Primary sourceCurrent law (lex lata)
Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900)
- Court / authority
- Riksdag
- Country / jurisdiction
- Sweden
- Date
- 2017
- Case / document number
- SFS 2017:900
- Document type
- Swedish legislation
- Legal area
- Administrative law
- Relevant provisions
- 5 §; 9 §; 32 §
Summary
Requires legality, objectivity and proportionality in administrative action, and reasons for decisions that go against a party.
Legal significance
A refusal to provide a requested meal should be a reasoned decision capable of review, not an informal practice.
Relevance to the right to vegan food
Gives an immediate procedural lever even where the substantive question is unsettled.
Current legal status
In force.
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