SwedenLag och rätt 7 · Law and justice
Which type of court tries disputes between an individual and a public authority, for example about a decision from the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilken typ av domstol prövar tvister mellan en enskild person och en myndighet, till exempel om ett beslut från Skatteverket?
- aThe administrative courts (förvaltningsdomstolarna)FörvaltningsdomstolarnaCorrect answer
- bThe general courts (de allmänna domstolarna)De allmänna domstolarna
- cThe district courts (tingsrätterna)Tingsrätterna
- dThe courts of appeal (hovrätterna)Hovrätterna
Why?
The administrative courts examine whether decisions made by public authorities are correct. They are the administrative court (förvaltningsrätt), the administrative court of appeal (kammarrätt) and the Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen).
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