Exoneration in Sweden : Is It Not about Time to Reform the Swedish Model?

• This article reviews exoneration in Sweden, with a focus on the procedure of applying for exoneration. First, it highlights some core features of Swedish criminal procedural law, necessary to understand exoneration in the Swedish context. Secondly, it outlines the possibilities in Swedish law to apply for exoneration, both in favour of a convicted person and to the disadvantage of a previously acquitted defendant. Thirdly, it identifies some challenges with the current Swedish model of administering applications for exoneration. Fourthly, it argues that the current system should be reformed by introducing into Swedish law a review committee that administers applications for exoneration. 

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik -- Juridik och samhälle (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law -- Law and Society (hsv//eng)

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wrongful convictions

extraordinary legal remedy

exoneration

exoneration in Sweden

felaktigt dömda

extraordinära rättsmedel

resning

resning i Sverige

processrätt

Procedural Law

straffrätt

Criminal Law

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