The recognition of foreign administrative decisions in Sweden

This contribution describes some basic features of the procedure relating to the recognition of foreign administrative decisions under Swedish law. After some comments on the general legal and theoretical framework relating to administrative decisions in Swedish law, the article discusses the preconditions for service of documents, including international aspects. The subsequent section discusses matters of validity, efficacy, and enforcement in relation to foreign administrative decisions. Thereafter, special attention is given the impact of EU law and international conventions. In the subsequent section, the development of doctrinal treatment of matters relating to recognition of foreign administrative decisions is described. Some general comments conclude the article.