lex lilla hjärtat

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Lex Lilla hjärtat, Lex Lilla Hjärtat (letter-casing)

Etymology

Compound of lex (“act, law”) +‎ Lilla Hjärtat.

Named after Esmeralda Gustafsson (2016–2020), nicknamed Lilla Hjärtat (“Little Hearth”) in media, who was killed by her mother.

Noun

lex lilla hjärtat c

  1. (Sweden, law) The colloquial name for a Swedish law that strengthens the requirements for social services to monitor and follow up when a child, previously placed in care under the LVU (“Care of Young Persons Act”), is returned to their biological parents.
    • 2024 August 23, Dan Ivarsson, Estelle Colak, “Bris om Lex Lilla hjärtat: ”Förändringen är inte tillräcklig” [Bris on Lilla Hjärtat’s Law: “The change is not sufficient”]”, in Sydsvenskan:
      Lagändringen Lex Lilla hjärtat ska stärka skyddet för barn som blivit omhändertagna. Men barnrättsjuristen hos Bris anser att lagändringen inte räcker till.
      The legal amendment Lilla Hjärtat’s Law is intended to strengthen the protection of children who have been taken into care. But the child rights lawyer at Bris believes that the amendment is not enough.

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