Judiciary of Sweden

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The Judiciary of Sweden is the independent system of courts and legal institutions responsible for interpreting and applying Swedish law, ensuring justice, and safeguarding the rule of law in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesLaw Swedish law
cooperatesWith European Court of Human Rights NERFINISHED
European Court of Justice NERFINISHED
country Sweden
employs court clerks in Sweden
judges in Sweden
lay judges in Sweden
hasConstitutionalBasis Constitution of Sweden NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Swedish NERFINISHED
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.domstol.se/
hasPrimaryFunction administration of justice
application of law
interpretation of law
safeguarding rule of law
hasPrinciple judicial independence
public access to court proceedings
right to a fair trial
rule of law
hasTopCourt Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Sweden NERFINISHED
includes Labour Court of Sweden NERFINISHED
Land and Environment Courts of Sweden NERFINISHED
Market Court of Sweden NERFINISHED
Migration Courts of Sweden NERFINISHED
Patent and Market Court of Appeal NERFINISHED
isComposedOf administrative courts of Sweden
general courts of Sweden
special courts of Sweden
isFinancedBy Government of Sweden NERFINISHED
isGovernedBy Act on Public Courts (Sweden) NERFINISHED
Administrative Court Procedure Act (Sweden) NERFINISHED
Instrument of Government (Sweden) NERFINISHED
isHeadquarteredIn Stockholm NERFINISHED
isIndependentOf executive branch of Sweden
legislative branch of Sweden
legalSystemType civil law system
oversees Administrative courts of appeal of Sweden NERFINISHED
County administrative courts of Sweden NERFINISHED
Courts of appeal of Sweden NERFINISHED
District courts of Sweden
protects civil liberties in Sweden
human rights in Sweden
subjectTo European Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED
European Union law NERFINISHED

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Committee on Justice seeAlso Judiciary of Sweden
subject surface form: Committee on Justice (Sweden)
Courts of Appeal of Sweden partOf Judiciary of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal of Sweden partOf Judiciary of Sweden
this entity surface form: judiciary of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal of Sweden partOf Judiciary of Sweden
this entity surface form: Swedish court system