Tvångs- och barnäktenskap – En studie av det stärkta civilrättsliga och straffrättsliga skyddet
In 2009, it was estimated that around 70 000 young men’s and women’s choice when it came to marriage and choice of partner in Sweden was limited or conditional. The Government concluded that the legislation did not effectively fight the occurrence of forced marriage and child marriage, and therefore presented a proposition for civil and criminal law changes. The law changes came into force July 1s