Är vi framme nu? - Förslaget om barnfridsbrott och dess förhållande till tidigare argument mot kriminalisering av barns bevittnande av våld
(2020) LAGF03 20201Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Children who witness domestic violence has been a widely debated subject in recent decades. Today it is not a crime to expose children to such violence, as the behavior does not fall within the scope of any of the general articles of the Swedish Criminal Code. The question of criminalization has been discussed in various legislative matters but has until now been rejected. Instead, several other legislative amendments have been made.
However, on June 14th, 2018 the Swedish government decided to commission a committee to consider an increased criminal justice protection for children who witness domestic violence. In the final report, the committee proposed that a provision on barnfridsbrott to be included in the fourth chapter of the... (More) - Children who witness domestic violence has been a widely debated subject in recent decades. Today it is not a crime to expose children to such violence, as the behavior does not fall within the scope of any of the general articles of the Swedish Criminal Code. The question of criminalization has been discussed in various legislative matters but has until now been rejected. Instead, several other legislative amendments have been made.
However, on June 14th, 2018 the Swedish government decided to commission a committee to consider an increased criminal justice protection for children who witness domestic violence. In the final report, the committee proposed that a provision on barnfridsbrott to be included in the fourth chapter of the Criminal Code.
The essay examines the arguments that were previously presented against criminalization and in favor of the alternative amendments. Taking these arguments and new aspects into account, the essay examines if a criminalization today can be considered justified. The purpose of the essay includes an account of applicable law and the principles of criminalization. The issues of the essay are mainly analyzed from a legal development perspective. This perspective has been chosen as the essay focuses on new legislation, while also examining how the issue has been dealt with before.
The result shows that the alternative legislative amendments have not had the desired effects and that the arguments previously presented against a criminalization cannot be asserted in relation to the current proposal. Because of this, and the incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, it is found that criminalization of children witnessed of domestic violence can be considered justified today. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Barns bevittnande av våld har debatterats flitigt under de senaste decennierna. Att låta barn bevittna våld är dock inte olagligt idag då beteendet inte faller inom tillämpningsområdet för någon av brottsbalkens generella brottsrubriceringar. Frågan om kriminalisering har diskuterats i olika lagstiftningsärenden, men har fram till idag avvisats. Istället har flera andra lagändringar tillkommit.
Den 14 juni 2018 beslutade emellertid regeringen att ge i uppdrag åt en särskild utredare att överväga ett utökat straffrättsligt skydd för de barn som bevittnar brott av och mot närstående. I sitt slutbetänkande föreslog utredningen att en bestämmelse om barnfridsbrott införs i fjärde kapitlet brottsbalken.
I uppsatsen undersöks vilka... (More) - Barns bevittnande av våld har debatterats flitigt under de senaste decennierna. Att låta barn bevittna våld är dock inte olagligt idag då beteendet inte faller inom tillämpningsområdet för någon av brottsbalkens generella brottsrubriceringar. Frågan om kriminalisering har diskuterats i olika lagstiftningsärenden, men har fram till idag avvisats. Istället har flera andra lagändringar tillkommit.
Den 14 juni 2018 beslutade emellertid regeringen att ge i uppdrag åt en särskild utredare att överväga ett utökat straffrättsligt skydd för de barn som bevittnar brott av och mot närstående. I sitt slutbetänkande föreslog utredningen att en bestämmelse om barnfridsbrott införs i fjärde kapitlet brottsbalken.
I uppsatsen undersöks vilka argument som tidigare lagts fram mot en kriminalisering och för de genomförda lagändringarna. Därefter analyseras, med beaktande av dessa argument och senare tillkomna aspekter, huruvida en kriminalisering i dagens läge kan anses motiverad. Uppsatsens syfte omfattar en redogörelse för gällande rätt och utgångspunkterna för kriminalisering. Frågeställningarna analyseras främst utifrån ett rättsutvecklingsperspektiv. Detta perspektiv har valts då fokus för uppsatsen ligger på ny lagstiftning, samtidigt som den undersöker hur frågan har behandlats tidigare.
Resultatet visar att de genomförda lagändringarna inte fått önskade effekter och att de argument som tidigare lagts fram mot en kriminalisering inte kan göras gällande i förhållande till det nu aktuella förslaget. På grund av detta, och inkorporeringen av barnkonventionen i svensk lag, konstateras att en kriminalisering av barns bevittnande av våld av och mot närstående idag är motiverad. (Less)
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- author
- Borgcrantz, Matilda LU
- supervisor
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- Tova Bennet LU
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Straffrätt, barns bevittnande av våld, kriminalisering
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9010911
- date added to LUP
- 2020-09-18 11:44:44
- date last changed
- 2020-09-18 11:44:44
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However, on June 14th, 2018 the Swedish government decided to commission a committee to consider an increased criminal justice protection for children who witness domestic violence. In the final report, the committee proposed that a provision on barnfridsbrott to be included in the fourth chapter of the Criminal Code.
The essay examines the arguments that were previously presented against criminalization and in favor of the alternative amendments. Taking these arguments and new aspects into account, the essay examines if a criminalization today can be considered justified. The purpose of the essay includes an account of applicable law and the principles of criminalization. The issues of the essay are mainly analyzed from a legal development perspective. This perspective has been chosen as the essay focuses on new legislation, while also examining how the issue has been dealt with before.
The result shows that the alternative legislative amendments have not had the desired effects and that the arguments previously presented against a criminalization cannot be asserted in relation to the current proposal. Because of this, and the incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, it is found that criminalization of children witnessed of domestic violence can be considered justified today.}},
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