Ministerial governance (original) (raw)
Ministerial rule (Swedish: ministerstyre) is the informal term for when a public authority in Sweden — including the Riksdag, or a decision-making body of a municipality — tries to influence how an administrative authority (Swedish: förvaltningsmyndighet) decides in a particular case relating to the exercise of public authority vis-à-vis an individual or a local authority, or the application of legislation. This is a violation against the Instrument of Government, the main part of the constitution of Sweden.
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| dbo:abstract | Ministerial rule (Swedish: ministerstyre) is the informal term for when a public authority in Sweden — including the Riksdag, or a decision-making body of a municipality — tries to influence how an administrative authority (Swedish: förvaltningsmyndighet) decides in a particular case relating to the exercise of public authority vis-à-vis an individual or a local authority, or the application of legislation. This is a violation against the Instrument of Government, the main part of the constitution of Sweden. Swedish public administration is dualistic, meaning governmental departments are under the direct control of a minister, but the administrative authorities (or government agencies in other words) under these departments are ostensibly autonomous. The agencies work according to laws and rules decided on by the Riksdag, but apply them on their own accord. So while the agencies are formally associated with some department, a minister cannot exert control over these agencies on individual matters, and they do not have the authority to direct daily operations. Ministers are thus expressly prohibited to intervene in matters relating to the application of the law or the due exercise of an agency's authority, quite unlike the situation in many other countries. If the government believes that an agency has not applied the law correctly, its only remedy is to change the relevant legislation. The reasoning behind this is to prevent government corruption and to ensure that laws and regulations are applied equally. It also incentivises the Government and Riksdag to get rid of hard-to-interpret or problematic laws and regulations. There are rare exceptions to this distinction, such as when a natural disaster or war occurs and there is a need for a shorter chain of command. Government-owned commercial companies are not formally covered by the rule of Ministerstyre. However, the government still generally instructs them to maintain themselves in a commercial way and turn a profit. This can create conflicts. The principle of ministerial governance came under debate in 2021, when the company, which produces most of the cement used in Sweden from a mine on Gotland, failed to get a permission to continue mining. The environmental agencies delayed the case repeatedly by issuing new interpretations of the vague environmental law, including during court trials. Facing risk of blocking a large part of Swedish industrial activities, the government made a temporary exception to the law, getting criticism of overruling an agency decision, ministerial governance. (en) Ministerstyre är en term som innebär att en minister i vissa länder har rätt att detaljstyra den del av förvaltningen som lyder under ministern, ungefär som en verkställande direktör i ett företag. När ministerstyre råder är ministern den som har det yttersta ansvaret för alla beslut och handlingar som företas inom sitt departement eller ministerium (ministerförvaltning) inför den lagstiftande församlingen, regeringschefen eller statschefen; till exempel kan en minister gå in i enskilda ärenden, åsidosätta underlydande tjänstemän och fatta slutgiltiga beslut. I de flesta länder, till exempel Danmark, Norge, Storbritannien och USA råder ministerstyre som norm. Finland och Sverige har dock regler som förhindrar ministerstyre i enskilda ärenden. Begreppet används i Sverige i inhemskt sammanhang som en negativ term såsom en anklagelse om politisk misskötsel när den riktas mot svenska ministrar. I de flesta rättsstater finns förbud mot ministrar att direkt styra domstolars utslag. De länder som tillåter detta brukar vara diktaturer, och även där görs sådant ofta bakom kulisserna. Det finns exempel när diktaturer skickar motståndare i fängelse för påhittade brott eller genom retroaktiv lagstiftning. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | Ministerial rule (Swedish: ministerstyre) is the informal term for when a public authority in Sweden — including the Riksdag, or a decision-making body of a municipality — tries to influence how an administrative authority (Swedish: förvaltningsmyndighet) decides in a particular case relating to the exercise of public authority vis-à-vis an individual or a local authority, or the application of legislation. This is a violation against the Instrument of Government, the main part of the constitution of Sweden. (en) Ministerstyre är en term som innebär att en minister i vissa länder har rätt att detaljstyra den del av förvaltningen som lyder under ministern, ungefär som en verkställande direktör i ett företag. När ministerstyre råder är ministern den som har det yttersta ansvaret för alla beslut och handlingar som företas inom sitt departement eller ministerium (ministerförvaltning) inför den lagstiftande församlingen, regeringschefen eller statschefen; till exempel kan en minister gå in i enskilda ärenden, åsidosätta underlydande tjänstemän och fatta slutgiltiga beslut. (sv) |
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