A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Parliamentary Oversight in Finland
Tekijät: Brunila, Tuukka; Salminen, Janne; Farzamfar, Mehrnoosh
Toimittaja: Sanja Bogojević, Xavier Groussot
Julkaisuvuosi: 2026
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Emergency and EU Law : The Case of Covid-19, Climate Change and Migration
Sarjan nimi: Swedish Studies in European Law
Numero sarjassa: 21
Aloitussivu: 263
Lopetussivu: 279
ISBN: 978-1-5099-9332-1
eISBN: 978-1-5099-9335-2
ISSN: 1757-8124
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509993352.ch-013
Julkaisun avoimuus kirjaamishetkellä: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoimuus : Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Verkko-osoite: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781509993352&tocid=b-9781509993352-chapter13
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/491442927
Rinnakkaistallenteen lisenssi: CC BY NC ND
Rinnakkaistallennetun julkaisun versio: Kustantajan versio
In this chapter, we analyse how the Finnish Constitution facilitates parliamentary oversight and constitutional control of executive emergency measures. We first develop a theoretical perspective on parliamentary oversight (Section II). We then analyse the constitutional basis of emergency legislation in Finland and its limits in Section 23 of the constitution (Section III). Thereafter, we analyse the special emergency legislation in Finland – that is, the Emergency Powers Act – from the perspective of legislative oversight (Section IV), as well as the relevance of the constitution in this regard. The decision-making mechanisms available under section 23 of the Finnish constitution and the Emergency Powers Act mean that the Finnish parliament has a legislative oversight mandate during states of emergency. In addition, we highlight the role of the parliament in controlling the legality of emergency measures. While some have argued that the Finnish system in this context relies on political culture, we argue that the Finnish Constitution and other relevant legislation offer an important example of parliamentary control during emergencies (Section V).
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Brunila's research on this chapter has been funded by the Government of Finland as a part of the The Lessons of the Pandemic Crisis -project (PAKO).