Skiljedom

Skiljedom is a legal term used in some Scandinavian contexts to describe a ruling that separates issues within a dispute into distinct conclusions, often appearing in arbitration awards or court decisions that deliver separate determinations on different claims. The word derives from skilja, meaning to separate, and dom, meaning judgment.

In practice, a skiljedom may occur when an arbitrator issues a partial award on certain claims while reserving others for later determination, or when a court delivers a decision that resolves specific issues and directs further proceedings on the remainder. The emphasis is on the division of a dispute into independent parts rather than a single, all-encompassing ruling.

The term is not widely used in contemporary everyday practice and is more often found in doctrinal discussions or historical texts. In many jurisdictions, outcomes described as skiljedom would typically be labeled as partial awards, interim awards, or separate/split judgments, depending on the procedural rules governing the case.

See also: arbitration, partial award, interim award, split decision, separate judgment.