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02 July 2009

New fact sheet: Organisation and Responsibilities of the Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice is the branch of the Government
Offices that is responsible for the police service,
the judiciary, the prosecution authorities, the prison
and probation service, the National Council for Crime
Prevention and issues related to migration and asylum.

29 June 2009

Towards Responsive, Effective and Fair Migration Policies

Speech by Tobias Billstrom, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, at OECD High-level Policy Forum on Migration. Contribution to the session on the management of labour migration: how can migration policies respond to labour needs both high and lesser skilled. Paris 29-30 June 2009.

Logotype Swedish Presidency of the European Union

Ministry of Justice's work in the EU

Information about the Ministry's work in the EU and preparations for the Swedish EU Presidency.

News archive

Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for legislation concerning the constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law. The Ministry also handles matters relating to migration and asylum policy.

In the international arena, the Ministry takes part in efforts to lay the groundwork for international cooperation against cross-border crime.

Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask is head of the Ministry. Tobias Billström is Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy. The Ministry is divided in 20 divisions.

Areas of responsibility

  • Legislation

    Legislation, the judicial system, criminal matters, international judicial cooperation

  • The Judical System

    The judicial system usually refers to the authorities and agencies responsible for the rule of law and legal safety.

  • Criminal Matters

    The Government acts as sole judicial authority pronouncing decisions in about 1500 criminal matters every year.

  • International Judical Cooperation

    Tasks undertaken by the Ministry of Justice in connection with international judicial cooperation include reception, scrutiny and forwarding of requests to and from Sweden in matters concerning for example international legal assistance in criminal matter

  • Strategy to meet the threat of terrorism

    The fight against terrorism demands enhanced cooperation across national frontiers and across different policy areas.

  • Migration and asylum policy

    The migration policy includes refugee and migration policy, as well as voluntary return home and support to return migration.

  • The Principle of Public Access

    The principle of public access means that the general public and the mass media - newspapers, radio and television - are to be guaranteed an unimpeded view of activities pursued by the government and local authorities.

  • Plain Language

    Plain language litterature and organizations

  • Transparency in the EU

    The Regulation 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (Public Access Regulation)

The Swedish EU Presidency

From 1 July 2009 and for six months Sweden will hold the Presidency of the EU.