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Courts of Sweden

Two chains of courts: general courts for civil and criminal cases, and administrative courts for disputes with public authorities. There is no constitutional court.

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General courts

Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen)
Courts of Appeal (hovrätter)
District Courts (tingsrätter)

Administrative courts

Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen)
Administrative Courts of Appeal (kammarrätter)
Administrative Courts (förvaltningsrätter)Including the Migration Courts

Specialised courts

Labour Court, Patent and Market Courts, Land and Environment Courts
Appeals travel up the arrows. Boxes with a heavier border are the top court of each track.

Worth knowing

  • Courts can set aside a law that clearly conflicts with the Constitution, but only if the conflict is obvious.

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