Supreme Court of Sweden

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Sweden is the highest judicial authority in Sweden for civil and criminal cases, serving as the final court of appeal and guiding the development of Swedish case law.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Högsta domstolen 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort →
judicial body →
supreme court →
abbreviation HD →
address Riddarhustorget 8, Stockholm, Sweden →
appealsFrom Courts of Appeal of Sweden →
appointedOnProposalOf Judges Proposals Board →
appointmentBy Swedish government →
surface form: Government of Sweden
branchOfGovernment judiciary of Sweden →
buildingType palace →
canSitEnBanc yes →
city Stockholm →
composition Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden →
constitutionalBasis Instrument of Government (Sweden) →
country Sweden →
decisionsAreFinal true →
decisionsFormPrecedent yes →
distinguishedFrom Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden →
emblem Greater coat of arms of Sweden →
surface form: greater coat of arms of Sweden (in its insignia)
established 1789 →
foundedBy King Gustav III of Sweden →
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
hasCounterpart Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden →
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases →
criminal cases →
hasWebsite https://www.hogstadomstolen.se →
headedBy President of the Supreme Court of Sweden →
hearsCasesInPanelsOf usually five justices →
jurisdiction Sweden →
languageOfProceedings Swedish →
legalSystem Nordic legal system →
civil law →
locatedIn Bonde Palace →
Stockholm →
mandatoryRetirementAge 67 →
movedToCurrentBuilding 1949 →
nativeName Supreme Court of Sweden self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Högsta domstolen
numberOfJustices 16 →
precededBy King in Council of State →
surface form: King in Council (as highest court)
primaryFunctionOfLeaveToAppeal clarify and develop the law →
regulatedBy Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure →
requiresLeaveToAppeal true →
role court of final appeal in civil cases →
court of final appeal in criminal cases →
ensuring uniform application of law →
guiding development of Swedish case law →
shortName HD →
termLength until mandatory retirement age →
typeOfLawApplied Swedish law →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Sweden →
Stockholm → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Sweden →
Supreme Court of Sweden → nativeName → Supreme Court of Sweden self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Högsta domstolen