Vilken roll spelar ditt yrke för strafflindring? – En redogörelse av tillämpningen av 29 kap. 5 § första stycket 6 BrB
(2023) JURM02 20231Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Vi lever idag fortfarande i ett samhälle som präglas av klass. Två yrkesgrupper som kan anses falla in under olika samhällsklasser är läkare och taxiförare. I 1:9 regeringsformen (RF) stadgas att domstolar ska beakta allas likhet inför lagen, samt iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet. I 29:5 brottsbalken (BrB) anges en rad omständigheter, så kallade billighetsskäl, som rätten ska beakta, vilka är hänförliga till den tilltalades person eller hans handlande efter brottet. Framställningens syfte är därför att undersöka tillämpningen av billighetsskälet i 29:5 första stycket 6 BrB i relation till yrkesgrupperna läkare och taxiförare, och huruvida domstolen gör någon skillnad i tillämpningen beroende på den tilltalades klasstillhörighet. Uppsatsens... (More)
- Vi lever idag fortfarande i ett samhälle som präglas av klass. Två yrkesgrupper som kan anses falla in under olika samhällsklasser är läkare och taxiförare. I 1:9 regeringsformen (RF) stadgas att domstolar ska beakta allas likhet inför lagen, samt iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet. I 29:5 brottsbalken (BrB) anges en rad omständigheter, så kallade billighetsskäl, som rätten ska beakta, vilka är hänförliga till den tilltalades person eller hans handlande efter brottet. Framställningens syfte är därför att undersöka tillämpningen av billighetsskälet i 29:5 första stycket 6 BrB i relation till yrkesgrupperna läkare och taxiförare, och huruvida domstolen gör någon skillnad i tillämpningen beroende på den tilltalades klasstillhörighet. Uppsatsens syfte är även att belysa relationen mellan grunderna för påföljdssystemet och domstolens tillämpning av billighetsskälet.
1989 års påföljdsreform medförde en förändrad syn på preventionsteoriernas betydelse i påföljdssystemet. Allmänna och preciserade regler för påföljdsval och straffmätning infördes i hopp om att öka förutsebarheten och enhetligheten i straffrättskipningen. Mer preciserade lagregler skulle innebära att domstolarna i högre grad behövde motivera sina skäl för påföljdsbestämningen. 29:1 brottsbalken infördes och stadgade att brottets straffvärde skulle vara i fokus för påföljdsbestämningen. Proportionalitet skulle råda mellan straffet och den brottsliga gärningen. Hänsyn skulle dock fortsättningsvis kunna tas till omständigheter hänförliga till gärningsmannens person. En uttrycklig bestämmelse som räknade upp vilka billighetsskäl som domstolen skulle få beakta infördes således i 29:5 BrB. Billighetsskälen kan rättfärdigas på olika grunder beroende på vilken omständighet som är för handen, men att enbart utgå från en gärningsgrundad skuldbedömning anses oproportionerligt och inhumant. Bestraffningen i det enskilda fallet ska vara proportionerlig både i förhållande till gärningens svårhet och gärningsmannens klandervärdhet.
Någon fullständig enhetlighet föreligger inte av domstolens tillämpning av 29:5 första stycket 6 i förhållande till yrkesgrupperna. Detta förefaller sig na-turligt eftersom domaren i det enskilda fallet måste tolka 29:1 och 29:5 BrB. På ett övergripande plan är dock domstolen enhetlig och förutsebar. Det går inte att säga att domstolen tillämpar billighetsskälet mer fördelaktigt i förhållande till någon av yrkesgrupperna. För att öka enhetligheten och förutsebarheten ytterligare hade domstolen kunnat motivera sina tankegångar mer utförligt än vad som görs i dagsläget. (Less) - Abstract
- Still to this day, our society is characterized by class. Two occupational groups that can be considered to fall under different social classes are doctors and taxi drivers. In chapter 1 section 9 Instrument of Government, it is stipulated that courts must consider everyone's equality before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality. Chapter 29 section 5 of the Penal Code specifies a number of circumstances, so called equity factors, that the court must take into account, which are attributable to the defendant’s person, or his/her actions after the crime. The purpose of the thesis is therefore to investigate the court's application of the equity factor in chapter 29 Section 5 first paragraph 6 Penal Code in relation to the... (More)
- Still to this day, our society is characterized by class. Two occupational groups that can be considered to fall under different social classes are doctors and taxi drivers. In chapter 1 section 9 Instrument of Government, it is stipulated that courts must consider everyone's equality before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality. Chapter 29 section 5 of the Penal Code specifies a number of circumstances, so called equity factors, that the court must take into account, which are attributable to the defendant’s person, or his/her actions after the crime. The purpose of the thesis is therefore to investigate the court's application of the equity factor in chapter 29 Section 5 first paragraph 6 Penal Code in relation to the professional groups doctors and taxi drivers, and whether the court makes any difference in the application depending on the defendant's class affiliation. The purpose of the thesis is also to highlight the relationship between the foundations of the penal system and the court's application of the equity factor.
The 1989 penalty value reform resulted in a changed view of the importance of the preventative theories within the penal system. General and precise rules for penalty selection and sentencing were introduced in the hope of increasing predictability and uniformity within the administration of criminal justice. More precise rules would lead to the courts having to justify their reasons for determining the penalty to a greater degree. Chapter 29 section 1 of the Penal Code was introduced, which stipulated that the penalty value of the crime would be the focus of the penalty determination. Proportionality should pre-vail between the punishment and the criminal offence. However, consideration could still be given to circumstances attributable to the defendant. An express provision which enumerated which equity factors the court would be allowed to consider was thus introduced in chapter 29 section 5 of the penal code. The circumstances can be justified on different grounds depending on the circumstances at hand, but to only originate the assessment of guilt from the penal value is considered disproportionate and inhumane. The punishment in any individual case must be proportionate, both in relation to the severity of the act and to the blameworthiness of the perpetrator.
There is no complete uniformity in the court's application of chapter 29 section 5 first paragraph 6 in the penal code in relation to occupational groups. This appears natural, as the judge in any individual case must interpret chapter 29 section 1 and 5 in the penal code. Holistically, however, the court is uniform and predictable. It cannot be said that the court applies chapter 29 section 5 first paragraph 6 more favorably in relation to either one of the occupational groups. To further increase uniformity and predictability, the court could justify its reasonings in more detail than is currently done. (Less)
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- author
- Lindén, Olivia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- What role does your occupation play for reduction of penalty? - A report of the application of Chapter 29 Section 5 first paragraph 6 Penal Code
- course
- JURM02 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Straffrätt, billighetsskäl, läkarlegitimation, taxiförarlegitimation, Criminal law, equity factor, medical license, taxi driver license
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9116483
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-12 11:46:24
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- 2023-06-12 11:46:24
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abstract = {{Still to this day, our society is characterized by class. Two occupational groups that can be considered to fall under different social classes are doctors and taxi drivers. In chapter 1 section 9 Instrument of Government, it is stipulated that courts must consider everyone's equality before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality. Chapter 29 section 5 of the Penal Code specifies a number of circumstances, so called equity factors, that the court must take into account, which are attributable to the defendant’s person, or his/her actions after the crime. The purpose of the thesis is therefore to investigate the court's application of the equity factor in chapter 29 Section 5 first paragraph 6 Penal Code in relation to the professional groups doctors and taxi drivers, and whether the court makes any difference in the application depending on the defendant's class affiliation. The purpose of the thesis is also to highlight the relationship between the foundations of the penal system and the court's application of the equity factor.
The 1989 penalty value reform resulted in a changed view of the importance of the preventative theories within the penal system. General and precise rules for penalty selection and sentencing were introduced in the hope of increasing predictability and uniformity within the administration of criminal justice. More precise rules would lead to the courts having to justify their reasons for determining the penalty to a greater degree. Chapter 29 section 1 of the Penal Code was introduced, which stipulated that the penalty value of the crime would be the focus of the penalty determination. Proportionality should pre-vail between the punishment and the criminal offence. However, consideration could still be given to circumstances attributable to the defendant. An express provision which enumerated which equity factors the court would be allowed to consider was thus introduced in chapter 29 section 5 of the penal code. The circumstances can be justified on different grounds depending on the circumstances at hand, but to only originate the assessment of guilt from the penal value is considered disproportionate and inhumane. The punishment in any individual case must be proportionate, both in relation to the severity of the act and to the blameworthiness of the perpetrator.
There is no complete uniformity in the court's application of chapter 29 section 5 first paragraph 6 in the penal code in relation to occupational groups. This appears natural, as the judge in any individual case must interpret chapter 29 section 1 and 5 in the penal code. Holistically, however, the court is uniform and predictable. It cannot be said that the court applies chapter 29 section 5 first paragraph 6 more favorably in relation to either one of the occupational groups. To further increase uniformity and predictability, the court could justify its reasonings in more detail than is currently done.}},
author = {{Lindén, Olivia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Vilken roll spelar ditt yrke för strafflindring? – En redogörelse av tillämpningen av 29 kap. 5 § första stycket 6 BrB}},
year = {{2023}},
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