Barnets bästa och uppehållstillstånd - Hur principen om barnets bästa påverkar möjligheten till uppehållstillstånd i Sverige; med fokus på hur principen utvecklats sedan barnkonventionens ikraftträdande
(2020) LAGF03 20202Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda hur principen om barnets bästa har utvecklats, med fokus på möjligheten att få uppehållstillstånd i Sverige, sedan barnkonventionen ratificerades av Sverige. FN:s barnkonvention antogs av FN:s generalförsamling 1989, och ratificerades av Sverige 1990. Av art. 3 i barnkonventionen framgår att ”[v]id alla åtgärder som rör barn, vare sig de vidtas av offentliga eller privata sociala välfärdsinstitutioner, domstolar, administrativa myndigheter eller lagstiftande organ, ska i första hand beaktas vad som bedöms vara barnets bästa”.
När Utlänningslag (1989:529) trädde ikraft hade det konstaterats i förarbeten att barnens situation måste lyftas i ärenden om uppehållstillstånd. Det var dock först genom en... (More) - Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda hur principen om barnets bästa har utvecklats, med fokus på möjligheten att få uppehållstillstånd i Sverige, sedan barnkonventionen ratificerades av Sverige. FN:s barnkonvention antogs av FN:s generalförsamling 1989, och ratificerades av Sverige 1990. Av art. 3 i barnkonventionen framgår att ”[v]id alla åtgärder som rör barn, vare sig de vidtas av offentliga eller privata sociala välfärdsinstitutioner, domstolar, administrativa myndigheter eller lagstiftande organ, ska i första hand beaktas vad som bedöms vara barnets bästa”.
När Utlänningslag (1989:529) trädde ikraft hade det konstaterats i förarbeten att barnens situation måste lyftas i ärenden om uppehållstillstånd. Det var dock först genom en lagändring som trädde ikraft den 1 januari 1997, 7 år efter att Sverige ratificerat barnkonventionen, som principen om barnets bästa fördes in i utlänningslagen. Formuleringen som då infördes finns ordagrant kvar i dagens Utlänningslag (2005:716). Av 1 kap. 10 § utlänningslagen framgår att ”[i] fall som rör ett barn skall särskilt beaktas vad hänsynen till barnets hälsa och utveckling samt barnets bästa i övrigt kräver”. Detta innebär att principen om barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas i mål om uppehållstillstånd där ett barn påverkas av beslutet.
Principen om barnets bästa har beaktats i mål om uppehållstillstånd sedan den infördes. Sverige har dock ändå fått kritik från FN:s barnrättskommitté eftersom principen inte beaktas på ett tillräckligt tillfredsställande sätt. I äldre rättsfall från Utlänningsnämnden lyfts principen ofta bara i förbifarten. Detta har förändrats i Migrationsöverdomstolen, där principen ofta får spela en större roll. Detta verkar dock fortfarande inte vara tillräckligt.
För att uppfylla syftet för uppsatsen har en rättsdogmatisk metod använts. Därför har förarbeten samt rättsfall noggrant granskats för att kunna presentera en bild av hur utvecklingen av principen om barnets bästa sett ut vid mål rörande uppehållstillstånd. (Less) - Abstract
- The aim of this study is to investigate how the principle of the best interests of the child has developed, with a focus on the possibility of obtaining a residence permit in Sweden, since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by Sweden in 1990. Art. 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that “[i]n all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration”.
When the new Aliens Act came into force in 2006, it had been... (More) - The aim of this study is to investigate how the principle of the best interests of the child has developed, with a focus on the possibility of obtaining a residence permit in Sweden, since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by Sweden in 1990. Art. 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that “[i]n all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration”.
When the new Aliens Act came into force in 2006, it had been established in the preparatory work that the children's situation had to be raised in matters concerning residence permits. However, it was only through a change in the law that came into force on 1 January 1997, 7 years after Sweden´s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, that the principle of the best interests of the child was introduced into the Aliens Act. The wording that was then introduced is still in the current Aliens Act; "[i]n cases involving a child, special consideration shall be given to what the consideration for the child's health and development and the child's best interests otherwise requires". This means that the principle of the best interests of the child must always be taken into account in cases of residence permits where a child is affected by the decision.
The principle of the best interests of the child has been taken into account in cases of residence permits since its introduction. However, Sweden has nevertheless received criticism from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, since the principle is not taken into account in a sufficiently satisfactory manner. In older legal cases from the Immigration Appeals Board, the principle is often raised only in passing. This has changed in the Migration Court of Appeal, where the principle often has to play a greater role. However, this still does not seem to be enough.
To fulfill the purpose of this study, a legal dogmatic method has been used. Therefore, preparatory work and legal cases have been carefully examined in order to be able to present a picture of what the development of the principle of the best interests of the child has looked like in cases concerning residence permits. (Less)
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- author
- Johannesson, Emma LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20202
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Förvaltningsrätt, migrationsrätt, barnrätt, barnets bästa, barnkonventionen
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9034238
- date added to LUP
- 2021-02-09 11:46:46
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abstract = {{The aim of this study is to investigate how the principle of the best interests of the child has developed, with a focus on the possibility of obtaining a residence permit in Sweden, since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by Sweden in 1990. Art. 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that “[i]n all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration”.
When the new Aliens Act came into force in 2006, it had been established in the preparatory work that the children's situation had to be raised in matters concerning residence permits. However, it was only through a change in the law that came into force on 1 January 1997, 7 years after Sweden´s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, that the principle of the best interests of the child was introduced into the Aliens Act. The wording that was then introduced is still in the current Aliens Act; "[i]n cases involving a child, special consideration shall be given to what the consideration for the child's health and development and the child's best interests otherwise requires". This means that the principle of the best interests of the child must always be taken into account in cases of residence permits where a child is affected by the decision.
The principle of the best interests of the child has been taken into account in cases of residence permits since its introduction. However, Sweden has nevertheless received criticism from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, since the principle is not taken into account in a sufficiently satisfactory manner. In older legal cases from the Immigration Appeals Board, the principle is often raised only in passing. This has changed in the Migration Court of Appeal, where the principle often has to play a greater role. However, this still does not seem to be enough.
To fulfill the purpose of this study, a legal dogmatic method has been used. Therefore, preparatory work and legal cases have been carefully examined in order to be able to present a picture of what the development of the principle of the best interests of the child has looked like in cases concerning residence permits.}},
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