Förbud mot sexuella handlingar med djur - innebörd och sanktioner
(2019) JURM02 20192Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Sexuella handlingar med djur är ett brott som fortfarande anses vara stigmatiserat och omoraliskt. 2014 återkriminaliserades sexuella handlingar med djur med argumentationen om ett bättre djurskydd. Därför undersöker uppsatsen de huvudsakliga grunderna för nykriminalisering och sätter djur som ett skyddsvärt intresse under luppen. Av undersökningen kan konstateras att djur ska anses utgöra ett skyddsvärt intresse. Ett intresse som måste skyddas utifrån grundläggande principer i djurskyddslagstiftningen.
Det kan konstateras att problem med sexuella handlingar med djur är att de sker ofta i det fördolda. På grund av handlingens dolda natur är det svårt att bilda en uppfattning om vilka handlingar kan det vara frågan om. Lagstiftaren har... (More) - Sexuella handlingar med djur är ett brott som fortfarande anses vara stigmatiserat och omoraliskt. 2014 återkriminaliserades sexuella handlingar med djur med argumentationen om ett bättre djurskydd. Därför undersöker uppsatsen de huvudsakliga grunderna för nykriminalisering och sätter djur som ett skyddsvärt intresse under luppen. Av undersökningen kan konstateras att djur ska anses utgöra ett skyddsvärt intresse. Ett intresse som måste skyddas utifrån grundläggande principer i djurskyddslagstiftningen.
Det kan konstateras att problem med sexuella handlingar med djur är att de sker ofta i det fördolda. På grund av handlingens dolda natur är det svårt att bilda en uppfattning om vilka handlingar kan det vara frågan om. Lagstiftaren har angett ett begränsat antal handlingar som anses utgöra sexuella handlingar med djur men listan är inte uttömmande. Därför har jag undersökt vilka handlingar som kan klassificeras som de förbjudna sexuella handlingarna. Dels belyses vilka handlingar som har fångats upp av rättsväsendet. Dels presenteras vilka andra handlingar kan förekomma och kvalificeras som förbjudna sexuella handlingar enligt lagstiftning.
Vidare undersöks vilka straffrättsliga och administrativa påföljder kan utdömas för sexuella handlingar med djur. Undersökningen tar sikte på domstolsavgöranden samt hur tolkning av bestämmelserna i Djurskyddslagen görs. Av undersökningen kan konstateras att trots fängelsestraff i straffskalan har ett fängelse som ett straff aldrig utdömts i Sverige. Djurförbud har inte heller meddelats i samband med sexuella handlingar med djur. (Less) - Abstract
- Sexual acts with animals are a crime that is still considered stigmatized and immoral. In 2014, sexual acts with animals were re-criminalized with the main argument focused on improved animal protection. This essay examines the main grounds for re-criminalization with special consideration for the animal as a protective interest. Conclusive research strongly suggest that animals are to be considered as worthwhile interests to be protected on the basis of essential and fundamental principles of animal welfare legislation.
A recurring issue when discussing legislature surrounding sexual acts involving animals is these criminal acts often occur in the proverbial shadows. Due to the crimes hidden nature, it is difficult to form a... (More) - Sexual acts with animals are a crime that is still considered stigmatized and immoral. In 2014, sexual acts with animals were re-criminalized with the main argument focused on improved animal protection. This essay examines the main grounds for re-criminalization with special consideration for the animal as a protective interest. Conclusive research strongly suggest that animals are to be considered as worthwhile interests to be protected on the basis of essential and fundamental principles of animal welfare legislation.
A recurring issue when discussing legislature surrounding sexual acts involving animals is these criminal acts often occur in the proverbial shadows. Due to the crimes hidden nature, it is difficult to form a perception of which sexual acts may, in fact, be involved. The Legislature has specified a limited number of acts and actions that are considered sexual acts with animals but the list is not exhaustive. Therefore, I have examined which acts can be classified as these prohibited sexual acts. In this paper I will firstly highlight which have been brought to the attention of the legal system, secondly I will present which other acts may occur and qualify as prohibited sexual acts, according to legislation.
Furthermore, I will examine which criminal and administrative penalties can be imposed for sexual acts involving animals with regards to current judicial practices. This study is aimed at exploring judicial decisions and interpretations of the provisions of the Animal Protection Act. From the analysis it can be stated that despite imprisonment being part of the Scale of Punishment, a prison sentence for the aforementioned crimes has, at the time of writing, never been carried out in Sweden. A prohibition on owning or tending to animals has also not been reported in connection with sexual acts with animals. (Less)
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- author
- Chmielewska, Ewa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Prohibited sexual acts involving animals - content and sanctions
- course
- JURM02 20192
- year
- 2019
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- straffrätt, djurskyddslagen, sexuella handlingar med djur, tidelag, brott mot djurskyddslagen
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9000392
- date added to LUP
- 2020-01-31 07:48:05
- date last changed
- 2020-01-31 07:48:05
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abstract = {{Sexual acts with animals are a crime that is still considered stigmatized and immoral. In 2014, sexual acts with animals were re-criminalized with the main argument focused on improved animal protection. This essay examines the main grounds for re-criminalization with special consideration for the animal as a protective interest. Conclusive research strongly suggest that animals are to be considered as worthwhile interests to be protected on the basis of essential and fundamental principles of animal welfare legislation.
A recurring issue when discussing legislature surrounding sexual acts involving animals is these criminal acts often occur in the proverbial shadows. Due to the crimes hidden nature, it is difficult to form a perception of which sexual acts may, in fact, be involved. The Legislature has specified a limited number of acts and actions that are considered sexual acts with animals but the list is not exhaustive. Therefore, I have examined which acts can be classified as these prohibited sexual acts. In this paper I will firstly highlight which have been brought to the attention of the legal system, secondly I will present which other acts may occur and qualify as prohibited sexual acts, according to legislation.
Furthermore, I will examine which criminal and administrative penalties can be imposed for sexual acts involving animals with regards to current judicial practices. This study is aimed at exploring judicial decisions and interpretations of the provisions of the Animal Protection Act. From the analysis it can be stated that despite imprisonment being part of the Scale of Punishment, a prison sentence for the aforementioned crimes has, at the time of writing, never been carried out in Sweden. A prohibition on owning or tending to animals has also not been reported in connection with sexual acts with animals.}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Förbud mot sexuella handlingar med djur - innebörd och sanktioner}},
year = {{2019}},
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