Administrative courts in Sweden

The administrative courts handle numerous types of cases relating to disputes between private persons and the authorities.

For example:[4][5] Other common cases are: driving licence revocation, alcohol licensing, animal welfare issues, appeals on public procurement decisions and agricultural subsidies.

Decisions made by the Swedish Migration Agency, on issues like deportation or refusal of entry, can be appealed at the Migration Courts, which are located at four of Sweden's administrative courts: Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg and Luleå.

Lay judges are laymen, not legally qualified representatives of the people, appointed by the county councils, serving four years.

Special provisions apply for the selection of judges and their dismissal, to guarantee the independence of the court, making them almost impossible to fire.

Coat of arms of the administrative court of Falun
Coat of arms of the administrative court of Luleå
Clickable image map showing the geographic boundaries of administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal in Sweden. Administrative Court of Stockholm Administrative Court of Uppsala Administrative Court of Gothenburg Administrative Court of Karlstad Administrative Court of Malmö Administrative Court of Luleå Administrative Court of Umeå Administrative Court of Härnösand Administrative Court of Falun Administrative Court of Växjö Administrative Court of Jönköping Administrative Court of Linköping
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