Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden

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The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden is the highest court in the country for cases involving administrative law and disputes between individuals and public authorities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative court
court of last resort
supreme court
appealFrom administrative courts of appeal
appliesTo administrative law
appointingAuthority Government of Sweden
linked to: Swedish government
branch judicial branch of Sweden
buildingUse court building
country Sweden
decisionsAre binding on lower administrative courts
final
distinctFrom Supreme Court of Sweden
establishedAsCurrentForm 2011
establishedAsRegeringsrätten 1909
function develops precedent in administrative law
ensures uniform application of administrative law
reviews appeals in administrative cases
governs interpretation of Swedish administrative legislation
handles disputes between individuals and public authorities
hasCounterpart Supreme Court of Sweden
hasJurisdictionOver decisions of administrative authorities
decisions of lower administrative courts
hears cases of importance for guidance of lower courts
cases of significant precedential value
higherThan administrative courts of appeal of Sweden
jurisdiction Sweden
language Swedish
legalArea education administrative law
environmental administrative law
migration and asylum law
public procurement law
social security law
tax law
legalStatus constitutional body of Sweden
legalSystem Swedish legal system
legalTradition civil law
locatedIn Stockholm
nativeName Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen
oversees legality of decisions by administrative authorities
partOf judiciary of Sweden
previousName Regeringsrätten
role highest administrative court in Sweden
seat Stockholm
shortName HFD
typeOfAppeals leave-to-appeal system
websiteLanguage Swedish

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Stockholm isSeatOf Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Supreme Court of Sweden hasCounterpart Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Supreme Court of Sweden distinguishedFrom Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden nativeName Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen
linked to: Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden previousName Regeringsrätten
linked to: Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen nativeName Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen
subject linked to: HFD
linked to: Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen alsoKnownAs Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
subject linked to: HFD
administrative courts of appeal of Sweden higherCourt Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal canBeAppealedTo Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
administrative courts of appeal belowCourt Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland nativeName Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen
linked to: Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden