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En kritisk granskning av svenska statens ställningstagande till barns deltagande i domstolsförfaranden

Wikström, Anne-Lie (2005)
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe and scrutinise the position of the Swedish government on whether children should participate directly or through a representative in judicial proceedings.

The main questions for this study were to find out (1) what position the Swedish government has on the subject, (2) how the position is justified, and (3) what view on children the position reflects.

A qualitative design was used in the study and in order to describe the position a descriptive method was used. In the second part of the study a critical approach was used to examine and analyse the position.

The main conclusions were that the position is ambiguous but that it mainly reflects, with a few exceptions, that it is better for children to... (More)
The aim of this study was to describe and scrutinise the position of the Swedish government on whether children should participate directly or through a representative in judicial proceedings.

The main questions for this study were to find out (1) what position the Swedish government has on the subject, (2) how the position is justified, and (3) what view on children the position reflects.

A qualitative design was used in the study and in order to describe the position a descriptive method was used. In the second part of the study a critical approach was used to examine and analyse the position.

The main conclusions were that the position is ambiguous but that it mainly reflects, with a few exceptions, that it is better for children to be represented than to participate directly in judicial proceedings. The arguments that are given as basis for the position are short and lack both the objective and subjective grounds needed to decide the best interest of the child. The analysis of the position showed that it mainly reflects a view on children as objects and when the statement reflects a view on children as subjects, it relates to age and maturity in the child. (Less)
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author
Wikström, Anne-Lie
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
rättegång, domstolar, barn, barnens rättigheter, children, childrens rights, conduct of court proceedings, Social problems and welfare, national insurance, Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
language
Swedish
id
1333281
date added to LUP
2005-09-07 00:00:00
date last changed
2005-09-07 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to describe and scrutinise the position of the Swedish government on whether children should participate directly or through a representative in judicial proceedings.

The main questions for this study were to find out (1) what position the Swedish government has on the subject, (2) how the position is justified, and (3) what view on children the position reflects.

A qualitative design was used in the study and in order to describe the position a descriptive method was used. In the second part of the study a critical approach was used to examine and analyse the position.

The main conclusions were that the position is ambiguous but that it mainly reflects, with a few exceptions, that it is better for children to be represented than to participate directly in judicial proceedings. The arguments that are given as basis for the position are short and lack both the objective and subjective grounds needed to decide the best interest of the child. The analysis of the position showed that it mainly reflects a view on children as objects and when the statement reflects a view on children as subjects, it relates to age and maturity in the child.}},
  author       = {{Wikström, Anne-Lie}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En kritisk granskning av svenska statens ställningstagande till barns deltagande i domstolsförfaranden}},
  year         = {{2005}},
}