Verklagsreglum

Verklagsreglum is a term occasionally used in Scandinavian administrative law to denote a set of rules governing the process of filing and pursuing an appeal against a decision by a public authority. The word is formed from the verb verklaga/överklaga “to appeal” and regel “rule,” with a suffix that appears in some institutional vocabularies to indicate a compilation of rules. The form verklagsreglum is not widely standardized in modern statutes; more common phrases include överklagande regler or överklaganderegler in contemporary Swedish.

Scope and content: A verklagsreglum typically would specify who may appeal, the permissible grounds for appeal, deadlines, required forms, and the procedural steps from initiation to resolution, including evidence submission, oral hearings, and notification of decisions. It may also outline consequences of late filings, costs, and remedies if an appeal is successful. In practice, actual appeal rules are usually found within broader statutes such as Förvaltningslagen in Sweden or sector-specific laws, rather than in a dedicated unified code called verklagsreglum. Some institutions, such as government agencies or universities, publish their own internal verklagsreglum to guide students or applicants through appeals.

See also: överklagande (appeal), administrative law, Förvaltningslagen, appeals procedure, regulation.

References: In Nordic legal writing, terms for appeal procedures vary; consult official legal dictionaries and the applicable statute for precise terminology.