Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Uppmaning till självmord - bör det vara kriminaliserat?

Stiller Lindskog, Wilma LU (2020) LAGF03 20202
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
In 2019, a special investigator submitted a report to the Swedish government advocating that the incitement of suicide be made a criminal offence. To accomplish this, the investigator proposed that a new provision should be introduced in Chapter 4 of the Swedish Penal Code which would make it a criminal offense to incite, or otherwise psychologically influence, an individual to commit suicide.

When introducing a provision such as this, there are several criminal law aspects that the legislator must address based on Swedish criminal law principles, that provide guidance on when an act should be criminalized. The thesis therefore deals with the crime of incitement of suicide on the basis of three well-established criminalization... (More)
In 2019, a special investigator submitted a report to the Swedish government advocating that the incitement of suicide be made a criminal offence. To accomplish this, the investigator proposed that a new provision should be introduced in Chapter 4 of the Swedish Penal Code which would make it a criminal offense to incite, or otherwise psychologically influence, an individual to commit suicide.

When introducing a provision such as this, there are several criminal law aspects that the legislator must address based on Swedish criminal law principles, that provide guidance on when an act should be criminalized. The thesis therefore deals with the crime of incitement of suicide on the basis of three well-established criminalization criteria: (i) harm; (ii) interest; and (iii) efficiency. In order to examine the effectiveness of the proposed new legal provision, a comparative analysis is made which demonstrates that similar legislation in other countries has not generally resulted in the desired outcomes.

Finally, the thesis shows that the criteria of harm can provide for both a pro and con argument, depending on how one chooses to consider the interest worthy of protection. Efficiency is not considered fully realized, but neither is a restriction on freedom of expression, which could constitute a valuable opposing interest. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
År 2019 överlämnade en särskild utredare, utsedd av regeringen, ett betänkande till regeringen där denne föreslår att en ny bestämmelse ska införas i Brottsbalkens 4 kapitel som ska göra det straffbart att hetsa, uppmana eller på annat sätt psykiskt påverka annan att begå självmord.

Frågan som aktualiseras är om denna kriminalisering är lämplig. Det finns vissa centrala straffrättsliga teorier i doktrin som ska ge lagstiftaren vägledning för att göra denna bedömning. I denna uppsats utreds om lagförslaget om uppmaning till självmord ska kriminaliseras mot bakgrund av tre väletablerade kriminaliseringskriterier. Dessa är skada, intresse och effektivitet. Baserat på denna metod är slutsatsen i denna uppsats att (i) ett skadekriterium kan... (More)
År 2019 överlämnade en särskild utredare, utsedd av regeringen, ett betänkande till regeringen där denne föreslår att en ny bestämmelse ska införas i Brottsbalkens 4 kapitel som ska göra det straffbart att hetsa, uppmana eller på annat sätt psykiskt påverka annan att begå självmord.

Frågan som aktualiseras är om denna kriminalisering är lämplig. Det finns vissa centrala straffrättsliga teorier i doktrin som ska ge lagstiftaren vägledning för att göra denna bedömning. I denna uppsats utreds om lagförslaget om uppmaning till självmord ska kriminaliseras mot bakgrund av tre väletablerade kriminaliseringskriterier. Dessa är skada, intresse och effektivitet. Baserat på denna metod är slutsatsen i denna uppsats att (i) ett skadekriterium kan utgöra både ett för- och motargument, beroende på hur man väljer att betrakta det skyddsvärda intresset. (iii) Effektivitetskravet anses inte uppfyllt men (ii) en begränsning av yttrandefriheten, som kunde tänkas utgöra ett värdefullt motstående intresse, anses inte föreligga.

För att särskilt undersöka effektiviteten i en ny lagbestämmelse görs dessutom en komparativ utblick som visar att liknande lagstiftning i andra länder inte påvisar önskvärda effekter. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Stiller Lindskog, Wilma LU
supervisor
organization
course
LAGF03 20202
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
straffrätt, uppmaning till självmord, kriminalisering
language
Swedish
id
9034593
date added to LUP
2021-02-09 11:08:43
date last changed
2021-02-09 11:08:43
@misc{9034593,
  abstract     = {{In 2019, a special investigator submitted a report to the Swedish government advocating that the incitement of suicide be made a criminal offence. To accomplish this, the investigator proposed that a new provision should be introduced in Chapter 4 of the Swedish Penal Code which would make it a criminal offense to incite, or otherwise psychologically influence, an individual to commit suicide. 
 
When introducing a provision such as this, there are several criminal law aspects that the legislator must address based on Swedish criminal law principles, that provide guidance on when an act should be criminalized. The thesis therefore deals with the crime of incitement of suicide on the basis of three well-established criminalization criteria: (i) harm; (ii) interest; and (iii) efficiency. In order to examine the effectiveness of the proposed new legal provision, a comparative analysis is made which demonstrates that similar legislation in other countries has not generally resulted in the desired outcomes. 
 
Finally, the thesis shows that the criteria of harm can provide for both a pro and con argument, depending on how one chooses to consider the interest worthy of protection. Efficiency is not considered fully realized, but neither is a restriction on freedom of expression, which could constitute a valuable opposing interest.}},
  author       = {{Stiller Lindskog, Wilma}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Uppmaning till självmord - bör det vara kriminaliserat?}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}