The Norwegian Supreme Court and Equitable Considerations: Problematic Aspects of Legal Reasoning
In: Scandinavian political studies, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 69-89
ISSN: 1467-9477
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In: Scandinavian political studies, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 69-89
ISSN: 1467-9477
In: Scandinavian political studies: SPS ; a journal, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 69-90
ISSN: 0080-6757
In: Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 1-15
ISSN: 2464-3076
In: Journal of Law and Society, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 228-248
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In: European Law Journal, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 325-339
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In: Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 35-48
ISSN: 2464-3076
In: Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 213-227
ISSN: 2464-3076
In: European journal of social security, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 409-435
ISSN: 2399-2948
As members of the Nordic family of welfare states, both Norway and Denmark are characterised by universal access to health care. Legislation and individual rights have increasingly been used as tools to promote and protect patients' equal access to health care services. At the same time both countries are struggling with increasing health care expenditures, waiting lists and a demand to prioritise health care resources in light of new and expensive treatment options. This calls for political space to adjust prioritisation policies and procedures. The article analyses the regulation of access to hospital care in Norway and Denmark, from a law and politics perspective. We explore similarities and differences between the two countries with respect to the objectives of the regulation and formulation of the right to hospital care, and how the interplay between law and politics – and juridification and politicisation – is expressed and managed in the regulation. We conclude that even though there are differences between the two countries in the extent of juridification, the regulation in both countries still leaves room for continued political governance of issues related to the prior itisation of health care services.
In: Edward Elgar essentials in social policy