1 The Swedish Judiciary Göran Bodin

2 The Swedish Administrative System The Parliament Government Ministry A Government Ministry B Government Ministry of Justice The PoliceThe ProsecutionThe Judiciary

3 GENERAL COURTS GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS The Supreme Court The Supreme Administrative Court Courts of Appeal (6) District Courts (49) Administrative Courts of Appeal (4) Administrative Courts (12) The Legal Aid Authority Rent and Tenancy Tribunals (8) Number of employees 3750, of these are 1150 judges Number of employees 2050, of these are 600 judges The Judiciary Swedish National Courts Administration

4 Criminal cases Civil cases The General Courts District Court

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 Criminal cases Civil cases The General Courts Court of Appeal

7 Criminal cases Civil cases The General Courts The Supreme Court

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 Type of court/category of caseTime in months to close 75 % of the cases ( 75 percentile) GovernmentsResults objectives District Courts - Civil cases - Criminal cases 7,0 5,0 9,5 5,6 9,3 6,0 8,6 5,5 Courts of Appeal - Civil cases - Criminal cases 7,0 5,0 10,7 9,2 10,0 9,6 9,7 8,5 Performance 2008 (according to the Government objectives)

14 Type of court/category of caseTime in months to close 75 % of the cases ( 75 percentile) GovernmentsResults objectives Administrative Courts 6,09,19,78,7 Administrative Courts of Appeal 6,0 10,910,810,0 Performance 2008 (according to the Government objectives)

15 Strategic regulations for court buildings Separate rooms for prosecutors, lawyers, witnesses, plaintiffs etc. Rooms for discussion, negotiation and preparation Court room The reception There ought to be 4 entrances to the courtroom for the different parties 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 Appointments Proposals Board Law Clerk Board The General Director Development Department Human Resources Department Finance Department IT Department Administration Department Communications Department Legal Department Security Department Board Staff Disciplinary Board Internal Audit Office