Stig von Bahr
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Stig von Bahr is a Swedish
jurist and former judge
at the European Court of Justice
.
Stig von Bahr has worked with the Justitieombudsman (Parliamentary Ombudsman
) and in the Swedish Cabinet Office and the Ministries inter alia as assistant under-secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He was appointed Judge in the Administrative Court of Appeal (kammarrätt) of Gothenburg
in 1981 and Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court
(Regeringsrätten) in 1985. He has collaborated on a large number of official reports, mainly on the subject of tax legislation
and accounting. He has been inter alia Chairman of the Committee on Inflation-Adjusted Taxation of Income, Chairman of the Accounting Committee and Special Rapporteur for the Committee on Rules for Taxation of Private Company Owners. He has also been Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board and Member of the Board of the National Courts Administration as well as of the Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority. He has published a large number of articles, mainly on the subject of tax
legislation. Stig von Bahr was appointed judge of the European Court of Justice
on 7 October 2000.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
jurist and former judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
at the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
.
Stig von Bahr has worked with the Justitieombudsman (Parliamentary Ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
) and in the Swedish Cabinet Office and the Ministries inter alia as assistant under-secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He was appointed Judge in the Administrative Court of Appeal (kammarrätt) of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
in 1981 and Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court
Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden is the supreme court and the third and final tier for administrative court cases in Sweden, and is located in Stockholm...
(Regeringsrätten) in 1985. He has collaborated on a large number of official reports, mainly on the subject of tax legislation
Tax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
and accounting. He has been inter alia Chairman of the Committee on Inflation-Adjusted Taxation of Income, Chairman of the Accounting Committee and Special Rapporteur for the Committee on Rules for Taxation of Private Company Owners. He has also been Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board and Member of the Board of the National Courts Administration as well as of the Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority. He has published a large number of articles, mainly on the subject of tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
legislation. Stig von Bahr was appointed judge of the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
on 7 October 2000.