The Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern) is a government official charged with representing the Swedish government in various legal matters. The office was created in 1713 and the current Chancellor of Justice is Göran Lambertz, who entered office on October 1, 2001. Once appointed there are no limitations to the term served in office. The Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713...

History

In 1713 King Charles XII of Sweden, preoccupied with fighting the Great Northern War, was residing in Bendery and had not set foot in Sweden in over a decade. In order to reestablish the domestic administration, which had fallen into disarray, he instituted the office of His Majesty's Supreme Ombudsman. The office commenced operation on October 23, 1714 and the role the official was to ensure that judges and public officials acted in accordance with the laws, proficiently discharged their tasks, and if not he could initiate legal proceedings for dereliction of duty. This was the origin of the Ombudsman institution. Charles XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitue), was a King of Sweden (1697 – 1718). ... The Swedish Victory at Narva, 1700 by Gustaf Cederström, painted 1910 Battle of Poltava as painted by Denis Martens the Younger in 1726 The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway and Saxony-Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one... Tighina, or Tigina, is a city in Moldova. ... Look up Ombudsman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An ombudsman is an official, usually but not always appointed by the government, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

The current name was adopted in 1719, by the Instrument of Government of the same year. The Chancellor performed an important task as ombudsman, but only acted on behalf of the royal government. In the Instrument of Government of 1809 a counterpart to act on the behalf of Parliament was instituted as the Parliamentary Ombudsman. // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ... The Instrument of Government, or Regeringsformen, adopted on June 6, 1809 by the Riksdag of the Estates was the constitution of Sweden from 1809 to 1974. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Riksdag of the Estates, or Ståndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm, or Rikets ständer, when they were assembled. ...

Duties

The duties of the Chancellor of Justice can be summed up to:

1. be the State's representative in trials and other legal disputes;
2. receive complaints and claims for damages directed to the State and decide on financial compensation for such damages;
3. be the Government's counsellor in legal matters;
4. act as the Government's ombudsman in the supervision of the authorities and the civil servants, and to take action in cases of abuse;
5. ensure that the limits of the freedom of the press and other media are not transgressed and to act as the only public prosecutor in cases regarding offences agains the freedom of the press and other media;
6. act as the guardian for the protection of privacy in different fields.

External link

• Chancellor of Justice - Official site