Committee on Foreign Affairs
Organisation name in original language
Utrikesutskottet (UU)
Category of human rights structure
Parliamentary structure/mechanism
Country
Sweden
Website URL
Not available
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Instrument of Government (Regeringsform), 28 February 1974
- Parliamentary Act (Riksdagsordning (2014:801)), 19 June 2014
Human rights capacity support
- The Committee on Foreign Affairs is supported by a secretariat with about eight employees with backgrounds in law and political science.
Functions
- Handles international relations, development aid and trade, and prepares related budget proposals.
- Regularly addresses human rights in reports, government briefings, visits and international trips, making the issue a consistent focus of its work.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- The Parliamentary Ombudsman consults with the Committee on the Constitution.
- The committee co-lectures with the Chancellor of Justice for trainee judges.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- The committee continuously contacts the parliament in writing; it also has written contact with EU institutions and the government.
- The committee participates in Nordic and international ombudsman networks.
- The Committee on EU Affairs meets quarterly at the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs.
- The Swedish National Audit Office engages with the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
- The Committee on Foreign Affairs manages international cooperation budgets.
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