Hur kommer barn till tals i domen?
VerdictsChildren rightsDomarBarnBarnens rättigheterBarnkonventionenVårdnad av barnJuridical scienceRättsvetenskapJuridikSociologySociologiLaw and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
The purpose of this essay was to see how the child's voice was being heard in the verdicts in trials. I looked into court cases where parents wanted custody of their child/children. The focus of my analysis was on how the verdicts were presented and if the child/children were described in the court cases. The method that I used was qualitative documentanalysis. I chose seven court cases to investigate and analyse.I described theories of Foucault's power to get a different perspective on courtroom cases and the children's voice. I also explained the different aspects of power that are present in the courtroom.The UN convention of the rights of the child has had a big impact on the court of law in Sweden. The question was how well the court interpreted the best of the child's interests? I studied the definition "the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration" in the verdicts.The summary showed that the definition had a tendency to be fuzzy in some cases. My conclusion was that the court of law failed in their attempt to mention the children in the verdicts.