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Svea Court of Appeal (), located in Stockholm
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, is one of six appellate courts
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in the Swedish legal system, as well as the oldest Swedish court currently in use (the Supreme Court being constituted only in 1789, over 150 years later). It is located in the Wrangel Palace, on Riddarholmen
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islet in Gamla Stan
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, the old town of Stockholm.
History
The Svea Court of Appeal was founded in 1614 and was the highest court in Sweden until 1789, when theSupreme Court of Sweden
The Supreme Court of Sweden (, HD) is the supreme court and the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before a case can be decided by the Supreme Court, leave to appeal must be obtained, and wit ...
was established.
Among people sentenced to death by the court was Nicolaus Olai Campanius, convicted of being a Catholic, and Jacob Johan Anckarström
Jacob Johan Anckarström (11 May 1762 – 27 April 1792) was a Swedish people, Swedish military officer who is known as the assassination, assassin of King Gustav III of Sweden. He was convicted and executed for regicide.
Life
He was the son of ...
, convicted of the assassination of Gustaf III of Sweden.
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
The courts of appeal in Sweden () are the second instance on issues relating to criminal cases, contentious cases and other judicial issues that have already been dealt with by a District courts of Sweden, district court. The next and final instan ...
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. .External links
Svea Court of Appeal website
Svea Court of Appeal — Website in English
Courts in Sweden Appellate courts Government buildings in Sweden Buildings and structures in Stockholm 1614 establishments in Sweden 17th-century establishments in Stockholm {{Sweden-stub