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Swedish law and legal materials

Swedish law research guide by Swedish academic law librarians Ingrid Kabir and Sofia Sternberg, published on New York University's Globalex website. Last updated in 2017, it provides background information on the Swedish legal system and constitution and gives links to free and subscription online sources of statutes and case law. The authors also provide guidance and links to Swedish portals and gateways, law faculties, law libraries, professional associations, journals and legal publishers.

Swedish Ministry of Justice

Official website of the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the government department responsible for legislation concerning the constitution, general administrative law, civil law, procedural law, criminal law, migration and asylum policy. The site has profiles of ministers, news items and publications on the Swedish judicial system.

World Legal Information Institute Catalog : Eastern Europe

This website is part of the World Legal Information Institute's Catalog of websites. Under each country there are standard headings for courts and case law, government, legislation, lawyers etc. In addition there are more detailed subject headings (Banking and Finance law or intellectual property for example) which vary from country to country. It is also possible to search for terms across the whole Eastern European section. Suggestions for new links can be submitted by email. The site is in English, with Babel Fish Translation available.

Flyktinggruppernas och Asylkommittéernas Riksråd (FARR)

The website of the Swedish Network of Asylum and Refugee Support Groups (FARR). FARR is a voluntary national membership organisation which gives legal advice to asylum seekers and seeks to ensure that the Swedish authoritiesabide by national and international refugee law when deciding upon asylum applications. The site provides access to FARR's quarterly newsletter "Artikel 14" (Swedish only), together with asylum news, contact details for local FARR refugee and asylum seeker support groups, and advice for refugees and asylum seekers on Swedish asylum procedure and policies.

Åland Parliament

Official website of the Parliament of the Islands of Åland (Åland Lagting). The Åland islands lie in the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden and have historically been of great strategic importance. This strongly influenced their achievement of a neutralised and demilitarized autonomy in 1922, when the Parliament was established.

Act On The Autonomy Of Åland

The Act on the Autonomy of Åland (in Swedish), on the website of the legislative Assembly of the Åland Islands. Åland lies between Finland and Sweden. The Act of Autonomy first came into force in 1922; it was completely revised in 1951 and 1993 and is available here as last amended on July 12 1996. Although it is not equivalent to a constitution, it is described as "constitutional in nature".

Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Website of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC Institute), an organisation established in 1917 to provide a neutral centre for the resolution of international trade disputes. The site offers an overview of the Institute's work and full details of its arbitration procedure, model clauses and rules, including rules for expedited arbitrations, insurance arbitration rules, rules of the Mediation Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and SCC procedures and services under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

Sveriges advokatsamfund

Website of the Swedish Bar Association, the organisation representing Sweden's practising lawyers. The site provides an article giving background information on the legal profession in Sweden and the role and functions of the Bar Association. Rules and regulations governing lawyers can be downloaded from the site including the Charter of the Swedish Bar Association, the Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for European Lawyers. A directory of members can be searched by name, firm, location, language and area of law and there is guidance on making a complaint against a member.

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