https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of global warming, rulings that could force governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies. https://www.thelocal.se/20240407/top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:48:03 +0200 top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Indefinite detentions are coming to an end this summer after the Swedish parliament voted for time-limited detentions. https://www.thelocal.se/20210408/sweden-scraps-controversial-indefinite-detentions-for-crime-suspects Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:14:13 +0200 sweden-scraps-controversial-indefinite-detentions-for-crime-suspects On April 1st, a new law comes into force giving Swedish police extra powers to access the devices and encrypted messages of people suspected of serious crimes. Here are five things to know about the law and what it means for Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20200304/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-digital-surveillance-law Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:53:25 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-digital-surveillance-law Sweden could soon be changing its laws which allow suspects to be detained without charge indefinitely. https://www.thelocal.se/20200219/sweden-plans-to-change-controversial-indefinite-detentions-for-crime-suspects Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:53:32 +0100 sweden-plans-to-change-controversial-indefinite-detentions-for-crime-suspects Here's an introduction to the Swedish criminal legal system. https://www.thelocal.se/20190801/six-things-to-know-about-the-swedish-legal-system Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:20:31 +0200 six-things-to-know-about-the-swedish-legal-system One year ago, Sweden introduced a law change that meant sex without explicit consent was considered as rape, including when the victim did not actively say 'no'. The Local spoke to experts to find out the impact this has had on court cases and within Swedish society. https://www.thelocal.se/20190712/negligent-rape-has-swedens-sexual-consent-law-led-to-change Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:21:41 +0200 negligent-rape-has-swedens-sexual-consent-law-led-to-change Swedish residents may soon have to wait longer for their mail to arrive, according to the Expressen's daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20171006/swedes-could-have-to-wait-longer-for-their-mail-to-arrive-under-new-law Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:44:55 +0200 swedes-could-have-to-wait-longer-for-their-mail-to-arrive-under-new-law Sweden could place a six-month cap on pre-trial detention of suspects if proposals from a new inquiry are put into practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20160823/why-sweden-could-change-controversial-pre-trial-detention-laws Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:00:49 +0200 why-sweden-could-change-controversial-pre-trial-detention-laws Denmark has suffered a brutal national shaming for its new law allowing refugees’ valuables to be confiscated – but Sweden has had similar rules in place for more than two decades. https://www.thelocal.se/20160128/sweden-has-similar-rules-to-shamed-denmark-bill Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:46:53 +0100 sweden-has-similar-rules-to-shamed-denmark-bill Swedes enjoy some of the fairest treatment in the world, according to the latest global study to shine a light on the rule of law in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.se/20150603/sweden-is-third-least-corrupt-place-on-planet Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:34:00 +0200 sweden-is-third-least-corrupt-place-on-planet Sweden is set to introduce crimes against humanity into its penal code in a move to tackle widespread, systematic, and inhumane crimes abroad in Swedish courts. https://www.thelocal.se/20131122/sweden-to-bring-in-crimes-against-humanity Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:10:00 +0100 sweden-to-bring-in-crimes-against-humanity Motorcycle drivers who have a criminal record are twice as likely to get into accidents on the road than their law-abiding peers, a new Swedish study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20130110/45540 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0100 45540 The Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen) has become more lenient when sentencing drug dealers, a trend that worries police who say it endangers their counter-narcotics work. https://www.thelocal.se/20130101/45360 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:01:00 +0100 45360 Finnish will be an optional language in preschools and old people's homes in eight more Swedish cities, as the government extends the rights of minority language speakers across the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20121228/45318 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:20:00 +0100 45318 The government has finished its second revision of a much-scrutinized law that will ban taking "violating" photographs and video, after critics said the first draft could accidentally violate press freedom. https://www.thelocal.se/20121220/45194 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:58:00 +0100 45194 Free vaccines, higher parental leave benefits, and more job security for temporary workers, are among the many changes set to take effect in Sweden after the New Year as part of a potpourri of new laws, also covering a few controversial topics. https://www.thelocal.se/20121218/45138 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:41:00 +0100 45138 Sweden should extend the statute of limitations for child sex abuse crimes and make it easier to require criminal background checks on people who work with children, according to an inquiry submitted to the justice minister on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121115/44446 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:11:00 +0100 44446 The frequency of rape case acquittals in Sweden has increased dramatically in recent years, new research has shown, and scholars have a theory as to what lay behind the trend. https://www.thelocal.se/20120326/39886 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:42:00 +0200 39886 The discovery that several of Sweden's lay judges have continued to work while having criminal records of their own has resulted in many either stepping down or being fired. https://www.thelocal.se/20120220/39214 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0100 39214 Sweden's legal system is plagued by serious shortcomings, according to a new report, which argues that a lack of coordination between different agencies as well as “weak” government management are to blame for long clearing times for criminal cases. https://www.thelocal.se/20111215/37964 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:10:00 +0100 37964