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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Swedish courts 3
Judiciary of Sweden canonical 2
Swedish court system 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesLaw Swedish law
cooperatesWith European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Justice
country Sweden
employs court clerks in Sweden
judges in Sweden
lay judges in Sweden
hasConstitutionalBasis Constitution of Sweden
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden
hasLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
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
Supreme Court of Sweden
includes Labour Court of Sweden
Land and Environment Courts of Sweden
Market Court of Sweden
Migration Courts of Sweden
Patent and Market Court of Appeal
isComposedOf administrative courts of Sweden
general courts of Sweden
special courts of Sweden
isFinancedBy Government of Sweden
linked to: Swedish government
isGovernedBy Act on Public Courts (Sweden)
Administrative Court Procedure Act (Sweden)
Instrument of Government (Sweden)
isHeadquarteredIn Stockholm
isIndependentOf executive branch of Sweden
legislative branch of Sweden
legalSystemType civil law system
oversees Administrative courts of appeal of Sweden
County administrative courts of Sweden
Courts of appeal of Sweden
District courts of Sweden
protects civil liberties in Sweden
human rights in Sweden
subjectTo European Convention on Human Rights
European Union law

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Referenced by (8)

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

Committee on Justice (Sweden) seeAlso Judiciary of Sweden
subject linked to: Committee on Justice
Courts of Appeal of Sweden partOf Judiciary of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal of Sweden partOf judiciary of Sweden
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal of Sweden partOf Swedish court system
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
Swedish Municipal Act (regarding symbols) enforcedBy Swedish courts
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
Swedish Local Government Act enforcedBy Swedish courts
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
Swedish Prosecution Authority cooperatesWith courts of Sweden
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
Swedish Citizenship Act enforcedBy Swedish courts
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden