Supreme Court of Sweden

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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.

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Generate an image of the Supreme Court of Sweden (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.)

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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 Government of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Swedish government
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 (in its insignia) ⓘ
established 1789 ⓘ
foundedBy 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 Högsta domstolen ⓘ
numberOfJustices 16 ⓘ
precededBy 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 ⓘ

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

Stockholm → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Supreme Court of Sweden → nativeName → Högsta domstolen ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Sweden
Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Bonde Palace → occupant → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Judges Proposals Board → relatedTo → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Courts of Appeal of Sweden → higherCourt → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Courts of Appeal of Sweden → appealTo → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure → appliesTo → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Council of State (Sweden) → relatedBody → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Sollentuna District Court → ultimateAppealTo → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Prosecution Authority → subjectToControlBy → Supreme Court of Sweden (precedent‑setting case law) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Sweden
Judiciary of Sweden → hasTopCourt → Supreme Court of Sweden ⓘ