it gives detailed legislation attention to all issues before government. Two main aspects that separate Sweden’s Legislature from traditional ones are that many of the body’s duties are executed in a non-partisan government and the Speaker of the Body (rather then the Monarch) is responsible for overseeing the process of a new government. Sweden is divided into 24 counties (including Stockholm), each having a high degree of devolved power. A centrally appointed Governor who leads an elected council that exercises local executive power heads each county. There are also 284 urban and rural communes with elected councils headed by executive committees (Sami community in the North has a separate local assembly).The Supreme Court is the ultimate authority in Sweden’s independent judiciary. The 24 members of the Hogsta Domstolen (Supreme Court) head a judicial system comprising of six Hovratt (Appellate Courts) and 100 Tingsratt (District Courts). There is also an extensive Administrative Court system headed by a Supreme Administrative Court, which deals with such specialized matters as child welfare and taxation. Certain specialized types of law are most handled by special courts (ex: real estate courts). Parliament elects a Justitiekanster (Chancellor of Justice) as a check on the courts and administrative apparatus. They insure that judges, legislators, government official and civil servants observe the laws and perform their functions with regards to the rights of the Swedish people. Judges are appointed by the Government and only can be removed by the authority of the court. If a judge is removed, he can request to be subjected to a judicial trial.Sweden has a small but extensive military. The total active in the Armed Forces is numbered at approximately 53,100 with 570,000 reservists (who also serve with the United Nations and other peace keeping missions). That is around .6% of the population that is a...
