Swedish Act 1982:316 Prohibiting the Genital Mutilation of Women
Female genital mutilation
Criminal Law
Applicability of the principle of extraterritoriality
In 1999 the principle of double criminality was removed
Types of FGM addressed
All forms
Number of court cases
2 (both in 2006)
Number of FGM cases registered with judicial authorities
46 (but not all turned out to be about FGM)
Availability of information collecting system or reports
Systematic review by Johnsdotter in October 2011. Contact with all 21 police districts, followed by collection of all police documents.
Source
Official database: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamlin...
Additional information
Date of entering into force
27/05/1982