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Student from Lund wins first prize for her essay from the Swedish Crime Victims' Authority

The prizewinners for their essays. Photo.
Anders Alenskär with prize winners Sara Pedersen, Sara Strömstedt, Andreea Corbei and Serife Erdal.

Jur. kand. Sara Pedersen is honoured for her essay is about involuntariness assessment in rape offences when the victim has a mental disability.

Motivation: In her essay, the first prize winner has wanted to investigate what the legislative requirements regarding voluntariness in sexual offence legislation mean and how they are handled in legal practice, as well as highlight and problematise how the right to self-determination and protection against unwanted sexual acts are handled when the injured party has a mental disability.

Title of the essay: Att hjälpa utan att stjälpa – Ofrivillighetsbedömning vid våldtäktsbrott när målsäganden har en psykisk funktionsnedsättning.

The award on the website of the Swedish Crime Victim Support Authority.