Justitiedepartementet
- Ministry of Justice
Extent and Medium
Textual records.
Biographical History
The Ministry of Justice is one of the original government ministries, established in 1840. The most important tasks of the ministry have always been questions about the constitution and other legislation. The ministry also deals with matters concerning government and parliament, the courts and prosecutions system, police and correctional services. Among its responsibilities are also naturalization issues.
Scope and Content
Series E1 A and E1 B contain consular files containing the so-called citizenship acts, i.e., applications for Swedish citizenship with accompanying documents. All refugees from Nazi persecution, and Holocaust survivors, who later became Swedish citizens have a citizenship file in the Ministry of Justice's archives. In addition to applications and notifications of citizenship, the files contain all other documentation that the Ministry considered relevant to the decision. In the files are short accounts of personal experiences reproduced in police interrogation reports, biographies, certificates, and other records.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0