Barn i domstol – proportionerlig åtgärd eller förhastad nödlösning? En undersökning av 2023 års ändring i bevistaleinstitutet utifrån ett barnrättsperspektiv
The Swedish age of criminal responsibility means that children under 15 who commit offences cannot be sentenced to any penalty. There is, however, a process in § 38 LUL that can determine whether a child under 15 has commit-ted a serious crime, called an evidentiary proceeding. At the time of its crea-tion, the purpose of an evidentiary proceeding was to provide the child wel-fare authorities with
