The results of the comparative study, mentioned above, were presented during a regional conference which was organised in co-operation with the Ministries of Justice and Social Affairs of Estonia and in collaboration with the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) as a supporting partner.

This event gave to the many participants the opportunity to better understand how good practices on handling, protecting and testing children’s evidence have been put in place in the Baltic Sea Region, how they function and the critical factors that have contributed to their success.

During the discussions, participants were invited to reflect on how certain practices presented could be integrated into their own legal systems and the different activities that can contribute to their implementation.

Tallinn, Estonia 19-20 February 2015
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Presentations

  • Children’s evidence in the Baltic Sea Region
    Handling, protecting and testing evidence from children in legal proceedings in the 
    Baltic Sea Region: Presentation of the comparative study
    • Sweden: Ms Anna Kaldal, Associate Professor in procedural Law, Faculty of Law, 
      Stockholm University
  • Children’s Houses – A child friendly model
    • Iceland: Mr Bragi Gudbrandsson, General Director, Government Agency for Child Protection, Reykjavík
    • Norway:
      • Ms Astrid Johanne Pettersen, Executive Director, The Children’s House Statens Barnehus, Oslo
      • Ms Tone Davik, Police Superintendent / senior specialist, National Criminal Investigation Service (KRIPSOS), Oslo
    • Sweden: Mr Carl Göran Svedin, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/IKE, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping
  • Ensuring a child-friendly environment for the interview
    • Denmark: Mr Steen Birkedal, Special Consultant on Children’s Welfare, National board of Social Services, Copenhagen
    • Lithuania: Ms Eglė Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, Head of Legal System Research Department Law Institute of Lithuania, Vilnius
    • Sweden: Ms Asa Landberg, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Enskede
  • Preparing and conducting the interview
    • Finland: Ms Julia Korkman, PhD, Investigative Psychologist, Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  Unit, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
    • Latvia: Ms Vita Kalote, Head of Prevention Unit, Kurzeme Regional Board, State Police of Latvia, Liepaja
    • Sweden: Ms Malin Källstörm, Detective Superintendent, Swedish Police Authority, Stockholm
  • The timing and number of interviews
    • Estonia: Ms Brit Tammiste, Adviser, Analysis Division, Criminal Policy Department, Ministry of Justice, Tallinn
    • Norway: Mr Lars Meling, Senior Advisor, Police Department, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Oslo
    • Sweden: Mr Pär Stihl, Chief Detective Inspector, Institute of Police Education Linnaeus University, Växjö
  • Ensuring probative value of children statements
    • Germany: Mr Thomas Meysen, Director, German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law, Heidelberg
  • Representing the child and defending its interest
    • Denmark: Mr Morten Holland Heide, Lawyer, Head of Section Criminal Law Division, Ministry of Justice, Copenhagen
    • Iceland: Ms Hrfena Fridrikdsottir, Associate Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavík
    • Russian Federation: Mr Yury Zudov, Deputy Director, Department for Legal Aid and Judicial Cooperation, Ministry of Justice, Moscow
  • Parallel civil and administrative proceedings
    • Estonia: Ms Leanika Tamm, Judge, Viru County Court, Ida-Viru maakond
    • Iceland: Mr Bragi Gudbrandsson, General Director, Government Agency for Child Protection, Reykjavík
    • Sweden: Mr Carl Göran Svedin, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/IKE, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping

Background Documents