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En skyldighet att agera - En undersökning av 23 kap. 6 § BrB och bekämpning av organiserad brottslighet

Mårtensson, Alexander LU (2023) LAGF03 20232
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Organiserad brottslighet och kriminella nätverk är termer som har dominerat medier på sista tiden. Det är även något som regeringen har bestämt sig för att lägga fokus på. Regeringen släppte nyligen ett nytt direktiv där de avser att se över de osjälvständiga brotten i 23 kap. BrB för att bättre bekämpa organiserad brottslighet. Den här uppsatsen ämnar göra samma sak, med fokus på brottet underlåtenhet att avslöja eller förhindra brott i 23 kap. 6 § BrB.

Vad som är den exakta definitionen av organiserad brottslighet är aningen otydligt i svensk rätt. Det finns flertalet olika definitioner men vad som står klart är att organiserad brottslighet är i sig svår att definiera inom fyra ramar och därför har bland annat Brottsförebyggande... (More)
Organiserad brottslighet och kriminella nätverk är termer som har dominerat medier på sista tiden. Det är även något som regeringen har bestämt sig för att lägga fokus på. Regeringen släppte nyligen ett nytt direktiv där de avser att se över de osjälvständiga brotten i 23 kap. BrB för att bättre bekämpa organiserad brottslighet. Den här uppsatsen ämnar göra samma sak, med fokus på brottet underlåtenhet att avslöja eller förhindra brott i 23 kap. 6 § BrB.

Vad som är den exakta definitionen av organiserad brottslighet är aningen otydligt i svensk rätt. Det finns flertalet olika definitioner men vad som står klart är att organiserad brottslighet är i sig svår att definiera inom fyra ramar och därför har bland annat Brottsförebyggande rådet utarbetat generella förklaringar för denna typ av kriminalitet. Vad som ter sig vara kärnan inom organiserad brottslighet är att det handlar om minst två personer som tillsammans utför kriminella handlingar i huvudsakligen vinstsyfte.

Historiskt sett har 23 kap. 6 § BrB inte varit ämnad att specifikt bekämpa organiserad brottslighet, utan dess överskådliga syfte har varit att stoppa pågående brott av särskilt allvarliga slag utan att lägga ett alltför stort ansvar på gemene man. 2016 tillades dock ett stycke i bestämmelsen som var sär-skilt utarbetad för att bekämpa organiserad brottslighet vilket kan ses som en början på en vändning i dess syfte.

Uppsatsen har kritiskt analyserat syftet och utformningen av 23 kap. 6 § BrB mot bakgrund av organiserad brottslighet för att söka svar på om bestämmelsen behöver en lagändring mot bakgrund av dess syfte och potential som ett verktyg mot organiserad brottslighet och nått två olika slutsatser. Dels att en lagändring skulle kunna innebära en alltför stor förvridning av bestämmelsens syfte, dels att bestämmelsens utformning ger den god potential som ett verktyg mot organiserad brottslighet men att en lagändring är nödvändig för att uppnå dess potential. (Less)
Abstract
Organized crime and criminal networks are terms that have been dominating
Swedish media in recent times. It is also something that the government have
decided to pour their attention on. Recently the government released a new
directive in which they intend to revise and possible overhaul the so called
“dependent crimes” in the 23rd chap. BrB to better combat organized crime.
This essay aims to do the same thing, with the singular focus of the crime
“failure to disclose or prevent crime” in the 23rd chap. 6th § BrB instead of the entire 23rd chapter like the government.

What the exact definition of organized crime is, isn’t so clear cut in Swedish
law. There are numerous definitions of it but what is clear is that... (More)
Organized crime and criminal networks are terms that have been dominating
Swedish media in recent times. It is also something that the government have
decided to pour their attention on. Recently the government released a new
directive in which they intend to revise and possible overhaul the so called
“dependent crimes” in the 23rd chap. BrB to better combat organized crime.
This essay aims to do the same thing, with the singular focus of the crime
“failure to disclose or prevent crime” in the 23rd chap. 6th § BrB instead of the entire 23rd chapter like the government.

What the exact definition of organized crime is, isn’t so clear cut in Swedish
law. There are numerous definitions of it but what is clear is that organized
crime is hard to define within a box, which is why amongst othersthe Swedish
National Council for Crime Prevention has presented general explanations
and guidelines for organized crime. What comes across as the core of this
kind of crime is that it’s about at least two people that together commit crimes
in the primary purpose of profit.

Historically the regulation hasn’t had the purpose of fighting organized crime,
but instead its overarching purpose has been to try and stop ongoing crimes
of particularly serious nature without putting a too heavy of a responsibility
on the common man. In 2016 however a piece was added to this specific regulation. The piece had the explicit purpose of fighting and preventing organized crime, which can be seen as a start on a change of purpose for the regulation.

This essay has critically analyzed the purpose and structure of the 23rd chap.
6 § BrB with organized crime-fighting as the underlying theme to find an
answer to the question: Is the regulation in need of an amendment, with the
regulation’s underlying purpose and potential as a tool against organized
crime in mind. The essay reached two different conclusions. Firstly, an
amendment could result in a too large of a change from the regulation’s original purpose. Secondly, the regulation structure makes it suitable as a tool against organized crime, but an amendment would be necessary in order for
the regulation to reach that potential. (Less)
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author
Mårtensson, Alexander LU
supervisor
organization
course
LAGF03 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
straffrätt, criminal law, organiserad brottslighet, osjälvständiga brott
language
Swedish
id
9142537
date added to LUP
2024-02-02 12:22:12
date last changed
2024-02-02 12:22:12
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  abstract     = {{Organized crime and criminal networks are terms that have been dominating 
Swedish media in recent times. It is also something that the government have 
decided to pour their attention on. Recently the government released a new 
directive in which they intend to revise and possible overhaul the so called 
“dependent crimes” in the 23rd chap. BrB to better combat organized crime. 
This essay aims to do the same thing, with the singular focus of the crime 
“failure to disclose or prevent crime” in the 23rd chap. 6th § BrB instead of the entire 23rd chapter like the government. 

What the exact definition of organized crime is, isn’t so clear cut in Swedish 
law. There are numerous definitions of it but what is clear is that organized 
crime is hard to define within a box, which is why amongst othersthe Swedish 
National Council for Crime Prevention has presented general explanations 
and guidelines for organized crime. What comes across as the core of this 
kind of crime is that it’s about at least two people that together commit crimes 
in the primary purpose of profit. 

Historically the regulation hasn’t had the purpose of fighting organized crime, 
but instead its overarching purpose has been to try and stop ongoing crimes 
of particularly serious nature without putting a too heavy of a responsibility 
on the common man. In 2016 however a piece was added to this specific regulation. The piece had the explicit purpose of fighting and preventing organized crime, which can be seen as a start on a change of purpose for the regulation. 

This essay has critically analyzed the purpose and structure of the 23rd chap. 
6 § BrB with organized crime-fighting as the underlying theme to find an 
answer to the question: Is the regulation in need of an amendment, with the 
regulation’s underlying purpose and potential as a tool against organized 
crime in mind. The essay reached two different conclusions. Firstly, an 
amendment could result in a too large of a change from the regulation’s original purpose. Secondly, the regulation structure makes it suitable as a tool against organized crime, but an amendment would be necessary in order for 
the regulation to reach that potential.}},
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  year         = {{2023}},
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