Svea Court of Appeal

Svea hovrätt
Svea hovrätt
Coat of arms
59°19′30″N 18°03′45″E / 59.325°N 18.0625°E / 59.325; 18.0625
Established	1614
Location	Stockholm
Coordinates	59°19′30″N 18°03′45″E / 59.325°N 18.0625°E / 59.325; 18.0625
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Sweden
Website	www.domstol.se/svea-hovratt/

Svea Court of Appeal (

History

The Svea Court of Appeal was founded in 1614 and was the highest court in Sweden until 1789, when the Supreme Court of Sweden was established.

Among people sentenced to death by the court was

Buildings

The Svea Court of Appeal is located in several buildings on Riddarholmen. Apart from the Wrangel Palace, which is the main building, it also has divisions in i.a. the Hessenstein Palace, the Stenbock Palace and the Schering-Rosenhane Palace.

See also

• Courts of appeal in Sweden

Literature

• Korpiola, Mia (ed.): The Svea Court of Appeal on the Early Modern Period: Historical Reinterpretations and New Perspectives. (Rättshistoriska studier, 26.) Stockholm: Institutet för Rättshistorisk Forskning, 2014.
  ISBN 978-91-86645-08-3

• Svea Court of Appeal website (in Swedish)
• Svea Court of Appeal — Website in English (in English)

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