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The Swedish Judiciary

The Swedish Judiciary. Göran Bodin. The Swedish Administrative System. Swedish National Courts Administration. The Judiciary. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS. GENERAL COURTS. The Supreme Court. The Supreme Administrative Court. Courts of Appeal (6). Administrative Courts of Appeal (4).

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The Swedish Judiciary

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  1. The Swedish Judiciary Göran Bodin

  2. The Swedish Administrative System

  3. Swedish National Courts Administration The Judiciary GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVECOURTS GENERALCOURTS The SupremeCourt The SupremeAdministrativeCourt Courts of Appeal (6) AdministrativeCourts of Appeal (4) District Courts(49) Administrative Courts (12) Number of employees3750, of these are 1150 judges Number of employees2050, of these are 600 judges Rent and TenancyTribunals (8) The Legal Aid Authority

  4. The General Courts District Court • Criminal cases • Civil cases

  5. Type of cases - district courts Criminal cases Homicide, assault, sexual assault and related offences Robbery, theft and related offences Economic crime and fraud Minor offences (cases dealt with by a law clerk) Other offences Civil cases Family cases Minor cases (the matter in dispute is about a small amount) Other civil cases Environmental cases Property cases

  6. The General Courts Court of Appeal • Criminal cases • Civil cases

  7. The General Courts The Supreme Court • Criminal cases • Civil cases

  8. The General Administrative Courts Administrative Courts (14) Cases between the individual and the public, i.e. tax cases and cases under the Social Services Act.

  9. Type of cases - administrative courts Main categories Tax cases Social insurance cases Cases under the Social Services Act Psychiatry cases Cases about social welfare Migration cases Other cases

  10. The General Administrative Courts Administrative Courts of Appeal

  11. The General Administrative Courts The Supreme Administrative Court

  12. Objectives from the government (2) 75 % of the criminal cases in the District Courts and the Courts of Appeal should be closed within five months 75 % of the civil cases in the District Courts and the Courts of Appeal should be closed within seven months 75 % of the cases in the administrative courts should be closed within sex months

  13. Performance 2008 (according to the Government objectives)

  14. Performance 2008 (according to the Government objectives)

  15. There ought to be 4 entrances to the courtroom for the different parties Strategic regulations for court buildings Rooms for discussion, negotiation and preparation Separate rooms for prosecutors, lawyers, witnesses, plaintiffs etc. The reception Court room A manned reception

  16. Strategic regulations for court buildings • Office premises should be completely separate from the courtrooms. • No visitors have access to these premises. • The design of the offices should be flexible to allow for different grouping arrangements and a changing organisation. • The offices are adapted to working methods and workgroups – not to person or position. • The offices should promote an exchange of information between colleagues, thus creating an open environment with common meeting rooms, file rooms, information areas, relaxation areas etc. Offices

  17. The role of the Swedish National Courts Administration (SNCA) The National Courts Administration is a state agency reporting to the Government The National Courts Administration can not interfere with the courts adjudicating activities (courts and judges are independent) The main task is to be responsible for overall coordination and comprehensive issues for the Swedish Judiciary. This includes personnel development, training of judges and court staff, information to courts and the public, providing premises, IT-systems and court technology, resource allocation and court statistics, budgeting and financial analysis and follow up

  18. Swedish National Courts Administration - the organisation Board Appointments Proposals Board The General Director Law Clerk Board InternalAudit Office Staff DisciplinaryBoard Legal Department Communications Department Administration Department Security Department IT Department Development Department Human Resources Department Finance Department

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