När barnens trygghet får vika – Om barnfridsbrottets närståenderekvisit
(2023) LAGF03 20231Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Barnfridsbrottet infördes för att stärka det straffrättsliga skyddet för barn som bevittnar brott mellan närstående. Även om rättsväsendet i och med den nya regleringen har fått verktyg att synliggöra och hjälpa dessa barn, finns en faktor som resulterar i en särbehandling av dem i rättstillämpningen. Denna faktor utgörs av lagrummets närståenderekvisit, som kräver att det utsatta barnet ska vara närstående till både gärningspersonen och brottsoffret för det bevittnade brottet. Uppsatsens syfte är att, med hjälp av den rättsdogmatiska metoden, undersöka rekvisitets utformning utifrån såväl legala aspekter som dess påverkan i den praktiska rättstillämpningen. Regleringen belyses ur ett rättssäkerhets- och likabehandlingsperspektiv samt med... (More)
- Barnfridsbrottet infördes för att stärka det straffrättsliga skyddet för barn som bevittnar brott mellan närstående. Även om rättsväsendet i och med den nya regleringen har fått verktyg att synliggöra och hjälpa dessa barn, finns en faktor som resulterar i en särbehandling av dem i rättstillämpningen. Denna faktor utgörs av lagrummets närståenderekvisit, som kräver att det utsatta barnet ska vara närstående till både gärningspersonen och brottsoffret för det bevittnade brottet. Uppsatsens syfte är att, med hjälp av den rättsdogmatiska metoden, undersöka rekvisitets utformning utifrån såväl legala aspekter som dess påverkan i den praktiska rättstillämpningen. Regleringen belyses ur ett rättssäkerhets- och likabehandlingsperspektiv samt med utgångspunkt i barnperspektivet, eftersom barnen är lagstiftningens skyddsobjekt. Slutsatsen är att dagens närståenderekvisit borde omformuleras så att barnet endast behöver vara närstående till en av personerna i brottskonstellationen. Det skulle möjliggöra en mer enhetlig rättstillämpning, utan att för den skull göra kriminaliseringens räckvidd för bred. (Less)
- Abstract
- This thesis presents the new offense that was introduced in order to strengthen the protection of children who witness certain crimes committed between relatives or other persons whom the child can be considered to have an emotional attachment to. Even though the criminalisation has enabled the legal system to identify and assist these children to a greater extent, a factor remains which results in a negative differential treatment when the courts applicate the law. This factor constitutes of the legal requirement which demands that the child must be a relative or emotionally attached to the perpetrator as well as the victim of the witnessed crime. The purpose of this paper is to review this statutory condition considering legal aspects... (More)
- This thesis presents the new offense that was introduced in order to strengthen the protection of children who witness certain crimes committed between relatives or other persons whom the child can be considered to have an emotional attachment to. Even though the criminalisation has enabled the legal system to identify and assist these children to a greater extent, a factor remains which results in a negative differential treatment when the courts applicate the law. This factor constitutes of the legal requirement which demands that the child must be a relative or emotionally attached to the perpetrator as well as the victim of the witnessed crime. The purpose of this paper is to review this statutory condition considering legal aspects and the practical effect it has in the courts. In order to do this, the legal dogmatic method is used. Furthermore, the review is based on the premise of a perspective of the theory of legal certainty and equality. Since the children are the object of protection in the legislation, the child’s perspective is presented and constitutes a base for the discussion. The conclusion is that the legal requirement should be reformulated, in the way that the child would only have to be related or otherwise emotionally attached to one of the persons in the constellation of the crime. This would enable a coherent legal application, without extending the scope of the criminalisation. (Less)
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- author
- Alvunger, Klara LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Straffrätt, Criminal Law, Barnfridsbrott, Närståenderekvisit, Rättssäkerhet, Likabehandling
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9114790
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-29 09:18:17
- date last changed
- 2023-06-29 09:18:17
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abstract = {{This thesis presents the new offense that was introduced in order to strengthen the protection of children who witness certain crimes committed between relatives or other persons whom the child can be considered to have an emotional attachment to. Even though the criminalisation has enabled the legal system to identify and assist these children to a greater extent, a factor remains which results in a negative differential treatment when the courts applicate the law. This factor constitutes of the legal requirement which demands that the child must be a relative or emotionally attached to the perpetrator as well as the victim of the witnessed crime. The purpose of this paper is to review this statutory condition considering legal aspects and the practical effect it has in the courts. In order to do this, the legal dogmatic method is used. Furthermore, the review is based on the premise of a perspective of the theory of legal certainty and equality. Since the children are the object of protection in the legislation, the child’s perspective is presented and constitutes a base for the discussion. The conclusion is that the legal requirement should be reformulated, in the way that the child would only have to be related or otherwise emotionally attached to one of the persons in the constellation of the crime. This would enable a coherent legal application, without extending the scope of the criminalisation.}},
author = {{Alvunger, Klara}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{När barnens trygghet får vika – Om barnfridsbrottets närståenderekvisit}},
year = {{2023}},
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