Barnamord – oförlåtligt, oförståeligt eller oundvikligt?
(2018) LAGF03 20182Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Infanticide was considered in the 17th century in Sweden to be the most societal subversive act that could be committed and gave the legislator something we would call moral alarmism. The morality implied condemnation of those who entered a sexual relation before marriage. The alarmism is illustrated by increasingly severe punishments and ultimately irrevocable punishments were imposed upon the women.
New laws were established at a rapid rate during the 17th century to suppress unlawful intercourse and infanticide. The temporal power exercised a control over virtuousness together with the church.
During the 18th century, the struggle against infanticide continues, but the debate in the parliament shows a change in attitude... (More) - Infanticide was considered in the 17th century in Sweden to be the most societal subversive act that could be committed and gave the legislator something we would call moral alarmism. The morality implied condemnation of those who entered a sexual relation before marriage. The alarmism is illustrated by increasingly severe punishments and ultimately irrevocable punishments were imposed upon the women.
New laws were established at a rapid rate during the 17th century to suppress unlawful intercourse and infanticide. The temporal power exercised a control over virtuousness together with the church.
During the 18th century, the struggle against infanticide continues, but the debate in the parliament shows a change in attitude regarding the unmarried mother. In the middle of the 18th century it was a punishable crime to withhold an unmarried woman's pregnancy, but towards the end of the century, King Gustav III's Infanticide Act started to take effect, in which it was stated that the unmarried mother is instead given the right to give birth anonymously.
This essay starts in an era when the infanticide becomes a crime type of its own and concludes with the Infanticide Act of 1778. During that period, the ground for infanticide is investigated by understanding of the society of that time and the view of a woman's sexuality. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Barnamordsbrottet ansågs under 1600-talet i Sverige vara den mest samhällsfarliga handling som kunde begås och gav lagstiftaren något vi idag skulle kalla som moralpanik. Moralen låg i att värna äktenskapet genom att fördöma de som ingick sexuella relationer innan äktenskapets ingående. Paniken kan illustreras genom att allt strängare straff och till slut oåterkalleliga straff utdömdes.
Nya lagar stiftades i ett högt tempo under 1600-talet för att stävja osedlighet och barnamord. Den värdsliga makten utövande en kontroll över sedligheten tillsammans med kyrkan.
Under 1700-talet fortsätter kampen mot barnamorden men debatten i riksdagen visar på att en förändring av synen på den ogifta modern. I mitten av 1700-talet var det... (More) - Barnamordsbrottet ansågs under 1600-talet i Sverige vara den mest samhällsfarliga handling som kunde begås och gav lagstiftaren något vi idag skulle kalla som moralpanik. Moralen låg i att värna äktenskapet genom att fördöma de som ingick sexuella relationer innan äktenskapets ingående. Paniken kan illustreras genom att allt strängare straff och till slut oåterkalleliga straff utdömdes.
Nya lagar stiftades i ett högt tempo under 1600-talet för att stävja osedlighet och barnamord. Den värdsliga makten utövande en kontroll över sedligheten tillsammans med kyrkan.
Under 1700-talet fortsätter kampen mot barnamorden men debatten i riksdagen visar på att en förändring av synen på den ogifta modern. I mitten av 1700-talet var det straffbart att undanhålla en ogift kvinnas graviditet, men mot slutet av århundrandet slår kung Gustav III:s barnamordplakat igenom där den ogifta modern istället ges rätten till att föda anonymt.
Denna uppsats tar sin startpunkt vid den tid när barnamordet blir en egen brottstyp och avlutas med 1778-års barnamordsplakat. Under den perioden ska orsaken till barnamord undersökas med hjälp av en förståelse för dåtidens samhälle och synen på kvinnans sexualitet. (Less)
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- author
- Löwe, Sofia LU
- supervisor
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- Emma Ahlm LU
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20182
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- rättshistoria, barnamord
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8972600
- date added to LUP
- 2019-03-08 13:55:15
- date last changed
- 2019-03-08 13:55:15
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New laws were established at a rapid rate during the 17th century to suppress unlawful intercourse and infanticide. The temporal power exercised a control over virtuousness together with the church.
During the 18th century, the struggle against infanticide continues, but the debate in the parliament shows a change in attitude regarding the unmarried mother. In the middle of the 18th century it was a punishable crime to withhold an unmarried woman's pregnancy, but towards the end of the century, King Gustav III's Infanticide Act started to take effect, in which it was stated that the unmarried mother is instead given the right to give birth anonymously.
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