Det nya barnfridsbrottet: En undersökning om återspeglingen av barnkonventionens barnrättsperspektiv
(2021) LAGF03 20212Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Barn som upplever våld i hemmet har innan 2021 inte haft ett straffrättsligt skydd i svensk lag. Det finns studier som visar att var tionde barn i Sverige någon gång har upplevt våld mellan närstående. Situationen där vuxna utövar våld i vad som ska vara barnets tryggaste zon, kan ge förödande konsekvenser, både fysiskt som psykiskt.
Den 14 juni 2018 beslutade regeringen att tillsätta en särskild utredning för att undersöka ett utökat straffrättsligt skydd för barn som bevittnar våld mellan närstående. Efter många år av utredningar och förarbeten infördes 2021 en ny lag i brottsbalkens 4 kapitel, så kallat barnfridbrottet. Den nya lagen om barnfridsbrottet innebär att det är straffbart att utsätta ett barn för att bevittna vissa angivna... (More) - Barn som upplever våld i hemmet har innan 2021 inte haft ett straffrättsligt skydd i svensk lag. Det finns studier som visar att var tionde barn i Sverige någon gång har upplevt våld mellan närstående. Situationen där vuxna utövar våld i vad som ska vara barnets tryggaste zon, kan ge förödande konsekvenser, både fysiskt som psykiskt.
Den 14 juni 2018 beslutade regeringen att tillsätta en särskild utredning för att undersöka ett utökat straffrättsligt skydd för barn som bevittnar våld mellan närstående. Efter många år av utredningar och förarbeten infördes 2021 en ny lag i brottsbalkens 4 kapitel, så kallat barnfridbrottet. Den nya lagen om barnfridsbrottet innebär att det är straffbart att utsätta ett barn för att bevittna vissa angivna brott i en nära relation.
Sverige anslöt sig till FN:s barnkonvention år 1990 men blev svensk lag 2020. Sedan dess har svensk lagstiftning arbetat utefter att följa de principer som konventionen framställer. Barnrättsperspektivet och även barnets bästa har blivit en av den mest centrala principen och genomsyrar alla artiklar i konventionen.
Sverige har fram tills att barnfridsbrottet infördes, inte gett barn det rättsliga skydd som barnkonventionen talar för. Frågan är huruvida barnrättsperspektivet återspeglas i barnfridsbrottet och om lagföringen av detta brott uppkom efter missnöjet från barnrättskommiteen. (Less) - Abstract
- Before 2021, children who experience violence in their homes have not had criminal protection in Swedish law. There are studies that show that every tenth child in Sweden has ever experienced violence between relatives. The situation where adults use violence, in what should be the child's safest zone, can have devastating consequences, both physically and mentally.
On 14 June 2018, the government decided to appoint a special inquiry to investigate increased criminal protection for children who witness violence between relatives. After many years of investigations and preparatory work, a new law was introduced in 2021 in Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code, the so-called “barnfridsbrottet”. The new law, barnfridsbrottet, means that it is a... (More) - Before 2021, children who experience violence in their homes have not had criminal protection in Swedish law. There are studies that show that every tenth child in Sweden has ever experienced violence between relatives. The situation where adults use violence, in what should be the child's safest zone, can have devastating consequences, both physically and mentally.
On 14 June 2018, the government decided to appoint a special inquiry to investigate increased criminal protection for children who witness violence between relatives. After many years of investigations and preparatory work, a new law was introduced in 2021 in Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code, the so-called “barnfridsbrottet”. The new law, barnfridsbrottet, means that it is a criminal offense to expose a child to witness certain specified crimes in a close relationship.
Sweden acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 but became Swedish law in 2020. Since then has Swedish legislation worked to follow the principles set out in the convention. The child rights perspective and the best interests of the child have become one of the most central principles and permeate all articles of the Convention.
Until the crime was introduced, Sweden did not give children the legal protection that the Convention on the Rights of the Child advocates. The question is whether the child rights perspective is reflected in the child peace crime and whether the prosecution of this crime arose after the dissatisfaction from the child rights committee. (Less)
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- author
- Bredinge, Viktoria LU
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- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Straffrätt
- language
- Swedish
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- 9070081
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- 2022-02-15 11:31:47
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abstract = {{Before 2021, children who experience violence in their homes have not had criminal protection in Swedish law. There are studies that show that every tenth child in Sweden has ever experienced violence between relatives. The situation where adults use violence, in what should be the child's safest zone, can have devastating consequences, both physically and mentally.
On 14 June 2018, the government decided to appoint a special inquiry to investigate increased criminal protection for children who witness violence between relatives. After many years of investigations and preparatory work, a new law was introduced in 2021 in Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code, the so-called “barnfridsbrottet”. The new law, barnfridsbrottet, means that it is a criminal offense to expose a child to witness certain specified crimes in a close relationship.
Sweden acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 but became Swedish law in 2020. Since then has Swedish legislation worked to follow the principles set out in the convention. The child rights perspective and the best interests of the child have become one of the most central principles and permeate all articles of the Convention.
Until the crime was introduced, Sweden did not give children the legal protection that the Convention on the Rights of the Child advocates. The question is whether the child rights perspective is reflected in the child peace crime and whether the prosecution of this crime arose after the dissatisfaction from the child rights committee.}},
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title = {{Det nya barnfridsbrottet: En undersökning om återspeglingen av barnkonventionens barnrättsperspektiv}},
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