On 1st of January 2020 the UNCRC was officially incorporated in the Swedish legislation (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Act (2018:1197)). Incorporation of the CRC gives it the status of Swedish law, entailing a clearer obligation on courts and legal practitioners to consider the rights that follow from the CRC in deliberations and assessments that are part of decision-making processes in cases and matters concerning children.
(Source: https://www.informationsverige.se/).
Entities responsible for implementation: Government of Sweden, Barnombudsmannen.
On 1st of January 2020 the UNCRC was officially incorporated in the Swedish legislation (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Act (2018:1197)). Incorporation of the CRC gives it the status of Swedish law, entailing a clearer obligation on courts and legal practitioners to consider the rights that follow from the CRC in deliberations and assessments that are part of decision-making processes in cases and matters concerning children.
(Source: https://www.informationsverige.se/).
Entities responsible for implementation: Government of Sweden, Barnombudsmannen.
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