Är barnet människa? - En studie om barnets ställning inom den slutna psykiatriska tvångsvården
(2020) JURM02 20202Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Den här studien vilar på tre ben – ett som undersöker gällande rätt, ett som är empiriskt och en rättsteoretisk utgångspunkt. Studien syftar till att utreda vilka regler som gäller vid tvångsvård av barn och hur dessa skiljer sig från tvångsvård av vuxna patienter.
Sedan den 1 januari 2020 gäller barnkonventionen som lag i Sverige. Även innan barnkonventionen började gälla som lag pågick ett transformeringsarbete i Sverige som syftade till att få svensk lagstiftning att stämma överens med barnkonventionen i högre grad. Som ett led i detta arbete har lagen (1991:1128) om psykiatrisk tvångsvård (LPT) ändrats så att separata regler gäller för vuxna och barn. Ändringarna innebär mer restriktiva regler för användningen av tvångsmedel mot... (More) - Den här studien vilar på tre ben – ett som undersöker gällande rätt, ett som är empiriskt och en rättsteoretisk utgångspunkt. Studien syftar till att utreda vilka regler som gäller vid tvångsvård av barn och hur dessa skiljer sig från tvångsvård av vuxna patienter.
Sedan den 1 januari 2020 gäller barnkonventionen som lag i Sverige. Även innan barnkonventionen började gälla som lag pågick ett transformeringsarbete i Sverige som syftade till att få svensk lagstiftning att stämma överens med barnkonventionen i högre grad. Som ett led i detta arbete har lagen (1991:1128) om psykiatrisk tvångsvård (LPT) ändrats så att separata regler gäller för vuxna och barn. Ändringarna innebär mer restriktiva regler för användningen av tvångsmedel mot underåriga patienter. Tidigare gällde samma regler för både barn och vuxna.
Studien använder sig av en teoretisk modell, Anna Singers rättighetsmodell, för att klassificera vilka olika rättigheter som finns i barnkonventionen och vilket synsätt på barns rättigheter som ligger bakom ändringarna i LPT. Studien finner att trots att barnkonventionen har ett kompetensorienterat anslag så är ändringarna i LPT omsorgsbaserade. Alltså, ändringarna i LPT bygger på en syn på barnet som icke-autonomt och därmed skyddsvärt. Det kompetensorienterade synsättet innebär istället att barn och vuxna anses lika kompetenta och autonoma. Barnkonventionen rymmer båda synsätten. Studien efterlyser därför en fördjupad diskussion om vilken syn lagstiftaren har på barns rättigheter inför det fortsatta transformeringsarbetet. (Less) - Abstract
- This study is divided into three parts: an examination of the existing law, an empirical analysis, and, lastly, a discussion of legal theory. The study aims to investigate which rules apply regarding the compulsory psychiatric care of children and how these differ from those pertaining to adult patients.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was incorporated into Swedish law on January 1, 2020. This was the culmination of a process, already underway in the years preceding its enactment, to bring Swedish legislation into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It was as part of this work that the Act (1991: 1128) on Compulsory Psychiatric Care (LPT) was amended to distinguish between adults and children,... (More) - This study is divided into three parts: an examination of the existing law, an empirical analysis, and, lastly, a discussion of legal theory. The study aims to investigate which rules apply regarding the compulsory psychiatric care of children and how these differ from those pertaining to adult patients.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was incorporated into Swedish law on January 1, 2020. This was the culmination of a process, already underway in the years preceding its enactment, to bring Swedish legislation into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It was as part of this work that the Act (1991: 1128) on Compulsory Psychiatric Care (LPT) was amended to distinguish between adults and children, placing greater restrictions on the use of coercive measures against minors, where previously the same rules had applied to both respectively.
The study adopts a theoretical model, namely that proposed by Anna Singer, to classify various children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and determine which particular interpretation of those rights is behind the changes in LPT. The study finds that while the Convention can be said to contain both a competence- and care-oriented approach to children's rights, the former takes precedence. A competence-oriented approach stipulates that children and adults are to be considered equally competent and autonomous. The recent changes in LPT, however, are underpinned by a care-based interpretation, meaning they are founded on a view of the child as non-autonomous and therefore worthy of particular protection. Because of this discrepancy in approaches, the study calls for further discussion on the topic in the hope of clarifying the legislator's interpretation in relation to LPT—prior to the continuation of further legislative efforts to align Swedish law with the Convention. (Less)
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- Jansson, Frida LU
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- organization
- alternative title
- A study of the legal status of the child in mental health law
- course
- JURM02 20202
- year
- 2020
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- social and welfare law, children's rights, mental health law
- language
- Swedish
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- 9034333
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- 2021-01-25 11:11:53
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abstract = {{This study is divided into three parts: an examination of the existing law, an empirical analysis, and, lastly, a discussion of legal theory. The study aims to investigate which rules apply regarding the compulsory psychiatric care of children and how these differ from those pertaining to adult patients.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was incorporated into Swedish law on January 1, 2020. This was the culmination of a process, already underway in the years preceding its enactment, to bring Swedish legislation into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It was as part of this work that the Act (1991: 1128) on Compulsory Psychiatric Care (LPT) was amended to distinguish between adults and children, placing greater restrictions on the use of coercive measures against minors, where previously the same rules had applied to both respectively.
The study adopts a theoretical model, namely that proposed by Anna Singer, to classify various children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and determine which particular interpretation of those rights is behind the changes in LPT. The study finds that while the Convention can be said to contain both a competence- and care-oriented approach to children's rights, the former takes precedence. A competence-oriented approach stipulates that children and adults are to be considered equally competent and autonomous. The recent changes in LPT, however, are underpinned by a care-based interpretation, meaning they are founded on a view of the child as non-autonomous and therefore worthy of particular protection. Because of this discrepancy in approaches, the study calls for further discussion on the topic in the hope of clarifying the legislator's interpretation in relation to LPT—prior to the continuation of further legislative efforts to align Swedish law with the Convention.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Är barnet människa? - En studie om barnets ställning inom den slutna psykiatriska tvångsvården}},
year = {{2020}},
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