| cedaw | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| cerd | International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| cfr | Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
| crc | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| crpd | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| echr | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms/ European Convention on Human Rights |
| ecosoc | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| EU | European Union |
| hcch | Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children/ the Hague Convention 1996 |
| hfd | Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen (the Supreme Administrative Court in Sweden) |
| iccpr | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icescr | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| nja | Nytt juridiskt arkiv (Periodical publishing of Swedish Supreme Court rulings) |
| udhr | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UN | United Nations |