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The Swedish word “rättshandlingsförmåga” or legal competence refers to an individual person’s lawful right to make agreements and decisions about his or her property and life. All adults in Sweden are considered to have legal competence unless proven otherwise. During the past decades, the Swedish society has moved towards more respect for individuals, albeit demented, mentally ill or retarded. Respect for everyone’s autonomy is emphasized in social and medical law. The law states clearly that as little coercion as possible should be used.
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Swedish laws are found on the website of the Swedish Parliament; http://www.riksdagen.se/
Children and Parents Code a (Föräldrabalken 1949:381 11 kap 4§)
Children and Parents Code b (Föräldrabalken 1949: 381 11 kap 7§)
Inheritence Code a (Ärvdabalken 1958: 637 13 Kap 2 §)
Inheritence Code b (Ärvdabalken 1958: 637 13 Kap 3 §)
Law concerning agreements under influence of a mental disturbance (Lag om verkan av avtal, som slutits under påverkan av en psykisk störning 1924: 323)
Supreme Court (Precedent) (Högsta Domstolen 1994: 23)
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Björkstén, K.S. (2008). Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Sweden. In: Stoppe, G. (eds) Competence Assessment in Dementia. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-72369-2_26
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