Kerstin Nordlöf
Position: Professor Emerita School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal SciencesEmail: kerstin.nordlof@oru.se
Phone: +46 19 303180
Room: L2511
About Kerstin Nordlöf
Kerstin Nordlöf, professor of law. Her research is in the field of criminal, procedural and social law with focus on children and young adults as suspect, sentenced or victim of crime. Main area of interest is the integrity of the child, for example at severe mental disorder, at suspicion of a crime in relation to Swedish legislations, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Her research issues includes gender, diversity and sustainability. Main areas of teaching are criminal, procedural and social law.
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
- Coercive care orders. Participation as a dilemma between the child's need for protection, respect for evolving capacities and vulnerability
- E-Discourse and the Dynamics of Violence, Gender Discrimination and Abuse as a Dominant Discourse: Communicating through Rumours and Visual Images
- Adolescent with a severe mental disorder at the time of the crime
Research groups
Publications
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Articles, reviews/surveys |
Books |
Chapters in books |
Collections (editor) |
Conference papers |
Daily newspapers |
Doctoral theses, monographs |
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Reports |
Articles in journals
- Nordlöf, K. (2023). Allvarligt psykiskt störda utan domskäl vid en fällande dom?: [Severely mentally disordered without reasons upon conviction?]. Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 110 (3), 221-237.
- Nordlöf, K. (2023). Psykiskt våld – hög tid för en ny brottstyp. Texter om våld (1), 14-18.
- Vimefall, E. , Sahrblom, F. & Nordlöf, K. (2022). Costs and benefits of an early intervention for juvenile offenders: The ‘Treatment Foster Care Oregon Program’. Children and youth services review, 142.
- Nordlöf, K. (2021). Body examinations of underage children committing crime: A Swedish perspective. Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, 9 (2), 42-60.
- Danesi, M. , Ervo, L. , Kindberg, L. & Nordlöf, K. (2021). The #MeToo Movement as an e-Discourse: Social and Legal Effects. HumaNetten (46), 56-74.
- Nordlöf, K. (2020). The Dignity of Children Deprived of Liberty and Suspected of Committing Crimes. Horyzonty Wychowania, 19 (50), 59-75.
- Nordlöf, K. (2017). The Autonomy of the Family as an Obstacle in Preventing and Identifying Assault of Children. Horizons of Education, 16 (37), 45-58.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Debt restructuring in Sweden. Revista de Processo, 40 (242), 339-353.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Juvenile Jurisprudence in Sweden. Tsukuba Journal of Law and Politics, 63, 1-11.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Responsibility for Child Abuse within Foster Care in Sweden. Horizons of Education, 14 (29), 20-45.
- Nordlöf, K. (1990). Barn och ungdomar i polisarrester och häkten. Apropå, Brottsförebyggande rådets tidskrift (4), 12-16.
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Israelsson, M. , Nordlöf, K. & Gerdner, A. (2015). European laws on compulsory commitment to care of persons suffering from substance use disorders or misuse problems: a comparative review from a human and civil rights perspective. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 10.
Books
- Nordlöf, K. & Malekian, F. (2013). Prohibition of Sexual Exploitation of Children Constituting Obligation Erga Omnes (1ed.).. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Malekian, F. & Nordlöf, K. (2012). Confessing the international rights of children: the basic documents with analysis.. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). Unga lagöverträdare i social-, straff- och processrätt (2ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
- Nordlöf, K. (2005). Unga lagöverträdare i social-, straff- och processrätt (Ny, rev. utg.ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
- Nordlöf, K. (1991). Straffrättens processer för unga lagöverträdare (1ed.). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB.
Chapters in books
- van den Brink, Y. , Nordlöf, K. & Fornes, I. (2024). Strengthening the Rule of Law in Child Justice: Towards an Appropriate Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility and Effective Procedural Rights Protection for Children in Conflict with the Law - Case Studies from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. In: Rigmor Argren, Rule of Law in a Transitional Spectrum (pp. 237-269). Uppsala: Iustus förlag.
- Nordlöf, K. (2021). Medling för unga lagöverträdare och unga målsägande utifrån organisation, samhällsekonomi, genus och barns rättigheter. In: Torbjörn Andersson; Eric Bylander; Henrik Bellander, Processrättsliga studier tillägnade Bengt Lindell (pp. 239-259). . Iustus förlag.
- Nordlöf, K. (2020). The Role of Social Work in Juvenile Justice in Sweden. In: Robert G. Schwartz and Yifang Chen, The Role of Social Work in Juvenile Justice: International experiences (pp. 98-115). . Raul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
- Nordlöf, K. & Thunberg, S. (2019). Barn i rättsprocessen med anledning av brott. In: Björn Johansson & Åsa Källström, Barns och ungas utsatthet: Våld och kränkningar i barns och ungas relationer (pp. 169-188). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
- Nordlöf, K. (2014). Genus i kontexten unga lagöverträdare. In: Annina H. Persson, Lotti Ryberg-Welander, Festskrift till Catharina Calleman: i rättens utkanter (pp. 261-274). Uppsala: Iustus förlag.
- Malekian, F. & Nordlöf, K. (2014). International Legal Status of Children. In: Gerben Bruinsma, David Weisburd, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. . Springer.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). En rättsstridig presumtion om uppsåt vid allvarlig psykisk störning hos unga lagöverträdare. In: Catharina Calleman, Juridicums årsbok: 2011-2013 (pp. 349-364). Örebro: Örebro universitet.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). Oskuldspresumtionen: en utopi för minderåriga barn misstänkta för brott. In: Kerstin Nordlöf, Argumentation i nordisk straffrätt (pp. 168-199). . Norstedts Juridik AB.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). The Sovereignty in Law. In: Catharina Calleman, Juridicums årsbok: 2011-2013 (pp. 366-378). Örebro: Örebro universitet.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). The Sovereignty of Children´s Rights within the Legislation of the Nordic Countries. In: Catharina Calleman, Juridicums Årsbok: 2011-2013 (pp. 380-420). Örebro: Örebro universitet.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). Children in Law. In: Farhad Malekian and Kerstin Nordlöf, The sovereignty of children in law (pp. 56-68). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). En rättsstridig presumtion om uppsåt vid allvarlig psykisk störning hos unga lagöverträdare. In: Lotti Ryberg-Welander, Katarina Alexius, Rätt, social utsatthet och samhälleligt ansvar: festskrift till Anna Hollander (pp. 359-374). . Norstedts Juridik AB.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). The sovereignty of children in law. In: Farhad Malekian and Kerstin Nordlöf, The sovereignty of children in law (pp. 56-68). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). The sovereignty of children’s rights within the legislation of the nordic countries. In: Farhad Malekian, Kerstin Nordlöf, The sovereignty of children in law (pp. 194-234). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Nordlöf, K. (2011). Economic raison d'etre of trafficking in children. In: Catharina Calleman, Rätten i den ekonomiska krisen (pp. 191-214). Uppsala: Iustus förlag.
- Nordlöf, K. (2011). International principles and rights of children in criminal cases. In: Filippo Valguarnera, Juridicums årsbok 2010 (pp. 113-133). Örebro: Örebro university.
- Nordlöf, K. (1987). Restriktioner vid gripande, anhållande och häktning. In: Brottsutvecklingen: 1987 (pp. 159-173). Stockholm: Brottsförebyggande rådet.
Collections (editor)
- Nordlöf, K. (ed.) (2013). Argumentation i nordisk straffrätt (1ed.).. Norstedts Juridik AB.
- Malekian, F. (ed.) & Nordlöf, K. (ed.) (2012). The sovereignty of children in law (1ed.). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Conference papers
- Nordlöf, K. (2020). Åldersbestämning vid misstanke om brott utifrån genus och mångfald. Paper presented at Våld och utsatthet i kriser, digital konferens, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, November 26, 2020.
- Nordlöf, K. & Nordlöf Malekian, A. (2018). An abstract staging of a crime. Paper presented at The 19th International Roundtable for the Semiotics of Law (IRSL 2018), Örebro, Sweden, May 23-25, 2018.
- Nordlöf, K. (2017). Uncertainty of age from the view of gender and diversity. Paper presented at Nordic Law and Gender Conference 2017, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, May 11-12, 2017.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Children witnesses of domestic violence. Paper presented at 4th International Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, September 3-4, 2015.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Forms of Relief: Debt restructuring in Sweden. Paper presented at 15th World Congress of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL 2015), Istanbul, Turkey, May 25-28, 2015.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Genus som bevisvärde. Paper presented at ELSA Day, Örebro universitet, Örebro, Sweden, November 25, 2015.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Some concluding remarks: Roundtable discussion. Paper presented at Fifth International Conference on Language, Law and Discourse, Örebro university, Örebro, Sweden, September 27 - October 1, 2015.
- Nordlöf, K. (2015). Varför anses inte övergrepp mellan tonåringar lika skyddsvärda som mellan vuxna?. Paper presented at Barnrättsdagarna - tema: Diskriminering och kränkande behandling. Barnombudsmannen, Stiftelsen Allmänna Barnhuset och Barnrättsakademin, Örebro, Sweden, April 14-15, 2015.
- Nordlöf, K. (2014). Constitution, Judiciary & Political Power´s Structure: Judiciary as an Organ of Political Control. In: Constitution and proceedings Session 2: Constitution, Judiciary and Public Powers Structure. Paper presented at International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL), Conference "Constitution and Proceedings", Seoul, Korea, October 1-4, 2014. (pp. 151-157).
- Nordlöf, K. (2014). Straffrättsteorins användbarhet. Paper presented at Nätverket för kvinnliga straffrättare i Norden.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). En kontraproduktiv brottmålsprocess. Paper presented at Barnrättsdagarna, tema: barn och ungas rätt till delaktighet och inflytande, Örebro, Sweden, April 16-17, 2013.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). Juvenile Jurisprudence in Sweden. Paper presented at Juvenile Jurisprudence, Tsukuba University, Tokyo, Japan, October 15, 2013.
- Nordlöf, K. (2013). The right of an abused child to receive justice in a Swedish context. Paper presented at International Symposium, Tsukuba University, Tokyo, Japan, October 20, 2013.
- Nordlöf, K. (2012). The organization and functions of the intermediate level of government between the county and municipalities in Sweden. In: Il rilievo della provincia nel diritto comparato Casi nazionali a confronto : atti del convegno dell'Associazione di diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo, Milano, Università commerciale L. Bocconi, 12 ottobre 2012. Paper presented at Colloquium on provinces in a comparative perspective, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy, October 12, 2012. Torino: G. Giappichelli Editore.
- Nordlöf, K. (2009). Juvenile Jurisprudence. Paper presented at Den svenska avdelningen av Internationella Föreningen i Rätts- och Socialfilosofi, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, May 18-19, 2009.
- Nordlöf, K. (2009). Profession, rights and rules. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 22-24, 2009.
- Nordlöf, K. (2007). The comparative aspects of gender governing protected witnesses. Paper presented at The Peace History Society International Conference on Historical Perspectives on Engendering War, Peace and Justice, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ, U.S.A., October 19-20, 2007.
- Nordlöf, K. (2006). The Legal Philosophy of Protecting a Suspect Child. Paper presented at XVII World Congress of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM), Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 27 - September 1, 2006.
Daily newspapers
- Bennet, T. , Kindström Dahlin, M. , Nilsson, A. , Kristiansson, M. , Anckarsäter, H. , Nordlöf, K. , Radovic, S. , Nilsson, T. & et al. (2020). Den rättspsykiatriska vården är inte rättssäker – agera nu. Göteborgs-Posten (Oktober 19).
Doctoral theses, monographs
- Nordlöf, K. (1987). Straffprocessuella tvångsmedel: gripande, anhållande och häktning. (Doctoral dissertation). Stockholm: Stockholms universitet.
Other
- Nordlöf, K. (2016). Support system for abused children in Sweden.
Reports
- Nordlöf, K. (2023). CHILD PARTICIPATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE IN SWEDEN: National Report for AIMJF´s Comparative and Collaborative Research.. International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (The Chronicle – AIMJF´s Journal on Justice and Children´s Rights Vol. 1 No II 2023).