This text aims at describing recent developments in Swedish constitutional law, especially concerning the judicial protection of basic human rights. It does so by examining judicial preview as exercised by the Law Council (lagrådet) and judicial review as exercised by the courts. Special emphasis is devoted to changes in recent years, which have been brought about by the influence of European law, which has probably been stronger than in other Nordic countries, given the rather weak tradition of judicial review in Sweden.

Keywords: Human Rights, Judicial review, Swedish constitutional history.