Tillräknelighet - Var det bättre förr?
(2014) LAGM01 20142Department of Law
- Abstract
- Ever since the time of the Greek philosophers, people with mental disease have been considered not to be responsible for their actions. In Sweden there was an accountability (=tillräknelighet) regulation until the Swedish Criminal Code entered into force in 1965. The time before the Criminal Code was characterized by lots of discussions about the question about if the accountability regulation ought to be kept or not, and the regulation was subject to major criticism.
This essay is about the accountability regulation in the Penal Law of 1864 and the discussions before the introduction of the Criminal Code.
Over the years proposals regarding new accountability regulations have been up for discussion, but not one of the proposals have been... (More) - Ever since the time of the Greek philosophers, people with mental disease have been considered not to be responsible for their actions. In Sweden there was an accountability (=tillräknelighet) regulation until the Swedish Criminal Code entered into force in 1965. The time before the Criminal Code was characterized by lots of discussions about the question about if the accountability regulation ought to be kept or not, and the regulation was subject to major criticism.
This essay is about the accountability regulation in the Penal Law of 1864 and the discussions before the introduction of the Criminal Code.
Over the years proposals regarding new accountability regulations have been up for discussion, but not one of the proposals have been passed as a law.
In this essay the development in the field of accountability during the time of the Criminal Code is investigated.
In 2012 another proposal regarding new accountability regulation was released. It is proposed that if a person is suffering from mental disease, is in a temporary state of confusion, has a severe mental retardation or a severe dementia condition, and the person as a result of the condition does not have the capacity to understand the meaning of his or her actions in the current situation or does not have the capacity to adapt his or her behaviour by such understanding, he or she shall not be held criminally liable. This proposal has not yet resulted in any law or a government bill.
In the regulation that is in force today, people with mental disease can be held criminally liable and the mental disease is taken into account in the choice of sanction. In this essay the question whether the regulation of today is in accordance with the principle of conformity or not will be answered.
In Danish law there is an accountability regulation that is much like the one there was in the Swedish Penal Law of 1864. In this essay a comparison with the Danish accountability regulation is made. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Ända sedan de grekiska filosofernas tid har psykiskt sjuka människor inte ansetts vara ansvariga för sina handlingar. I Sverige fanns en tillräknelighetsreglering fram till dess att brottsbalken trädde i kraft år 1965. Tiden före brottsbalken präglades av många diskussioner huruvida tillräknelighetsbestämmelserna skulle finnas kvar eller inte och de utsattes för mycket kritik. Denna uppsats behandlar regleringen i 1864 års strafflag och diskussionerna inför införandet av brottsbalken.
Under årens lopp har förslag på återinförande av ett tillräknelighetsrekvisit varit uppe för diskussion ett flertal gånger, men inget av förslagen har lett till lagstiftning. I uppsatsen undersöks hur utvecklingen på området för tillräknelighet har sett ut... (More) - Ända sedan de grekiska filosofernas tid har psykiskt sjuka människor inte ansetts vara ansvariga för sina handlingar. I Sverige fanns en tillräknelighetsreglering fram till dess att brottsbalken trädde i kraft år 1965. Tiden före brottsbalken präglades av många diskussioner huruvida tillräknelighetsbestämmelserna skulle finnas kvar eller inte och de utsattes för mycket kritik. Denna uppsats behandlar regleringen i 1864 års strafflag och diskussionerna inför införandet av brottsbalken.
Under årens lopp har förslag på återinförande av ett tillräknelighetsrekvisit varit uppe för diskussion ett flertal gånger, men inget av förslagen har lett till lagstiftning. I uppsatsen undersöks hur utvecklingen på området för tillräknelighet har sett ut under brottsbalkens tid. År 2012 utkom ännu ett förslag på återinförande. I förslaget föreslås att om en person lider av en allvarlig psykisk störning, befinner sig i ett tillfälligt förvirringstillstånd, har en svår utvecklingsstörning eller ett allvarligt demenstillstånd, och personen i fråga till följd av detta inte har förmåga förstå handlingens innebörd i situationen som han eller hon befann sig i eller inte kunde anpassa sitt handlande efter en sådan förståelse, ska denne inte dömas till straffrättsligt ansvar. Detta förslag har ännu inte heller lett till någon lagstiftning, eller ens någon proposition.
Dagens särreglering för psykiskt störda lagöverträdare innebär att personer med psykisk störning kan dömas till straffrättsligt ansvar och sedan tas det hänsyn till den psykiska störningen vid påföljdsvalet. I uppsatsen ska frågan om den nuvarande regleringen strider mot konformitetsprincipen besvaras.
I Danmark har man ett tillräknelighetsrekvisit som mycket liknar det som fanns i 1864 års strafflag i Sverige. I uppsatsen görs även en jämförelse med den danska tillräknelighetsregleringen. (Less)
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- author
- Cederholm, Amanda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Accountability - Was it better before?
- course
- LAGM01 20142
- year
- 2014
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- rättssäkerhet, konformitetsprincipen, tillräknelighet, criminal law, Straffrätt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4924705
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- 2015-04-21 14:38:40
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This essay is about the accountability regulation in the Penal Law of 1864 and the discussions before the introduction of the Criminal Code.
Over the years proposals regarding new accountability regulations have been up for discussion, but not one of the proposals have been passed as a law.
In this essay the development in the field of accountability during the time of the Criminal Code is investigated.
In 2012 another proposal regarding new accountability regulation was released. It is proposed that if a person is suffering from mental disease, is in a temporary state of confusion, has a severe mental retardation or a severe dementia condition, and the person as a result of the condition does not have the capacity to understand the meaning of his or her actions in the current situation or does not have the capacity to adapt his or her behaviour by such understanding, he or she shall not be held criminally liable. This proposal has not yet resulted in any law or a government bill.
In the regulation that is in force today, people with mental disease can be held criminally liable and the mental disease is taken into account in the choice of sanction. In this essay the question whether the regulation of today is in accordance with the principle of conformity or not will be answered.
In Danish law there is an accountability regulation that is much like the one there was in the Swedish Penal Law of 1864. In this essay a comparison with the Danish accountability regulation is made.}},
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