aeroplan A/B, Swedish Airplane Co...

The Scandinavian Connection
A chance remark by a Swedish friend about English loan words in Swedish set me on the trail of borrowings of Swedish origin that have entered the English language. There are a few common ones:

Swedish Medical Students and Criminals too
The New York Times has an interesting article on some recent difficulties Swedish medical schools have had with criminals applying and being accepted at their schools. Dr. Lawrence Altman writes, In contrast with the United States, Swedish laws and customs...

Begging for Billions, America and the Bankruptcy Code.
Look, we won't need any more than $38 billion in loans. We made the trip here twice. Washington Post: "Senate Banking Committee Chair Endorses Support for Auto Industry". To Chris Dodd: A significant number of U...

Swedish Pirate Party Predicted to Win EU Parliament Seat
Pirate Bay guilty verdict surges membership to over 42,000, and leads pollsters to predict it will surpass the 4% threshold necessary to get a Swedish seat in the assembly. The conviction of Swedish BitTorrent tracker site for facilitating copyright infringement continues to reverberate in that country...

Swedish MP - FRA Suspected of Already Beginning Surveillance Program
Following a seemingly global trend towards total surveillance, according to Swedish MP Max Andersson, the FRA is suspected of starting up their surveillance program without parliamentary approval...