Dödsstraffet – ett straff eller ett brott i sig? En undersökning av dödsstraffets avskaffande i Sverige och i Danmark
(2023) LAGF03 20232Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I vilken utsträckning garanteras egentligen rätten till liv? Historiskt sett har användningen av dödsstraff varit omfattande och genomförts med varierande metoder. Debatten kring straffet har pågått under lång tid men under 1900- talet tog den fart på riktigt och både Sverige och Danmark undersökte möj- ligheterna att avskaffa straffet i fredstid under tidigt 1900-tal. De resonemang och argument som utgjorde grunden för avskaffandet under fredstid var i stora drag likartade i båda länderna. Centrala argument grundade sig i uppfatt- ningen att straffet ansågs omoraliskt och onödigt. Det togs även upp att straf- fet inte kunde anses motiverat enligt de individual- och allmänpreventiva aspekterna. Argumenten bemöttes i Sverige av en rädsla... (More)
- I vilken utsträckning garanteras egentligen rätten till liv? Historiskt sett har användningen av dödsstraff varit omfattande och genomförts med varierande metoder. Debatten kring straffet har pågått under lång tid men under 1900- talet tog den fart på riktigt och både Sverige och Danmark undersökte möj- ligheterna att avskaffa straffet i fredstid under tidigt 1900-tal. De resonemang och argument som utgjorde grunden för avskaffandet under fredstid var i stora drag likartade i båda länderna. Centrala argument grundade sig i uppfatt- ningen att straffet ansågs omoraliskt och onödigt. Det togs även upp att straf- fet inte kunde anses motiverat enligt de individual- och allmänpreventiva aspekterna. Argumenten bemöttes i Sverige av en rädsla för ett eventuellt ret- roaktivt återinförande av straffet om landet skulle hamna i krig senare. Trots dessa farhågor avskaffade Sverige dödsstraffet i fredstid år 1921 medan pro- cessen i Danmark tog lite längre tid och ett liknande avskaffande var genom- fört först år 1933.
Under mitten av 1900-talet återinförde Danmark temporärt dödsstraffet för vissa brott som begåtts under den tyska ockupationen under andra världskri- get. Sverige som höll sig mer neutrala i kriget gjorde ingen liknande återinfö- ring. På 1970-talet kom frågan kring dödsstraffet på tal igen och diskussionen om ett totalt avskaffande togs upp i såväl svenska som danska lagstiftande organ. Denna gång var argumentationen präglad av händelserna i Norden ef- ter andra världskriget och risken för ett återinförande med retroaktiv verkan kom på tal igen. Sedan avskaffandet i fredstid hade internationellt arbete inom FN och EU fått påverkan på tankegångarna i länderna och slutligen avskaffa- des dödsstraffet i krigstid i Sverige år 1973 och i Danmark år 1978. I Sverige togs beslut om att grundlagsfästa skyddet mot dödsstraff medan ett liknande beslut har inte tagits i Danmark. (Less) - Abstract
- To what extent is the right to life truly guaranteed? Historically, the use of the death penalty has been extensive and implemented through various methods. The discourse surrounding this penalty has persisted for an extended period, gaining bigger attention in the 20th century when both Sweden and Denmark explored the possibilities of abolishing the penalty during peacetime in the early 1900s. The reasoning and arguments forming the foundation for the abolition during peacetime were largely parallel in both countries. Central ar- guments were grounded in the perception that the penalty was deemed im- moral and unnecessary. Additionally, it was asserted that the penalty could not be considered justified from both an individual and a... (More)
- To what extent is the right to life truly guaranteed? Historically, the use of the death penalty has been extensive and implemented through various methods. The discourse surrounding this penalty has persisted for an extended period, gaining bigger attention in the 20th century when both Sweden and Denmark explored the possibilities of abolishing the penalty during peacetime in the early 1900s. The reasoning and arguments forming the foundation for the abolition during peacetime were largely parallel in both countries. Central ar- guments were grounded in the perception that the penalty was deemed im- moral and unnecessary. Additionally, it was asserted that the penalty could not be considered justified from both an individual and a general deterrent perspective. In Sweden, these arguments were met with a fear of a potential retroactive reintroduction of the penalty, if the country were to enter a state of war later. Despite these apprehensions, Sweden abolished the death penalty during peacetime in 1921, while the process in Denmark took a bit longer, with a similar abolition being implemented in 1933.
During the mid-20th century, Denmark temporarily reinstated the death pen- alty for certain crimes committed during the German occupation in World War II, whereas Sweden, maintaining a more neutral stance in the war, did not enact a similar reintroduction. In the 1970s, the question of the death pen- alty resurfaced, and the discussion of its complete abolition was brought up in the legislative bodies of both Sweden and Denmark. This time, the argu- ments were influenced by events in the Nordic region following World War II, and the risk of reintroduction with retroactive effect was once again dis- cussed. Since the abolition during peacetime, some international work within the UN and the EU had influenced the thought processes in these countries, ultimately leading to the abolition of the death penalty during wartime in Swe- den in 1973 and in Denmark in 1978. In Sweden, the decision was made to constitutionalize the protection against the death penalty, whereas a similar decision has not been made in Denmark. (Less)
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- author
- Thermaenius, Felicia LU
- supervisor
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- Per Nilsén LU
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20232
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Rättshistoria, Straffrätt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9143221
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abstract = {{To what extent is the right to life truly guaranteed? Historically, the use of the death penalty has been extensive and implemented through various methods. The discourse surrounding this penalty has persisted for an extended period, gaining bigger attention in the 20th century when both Sweden and Denmark explored the possibilities of abolishing the penalty during peacetime in the early 1900s. The reasoning and arguments forming the foundation for the abolition during peacetime were largely parallel in both countries. Central ar- guments were grounded in the perception that the penalty was deemed im- moral and unnecessary. Additionally, it was asserted that the penalty could not be considered justified from both an individual and a general deterrent perspective. In Sweden, these arguments were met with a fear of a potential retroactive reintroduction of the penalty, if the country were to enter a state of war later. Despite these apprehensions, Sweden abolished the death penalty during peacetime in 1921, while the process in Denmark took a bit longer, with a similar abolition being implemented in 1933.
During the mid-20th century, Denmark temporarily reinstated the death pen- alty for certain crimes committed during the German occupation in World War II, whereas Sweden, maintaining a more neutral stance in the war, did not enact a similar reintroduction. In the 1970s, the question of the death pen- alty resurfaced, and the discussion of its complete abolition was brought up in the legislative bodies of both Sweden and Denmark. This time, the argu- ments were influenced by events in the Nordic region following World War II, and the risk of reintroduction with retroactive effect was once again dis- cussed. Since the abolition during peacetime, some international work within the UN and the EU had influenced the thought processes in these countries, ultimately leading to the abolition of the death penalty during wartime in Swe- den in 1973 and in Denmark in 1978. In Sweden, the decision was made to constitutionalize the protection against the death penalty, whereas a similar decision has not been made in Denmark.}},
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title = {{Dödsstraffet – ett straff eller ett brott i sig? En undersökning av dödsstraffets avskaffande i Sverige och i Danmark}},
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