Åldersdiskriminering och barnets processuella särställning i vårdnadsmål - En kritisk analys
(2022) JURM02 20221Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I ljuset av det tredje tilläggsprotokollet till barnkonventionen aktualiseras frågan om barns processuella särställning, eftersom protokollet ställer kravet på att en sökande först har uttömt alla nationella rättsmedel. Som huvudregel har barn ingen rättslig handlingsförmåga, och kan inte själva uttömma de nationella rättsmedlen. Det är barnets vårdnadshavare som har den rättsliga möjligheten att föra barnets talan i domstol. Så är även fallet i vårdnadsmål. I vårdnadsmål är föräldrarna till ett barn i tvist med varandra, och barnet kan därmed hamna i kläm. Det kan uppstå motstående intressen mellan barnet och dess föräldrar, vilket försvårar möjligheten för barnet att ta tillvara på sina egna intressen.
Skäl som motiverar barns... (More) - I ljuset av det tredje tilläggsprotokollet till barnkonventionen aktualiseras frågan om barns processuella särställning, eftersom protokollet ställer kravet på att en sökande först har uttömt alla nationella rättsmedel. Som huvudregel har barn ingen rättslig handlingsförmåga, och kan inte själva uttömma de nationella rättsmedlen. Det är barnets vårdnadshavare som har den rättsliga möjligheten att föra barnets talan i domstol. Så är även fallet i vårdnadsmål. I vårdnadsmål är föräldrarna till ett barn i tvist med varandra, och barnet kan därmed hamna i kläm. Det kan uppstå motstående intressen mellan barnet och dess föräldrar, vilket försvårar möjligheten för barnet att ta tillvara på sina egna intressen.
Skäl som motiverar barns processuella särställning grundar sig allt som oftast i stereotypa uppfattningar om barn som påverkansbara och opålitliga. Det är en särbehandling som grundar sig i ålder. Åldersbaserad diskriminering av barn är svår att adressera och komma åt. Därmed aktualiserar det tredje tilläggsprotokollet ett antal frågor. Denna uppsats syftar till att, i ljuset av tillåtlighetskriteriets processrättsliga dilemma, angripa frågan om barns processuella särställning utifrån diskrimineringsgrunden ålder. För att kunna förstå gällande rätt som diskriminerande av barn kommer barnrättsliga teorier, bl.a. childism, skyddsperspektivet och sårbarhetsbegreppet, att appliceras.
Appliceringen av teorierna visar på att samhället diskriminerar barn i deras processuella särställning och att argumenten för att exkludera barn från rättsprocessen brister. Samtidigt innehåller dagens diskrimineringsrätt inga rättsliga hinder för en sådan strukturell diskriminering av barn. Slutsatsen är att barnet, för att få en verklig och jämlik tillgång till upprättelse och rättskipning, behöver en stärkt processuell ställning. (Less) - Abstract
- In the light of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the issue of the special legal capacity of children is raised, as the Protocol requires that an applicant first has exhausted all domestic remedies. As a general rule, children do not have a legal capacity and cannot themselves bring an action before a court or appeal against a decision. Children cannot themselves exhaust all domestic remedies. Parents or guardians generally have the legal authority over their children. So is the situation with custody cases. In custody cases, the parents of a child are in dispute with each other. Conflicting interests may arise between the child and his or her parents, making it difficult for the child to defend his... (More)
- In the light of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the issue of the special legal capacity of children is raised, as the Protocol requires that an applicant first has exhausted all domestic remedies. As a general rule, children do not have a legal capacity and cannot themselves bring an action before a court or appeal against a decision. Children cannot themselves exhaust all domestic remedies. Parents or guardians generally have the legal authority over their children. So is the situation with custody cases. In custody cases, the parents of a child are in dispute with each other. Conflicting interests may arise between the child and his or her parents, making it difficult for the child to defend his or her interests.
Reasons justifying the special legal status of children are often based on stereotypical perceptions of children as impressionable and unreliable. This could be a form of age-based discrimination. Age-based discrimination against children is difficult to address and combat. Thus, the Third Additional Protocol raises several issues. This paper aims to address, in the light of the admissibility criterion, the issue of children's limited legal capacity through age discrimination. To understand current law as discriminating, theories of children's rights, including childism, the protective perspective, and the concept of vulnerability will be applied.
The theories show that there is a structural discrimination against children in their limited legal capacity in custody cases, and the arguments for excluding children from the legal process are not sufficient. At the same time, discrimination law does not contain legal obstacles against such structural discrimination. The conclusion is that, to have real and equal access to justice, the child needs a strengthened procedural position. (Less)
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- author
- Safaei, Azalea LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Age discrimination and the child's special legal status - A critical analysis of the child's special legal status in custody cases
- course
- JURM02 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- folkrätt, public international law, diskriminering, discrimination, barnrätt, children's rights
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9080584
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-22 09:24:15
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- 2022-06-22 09:24:15
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abstract = {{In the light of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the issue of the special legal capacity of children is raised, as the Protocol requires that an applicant first has exhausted all domestic remedies. As a general rule, children do not have a legal capacity and cannot themselves bring an action before a court or appeal against a decision. Children cannot themselves exhaust all domestic remedies. Parents or guardians generally have the legal authority over their children. So is the situation with custody cases. In custody cases, the parents of a child are in dispute with each other. Conflicting interests may arise between the child and his or her parents, making it difficult for the child to defend his or her interests.
Reasons justifying the special legal status of children are often based on stereotypical perceptions of children as impressionable and unreliable. This could be a form of age-based discrimination. Age-based discrimination against children is difficult to address and combat. Thus, the Third Additional Protocol raises several issues. This paper aims to address, in the light of the admissibility criterion, the issue of children's limited legal capacity through age discrimination. To understand current law as discriminating, theories of children's rights, including childism, the protective perspective, and the concept of vulnerability will be applied.
The theories show that there is a structural discrimination against children in their limited legal capacity in custody cases, and the arguments for excluding children from the legal process are not sufficient. At the same time, discrimination law does not contain legal obstacles against such structural discrimination. The conclusion is that, to have real and equal access to justice, the child needs a strengthened procedural position.}},
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