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Unlike the USPS, which is a a government branch with an universal service obligation, Sweeden has a liberalized postal market. This means PostNord won a public

Unlike the USPS, which is a a government branch with an universal service obligation, Sweeden has a liberalized postal market. This means PostNord won a public tender and has a contract to deliver services to the Swedish government, regardless of the ownership structure. So, far from being an action of the government itself, this is the doing of a private interest group - the unionized employees of a government contractor - that are thus able to completely sabotage any private company by denying access to essential (and legally mandatory) government services, license plate registration. It's arbitrary private control over a public service. This is striking for any country claiming to uphold rule of law.

ceejayoz 3y ago
The "rule of law" in Sweden explicitly permits collective action of this nature, doesn't it? Hence the court ruling?
- cornholio 3y ago
  "The rule of law" is a general philosophical and legal doctrine, not the laws that happen to operate in a certain country at a certain moment. If, for example, the constitution places all decision power in the hands of a dictator, that would not be a rule-of-law regime, even if the decrees issued by said dictator are, technically speaking, legal. Historical examples of "legal" atrocities abound. What you might hint at is that the social contract is open to negotiation and Sweden, as a sovereign state, is certainly within its rights to operate its laws and courts as such. Sure. But is it wise, long term? I have my doubts.