SwedenMänskliga rättigheter, jämställdhet, barns rätt 18 · Human rights, gender equality, children's rights
When a public authority makes a decision that concerns a child, what must it pay special attention to under the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
In the exam (Swedish)
När en myndighet fattar ett beslut som gäller ett barn, vad ska den enligt barnkonventionen särskilt ta hänsyn till?
- aWhat the child's relatives wantVad barnets släktingar önskar
- bWhat is quickest to processVad som går snabbast att handlägga
- cWhat is best for the childVad som är bäst för barnetCorrect answer
- dWhat is cheapest for societyVad som är billigast för samhället
Why?
The best interests of the child (barnets bästa) must always be a primary consideration when a decision concerns children. It is one of the basic principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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