page_title: Judiciary of Sweden
section_title: General administrative courts
hierarchical_section_title: Judiciary of Sweden / Courts / General administrative courts
caption_attribution_description: Gamla Riksdagshuset i Stockholm från Birger Jarls torg. Inhyser idag Stockholms kammarrätt.
context_page_description: The judicial system of Sweden consists of the law of Sweden and a number of government agencies tasked with upholding security and rule of law within the country. The activities of these agencies include police and law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and prisons and other correctional services.
context_section_description: The general administrative courts handle numerous types of cases relating to disputes between private persons and the authorities. Over 500 different kinds of cases are assigned to the general administrative courts, like appeals against decisions made by the Swedish Tax Agency or the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.
  Administrative courts
  There are 12 administrative courts (Swedish: förvaltningsrätt). They are the court of first instance for the general administrative courts.
  Administrative courts of appeal
  There are four administrative courts of appeal (Swedish: kammarrätt). They mostly handle cases and other judicial issues that have already been dealt with by the lower administrative courts, but also act as court of first instance in cases related to the principle of public access to official records. The court needs to grant a leave to appeal to hear a case; with the exception of tax cases, cases concerning the compulsory care for young people or adults with substance misuse problems, and people who are mentally ill. A leave of appeal is only granted if there's reason to believe a decision might be overturned, or set an important precedent in a higher court.
  Supreme Administrative Court
  The Supreme Administrative Court (Swedish: Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen) is the final instance of the general administrative courts. A permission to appeal will only be granted by the Supreme Administrative Court if there is reason to believe the case may be of importance as a precedent. Simple erroneous judicial decision-making by the lower courts is usually not sufficient for the court to consider a case.
caption: The Administrative Court of Appeal Stockholm
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