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Sexköpslagen 2.0 Hur en utvidgad sexköpslag förhåller sig till kravet på dubbel straffbarhet

Brodda, Rikard LU (2014) LAGF03 20142
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Sedan 1998 har Sverige haft en lagstiftning gällande prostitution som gör det lagligt sälja men inte att köpa sex. Sverige var på den tiden först i världen med kriminaliseringen och sedan dess har flera andra länder följt det svenska exemplet. På senare tid har det diskuterats huruvida denna lagstiftning ska utvidgas för att omfatta situationer när svenska medborgare köper sex av prostituerade utomlands. Denna uppsats kommer granska några av förutsättningarna för en sådan lagstiftning.

En kriminalisering måste ha till syfte att skydda en särskild grupp människor, samhället i stort eller särskilda statliga funktioner. Detta s.k. skyddsintresse måste vara hotat av gärningen som ska kriminaliseras. Skyddsintresset etableras i förarbeten... (More)
Sedan 1998 har Sverige haft en lagstiftning gällande prostitution som gör det lagligt sälja men inte att köpa sex. Sverige var på den tiden först i världen med kriminaliseringen och sedan dess har flera andra länder följt det svenska exemplet. På senare tid har det diskuterats huruvida denna lagstiftning ska utvidgas för att omfatta situationer när svenska medborgare köper sex av prostituerade utomlands. Denna uppsats kommer granska några av förutsättningarna för en sådan lagstiftning.

En kriminalisering måste ha till syfte att skydda en särskild grupp människor, samhället i stort eller särskilda statliga funktioner. Detta s.k. skyddsintresse måste vara hotat av gärningen som ska kriminaliseras. Skyddsintresset etableras i förarbeten och ska sedan beaktas när lagen i framtiden tillämpas. Uppsatsen kommer dels att fastställa sexköpslagens skyddsintresse utifrån förarbeten, dels fastställa hur pass effektiv kriminaliseringen varit. Syftet är att granska det relevanta skyddsintresset och se ifall detta kan möjliggöra en utvidgning.

Ett viktigt hinder mot kriminalisering av sexköp utomlands är kravet på dubbel straffbarhet. I korthet innebär kravet att en gärning som begås utomlands måste vara kriminaliserad såväl i Sverige som i landet där den begås för att gärningspersonen ska kunna straffas i Sverige. Kravet är inte absolut, flera brott är undantagna därför att de anses vara så pass allvarliga och skyddsintresset inte kan tillvaratas på ett effektivt sätt ifall det finns ett krav på dubbel straffbarhet. Kritikerna menar att inget sådant relevant intresse kan fastställas i sexköpslagen och att en utvidgning därför inte heller kan motiveras. Jag är däremot inte enig, utan anser att en utvidgning är en förutsättning för tillgodose skyddsintresset. (Less)
Abstract
Since 1998 Sweden has had legislation concerning prostitution that makes it legal to sell but not to buy sex. Sweden was at that time first in the world with this criminalization and since then several other countries followed the Swedish example. More recently it has been discussed whether this legislation should be extended to cover situations where Swedish citizens buy sex from prostitutes abroad. This essay will review some of the prerequisites for such legislation.

Criminalization must aim to protect a particular group of people, society in general or specific government functions. This so-called protective interest must be threatened by the act that is to be criminalized. The protective interest is established in preliminary work... (More)
Since 1998 Sweden has had legislation concerning prostitution that makes it legal to sell but not to buy sex. Sweden was at that time first in the world with this criminalization and since then several other countries followed the Swedish example. More recently it has been discussed whether this legislation should be extended to cover situations where Swedish citizens buy sex from prostitutes abroad. This essay will review some of the prerequisites for such legislation.

Criminalization must aim to protect a particular group of people, society in general or specific government functions. This so-called protective interest must be threatened by the act that is to be criminalized. The protective interest is established in preliminary work and should then be taken into consideration when the law is applied in the future. The essay will first determine the protective interest of the law against sex purchase from the preliminary work, then determine how effective the criminalization has been. The aim is to establish the protective interest in the possible scenario of an extended criminalisation.

An obstacle to the criminalization of sex purchase abroad is the requirement of dual criminality. In short, the requirement means that an act committed abroad must be criminalized both in Sweden and the country where it is committed for the perpetrator to be punished in Sweden. The requirement is not absolute, several crimes are exempt because they are considered to be too serious and the protective interest can not be protected effectively if there is a requirement of dual criminality. Critics argue that no such relevant interest can be defined in Sexköpslagen and an extended criminalisation can therefore not be justified. However, I do not agree, but consider an extension a prerequisite for fully protecting the protective interest. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Since 1998 Sweden has had legislation concerning prostitution that makes it legal to sell but not to buy sex. Sweden was at that time first in the world with this criminalization and since then several other countries followed the Swedish example. More recently it has been discussed whether this legislation should be extended to cover situations where Swedish citizens buy sex from prostitutes abroad. This essay will review some of the prerequisites for such legislation.

Criminalization must aim to protect a particular group of people, society in general or specific government functions. This so-called protective interest must be threatened by the act that is to be criminalized. The protective interest is established in preliminary work and should then be taken into consideration when the law is applied in the future. The essay will first determine the protective interest of the law against sex purchase from the preliminary work, then determine how effective the criminalization has been. The aim is to establish the protective interest in the possible scenario of an extended criminalisation.

An obstacle to the criminalization of sex purchase abroad is the requirement of dual criminality. In short, the requirement means that an act committed abroad must be criminalized both in Sweden and the country where it is committed for the perpetrator to be punished in Sweden. The requirement is not absolute, several crimes are exempt because they are considered to be too serious and the protective interest can not be protected effectively if there is a requirement of dual criminality. Critics argue that no such relevant interest can be defined in Sexköpslagen and an extended criminalisation can therefore not be justified. However, I do not agree, but consider an extension a prerequisite for fully protecting the protective interest.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sexköpslagen 2.0 Hur en utvidgad sexköpslag förhåller sig till kravet på dubbel straffbarhet}},
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