Children's rights
The CRC and access to appropriate food in preschool and school.
Established law and case law
The Convention as Swedish law
The CRC has been Swedish law since 1 January 2020 through Act (2018:1197). Article 3 requires the best interests of the child to be a primary consideration, Article 12 the right to be heard, Article 14 freedom of thought and conscience, and Article 24 the right to health and adequate nutritious food.
The curricula
Lpfö 18 and Lgr22 require education to rest on respect for the individual and to allow children to form and express their own standpoints.
FFVR analysis — argument, not settled law
FFVR's argument
Read together — CRC Articles 3, 12, 14 and 24, Article 9 ECHR, the Education Act's nutrition requirement and the Food Agency's guidance — there is a strong legal basis for a child's request for vegan school meals to be granted. This is a reasoned legal position; Swedish law contains no express provision naming vegan meals.
Sources
Act (2018:1197) on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Riksdag · 2018 · SFS 2018:1197
Primary sourceEducation Act (2010:800)
Riksdag · 2010 · SFS 2010:800
Official guidanceSwedish Food Agency — Vegan diet
Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) · n/a · —
Primary sourceEuropean Convention on Human Rights
Council of Europe · 1950-11-04 · ETS No. 005
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