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Mordbestämmelsens utveckling sedan 2009

Farah, Elias LU (2022) LAGF03 20221
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Abstract
The provision for murder in 3: 1 BrB has been adjusted by the legislature three times since 2009, no later than 1 January 2020. A clear purpose on the part of the legislator has been to generally increase the penalties for murder but also, at least in the last two reforms, to increase the number of life sentences. The adjustments that took place in 2009 and 2014 did not have the effect that the legislator intended, but the law enforcer came both times with decisions where it was made clear that the amendments to the law had no bearing on the legal situation. After the latest change, however, a tightening in practice can be discerned as the normal sentence for murder has risen from 14 to 16 years in prison. On the other hand, it can still... (More)
The provision for murder in 3: 1 BrB has been adjusted by the legislature three times since 2009, no later than 1 January 2020. A clear purpose on the part of the legislator has been to generally increase the penalties for murder but also, at least in the last two reforms, to increase the number of life sentences. The adjustments that took place in 2009 and 2014 did not have the effect that the legislator intended, but the law enforcer came both times with decisions where it was made clear that the amendments to the law had no bearing on the legal situation. After the latest change, however, a tightening in practice can be discerned as the normal sentence for murder has risen from 14 to 16 years in prison. On the other hand, it can still be said to be to some extent unclear when the life sentence is to be applied and it is still the case that the legislator's purpose in this part is not fulfilled, i.e. life imprisonment for murder is not currently sentenced in a majority of cases. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Bestämmelsen för mord i 3:1 BrB har justerats av lagstiftaren tre gånger sedan 2009, senast den 1 januari 2020. Ett tydligt syfte från lagstiftarens sida har varit att dels generellt skärpa straffen för mord men också, åtminstone i de två senaste reformerna, att öka antalet livstidsdomar. De justeringar som ägde rum 2009 och 2014 fick inte den effekt som lagstiftaren avsåg utan rättstillämparen kom båda gångerna med avgöranden där det gjordes klart att lagändringarna inte hade haft någon bäring på rättsläget. Efter den senaste ändringen kan dock en skärpning i praxis skönjas då normalstraffet för mord gått upp från 14 till 16 års fängelse. Däremot kan det fortsatt sägas vara till viss del oklart när livstidsstraffet ska tillämpas och det... (More)
Bestämmelsen för mord i 3:1 BrB har justerats av lagstiftaren tre gånger sedan 2009, senast den 1 januari 2020. Ett tydligt syfte från lagstiftarens sida har varit att dels generellt skärpa straffen för mord men också, åtminstone i de två senaste reformerna, att öka antalet livstidsdomar. De justeringar som ägde rum 2009 och 2014 fick inte den effekt som lagstiftaren avsåg utan rättstillämparen kom båda gångerna med avgöranden där det gjordes klart att lagändringarna inte hade haft någon bäring på rättsläget. Efter den senaste ändringen kan dock en skärpning i praxis skönjas då normalstraffet för mord gått upp från 14 till 16 års fängelse. Däremot kan det fortsatt sägas vara till viss del oklart när livstidsstraffet ska tillämpas och det är fortsatt så att lagstiftarens syfte inte i denna del är uppfyllt, d.v.s. livstids fängelse för mord döms idag inte ut i en majoritet av fallen. (Less)
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author
Farah, Elias LU
supervisor
organization
course
LAGF03 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Straffrätt (en. criminal law), Mordparagraf, Livstidsstraff
language
Swedish
id
9081116
date added to LUP
2022-06-28 09:25:26
date last changed
2022-06-28 09:25:26
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  abstract     = {{The provision for murder in 3: 1 BrB has been adjusted by the legislature three times since 2009, no later than 1 January 2020. A clear purpose on the part of the legislator has been to generally increase the penalties for murder but also, at least in the last two reforms, to increase the number of life sentences. The adjustments that took place in 2009 and 2014 did not have the effect that the legislator intended, but the law enforcer came both times with decisions where it was made clear that the amendments to the law had no bearing on the legal situation. After the latest change, however, a tightening in practice can be discerned as the normal sentence for murder has risen from 14 to 16 years in prison. On the other hand, it can still be said to be to some extent unclear when the life sentence is to be applied and it is still the case that the legislator's purpose in this part is not fulfilled, i.e. life imprisonment for murder is not currently sentenced in a majority of cases.}},
  author       = {{Farah, Elias}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mordbestämmelsens utveckling sedan 2009}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}