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van den Brink, Y., Nordlöf, K. & Fornes, I. (2024). Strengthening the Rule of Law in Child Justice: Towards an Appropriate Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility and Effective Procedural Rights Protection for Children in Conflict with the Law - Case Studies from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands (1ed.). In: Rigmor Argren (Ed.), Rule of Law in a Transitional Spectrum: (pp. 237-269). Uppsala: Iustus förlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Strengthening the Rule of Law in Child Justice: Towards an Appropriate Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility and Effective Procedural Rights Protection for Children in Conflict with the Law - Case Studies from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands
2024 (English)In: Rule of Law in a Transitional Spectrum / [ed] Rigmor Argren, Uppsala: Iustus förlag, 2024, 1, p. 237-269Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The rule of law demands that States establish an appropriate minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) and guarantee effective procedural rights protection for children in conflict with the law. Based on case studies of the child justice systems of Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands, this chapter explores what an appropriate MACR requires in terms of procedural rights for children below and above the MACR. It is concluded that, even in supposedly progressive jurisdictions, there is still a world to win when it comes to safeguarding the rule of law and chidren´s rights protection in child justice.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Iustus förlag, 2024 Edition: 1
Keywords
rule of law, child, justice
National Category
Law (excluding Law and Society)
Research subject
Legal Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-111531 (URN)9789177372721 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-02-12 Created: 2024-02-12 Last updated: 2024-02-13Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2023). Allvarligt psykiskt störda utan domskäl vid en fällande dom?: [Severely mentally disordered without reasons upon conviction?]. Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 110(3), 221-237
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Allvarligt psykiskt störda utan domskäl vid en fällande dom?: [Severely mentally disordered without reasons upon conviction?]
2023 (Swedish)In: Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, ISSN 0029-1528, Vol. 110, no 3, p. 221-237Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In a democratic society, it is assumed that the criminal law is applied ultima ratio and that certain requirements regarding legal certainty are met. These include the principle of conformity. This means that only those who had the ability and opportunity to comply with the law may be criminal liable. Consequently, those who are young or suffer from a severe mental disorder at the time of the crime must be free from criminal liability. Yet such persons can be held accountable in Sweden as the Swedish Criminal Code (1962:700) lacks a requirement of accountability. If a defendant at trial still suffers from a severe mental disorder, they will be sentenced to treatment. To achieve the requirements of a fair trial in these cases the court may only, as in other criminal cases, impose criminal liability if it is established beyond reasonable doubt that the act alleged by the prosecutor was committed by the defendant with intent or negligence. This must be evident in the judicial decision even if a simplified form for the judgment is applied. The latter is possible to use when a defendant was suffering from a severe mental disorder when committing the act, has confessed, and has been sentenced to treatment. The purpose of the present work is to investigate in a number of judgments whether and how the court reasons in relation to intent or negligence. Furthermore, it investigates whether a simplified form is used and how it relates to the requirements of a fair trail. The survey shows that in almost half of the judgments the issue of guilt is not mentioned at all. Instead, the emphasis is on external circumstances and the level of the defendents consciousness. The reasons given for the jugdgment are very brief and often issued in a simplified form. The survey reveals that the evaluation of evidence regarding guilt in these cases is problematic and probably a consequence of the absence of a requirement of accountability in the Criminal Code. The study concludes that the absence of this accountablity requirement results in the exclusion of a very vulnerable group from the principle of conformity. In other words, this group of defendants is deprived of a fair trial regarding the issue of guilt in the event of conviction. This is a right aimed at maintaining confidence in the judiciary and the criminal justice system.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger og Nordisk Samarbejdsråd for Kriminologi, 2023
Keywords
the principle of conformity, accountability, judgment reasons, fair trial, konformitetsprincipen, tillräknelighet, domskäl, rättvis rättegång
National Category
Law (excluding Law and Society)
Research subject
Criminal Law
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-109517 (URN)10.7146/ntfk.v110i3.141460 (DOI)
Available from: 2023-11-02 Created: 2023-11-02 Last updated: 2023-11-02Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2023). CHILD PARTICIPATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE IN SWEDEN: National Report for AIMJF´s Comparative and Collaborative Research. International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates
Open this publication in new window or tab >>CHILD PARTICIPATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE IN SWEDEN: National Report for AIMJF´s Comparative and Collaborative Research
2023 (English)Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Abstract [en]

The paper is a part of a collaborative reserach organized by the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (AIMJF/IAYFJM) on child participation in juvenile justice. The article explains the legal, institutional and procedural aspects of child participation in the Justice System in Sweden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates, 2023. p. 11
Series
The Chronicle – AIMJF´s Journal on Justice and Children´s Rights, ISSN 2414-6153 ; Vol. 1 No II 2023
Keywords
child participation, juvenile justice, Sweden
National Category
Law (excluding Law and Society)
Research subject
Legal Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-108891 (URN)
Available from: 2023-10-31 Created: 2023-10-31 Last updated: 2024-02-13Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2023). Psykiskt våld – hög tid för en ny brottstyp. Texter om våld (1), 14-18
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Psykiskt våld – hög tid för en ny brottstyp
2023 (Swedish)In: Texter om våld, ISSN 2004-5042, no 1, p. 14-18Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Örebro: Centrum för våldsstudier, Örebro universitet, 2023
Keywords
psykiskt våld, brottstyp
National Category
Law (excluding Law and Society)
Research subject
Legal Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-105827 (URN)
Note

Temanummer:

Vi talar om lagar. Hur kan vi skydda kvinnor och barn?

Available from: 2023-11-02 Created: 2023-11-02 Last updated: 2023-11-02Bibliographically approved
Vimefall, E., Sahrblom, F. & Nordlöf, K. (2022). Costs and benefits of an early intervention for juvenile offenders: The ‘Treatment Foster Care Oregon Program’. Children and youth services review, 142, Article ID 106452.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Costs and benefits of an early intervention for juvenile offenders: The ‘Treatment Foster Care Oregon Program’
2022 (English)In: Children and youth services review, ISSN 0190-7409, E-ISSN 1873-7765, Vol. 142, article id 106452Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this study is to make a cost-benefit analysis of the Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) program, a treatment program for children and juveniles with behavioural problems who are placed in out-of-home placements. Compared to treatment as usual, TFCO has been shown to reduce the number of violent crimes. This study estimates the net present value (NPV) of the program by comparing the expected reduction in cost of violent crimes due to the introduction of the program to the incremental cost of the program. The result shows a positive NPV of $37,829 per participant, or a total NPV of $718,751.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022
Keywords
Cost-benefit analysis, Crime, Juvenile offenders, Treatment Foster Care Oregon
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-101229 (URN)10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106452 (DOI)000874932800004 ()2-s2.0-85137551084 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Vinnova, 2018-02512
Available from: 2022-09-14 Created: 2022-09-14 Last updated: 2022-11-09Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2021). Body examinations of underage children committing crime: A Swedish perspective. Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, 9(2), 42-60
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Body examinations of underage children committing crime: A Swedish perspective
2021 (English)In: Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, E-ISSN 1894-4183, Vol. 9, no 2, p. 42-60Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Bergen Research group for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, 2021
National Category
Other Legal Research Criminology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-96693 (URN)
Available from: 2022-01-26 Created: 2022-01-26 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2021). Medling för unga lagöverträdare och unga målsägande utifrån organisation, samhällsekonomi, genus och barns rättigheter (1ed.). In: Torbjörn Andersson; Eric Bylander; Henrik Bellander (Ed.), Processrättsliga studier tillägnade Bengt Lindell: (pp. 239-259). Iustus förlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Medling för unga lagöverträdare och unga målsägande utifrån organisation, samhällsekonomi, genus och barns rättigheter
2021 (Swedish)In: Processrättsliga studier tillägnade Bengt Lindell / [ed] Torbjörn Andersson; Eric Bylander; Henrik Bellander, Iustus förlag, 2021, 1, p. 239-259Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Iustus förlag, 2021 Edition: 1
National Category
Law
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-96694 (URN)9789177371533 (ISBN)
Note

Utgivningen av denna hyllningsskrift är bekostad med medel ur Gösta Huselius stiftelse.

Available from: 2022-01-26 Created: 2022-01-26 Last updated: 2022-02-08Bibliographically approved
Danesi, M., Ervo, L., Kindberg, L. & Nordlöf, K. (2021). The #MeToo Movement as an e-Discourse: Social and Legal Effects. HumaNetten (46), 56-74
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The #MeToo Movement as an e-Discourse: Social and Legal Effects
2021 (English)In: HumaNetten, E-ISSN 1403-2279, no 46, p. 56-74Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this article, the #MeToo movement, as a socio-political form of e-discourse (discourse enacted on social media platforms and other types of online channels), will be examined in terms of the effectiveness of its discursive forms and the kinds of effects these have had on social consciousness generally with regard to sexual misconduct in the workplace, and in terms of the cases it has made famous against individuals via “trial-by-social-media,” and their outcomes in people’s lives. The specific cases discussed in this paper are those concerning well-known Swedish and American media personalities, which are assessed within a broad discourse and legal framework. Overall, we conclude that, while movement has had a profound effect on social consciousness, so far it has not impugned the validity of legal systems in countries such as Sweden and the United States.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Växjö: Institutionen för språk och litteratur, Linnéuniversitetet, 2021
Keywords
#MeToo, e-discourse, social media trials, legal systems, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, sexual abuse
National Category
Law (excluding Law and Society)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-88952 (URN)10.15626/hn.20214604 (DOI)
Available from: 2021-01-25 Created: 2021-01-25 Last updated: 2021-06-18Bibliographically approved
Bennet, T., Kindström Dahlin, M., Nilsson, A., Kristiansson, M., Anckarsäter, H., Nordlöf, K., . . . Andiné, P. (2020). Den rättspsykiatriska vården är inte rättssäker – agera nu. Göteborgs-Posten (Oktober 19)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Den rättspsykiatriska vården är inte rättssäker – agera nu
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2020 (Swedish)In: Göteborgs-Posten, ISSN 1103-9345, no Oktober 19Article in journal, News item (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
Abstract [sv]

Det svenska rättssystemet som tillåter att vi dömer psykiskt sjuka för brott och att personer som saknar vårdbehov kan hållas frihetsberövade inom rättspsykiatrin under mycket lång tid med oklart vårdinnehåll, är unikt och har fått rättmätig kritik under lång tid. Ändå händer ingenting. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Göteborg: Göteborgposten, 2020
National Category
Other Legal Research Criminology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-88754 (URN)
Available from: 2021-01-20 Created: 2021-01-20 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
Nordlöf, K. (2020). The Dignity of Children Deprived of Liberty and Suspected of Committing Crimes. Horyzonty Wychowania, 19(50), 59-75
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The Dignity of Children Deprived of Liberty and Suspected of Committing Crimes
2020 (English)In: Horyzonty Wychowania, ISSN 1643-9171, E-ISSN 2391-9485, Vol. 19, no 50, p. 59-75Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: In this article the research objectives are the rights of children deprivedof liberty and suspected of having committed crimes in international and regional agreements aswell as in Swedish legislations and intended to preserve the child’s dignity.

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The method applied to study their dignity is, onone hand, in the context of international and regional agreements; on the other hand, in the contextof Swedish legislations, which are relevant to these children.

THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The argument is whether in Sweden children underthe age of 15 years deprived of liberty and suspected of having committed crimes are treated ina manner consistent with promoting the child’s sense of dignity during the investigation of the crime.These children are of particular interest as they are more vulnerable than adults in the same situation;the spirit of dignity should therefore be more explicitly expressed for them.

RESEARCH RESULTS: The research result confirms that dignity is fundamental for the rights ofchildren as expressed in the studied international and regional agreements and, more specifically,in the CRC Articles 37 and 40.

CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Swedish legislations still needimprovements to preserve the dignity of children, particularly regarding the rights of children underthe age of 15 deprived of liberty and suspected of having committed crimes.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Krakow: Jesuit University Ignatianum, 2020
Keywords
Dignity, Children, Liberty, Crime
National Category
Other Legal Research Criminology Social Work Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-88394 (URN)10.35765/hw.1931 (DOI)
Available from: 2021-01-07 Created: 2021-01-07 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
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