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Straffansvar för juridiska personer i internationell rätt: En analys av diskussionerna vid Romkonferensen 1998

Engberg, Pontus LU (2025) LAGF03 20251
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Uppsatsen analyserar de rättsliga och politiska skälen till varför förslaget om att inkludera juridiska personers straffansvar avvisades under Romkonferen-sen 1998. Fokus ligger särskilt på hur detta förslag förhöll sig till principen om komplementaritet, som föreskriver att ICC endast agerar när nationella rättssystem är ovilliga eller oförmögna att lagföra internationella brott. Ge-nom en rättsdogmatisk metod granskas konferensens förarbeten samt dele-gationers argumentation, med särskild tonvikt på invändningar från stater med varierande rättstraditioner. Analysen visar att frånvaron av ett gemen-samt rättsligt ramverk för att lagföra juridiska personer, samt potentiella konflikter med komplementaritetsprincipen, var avgörande faktorer... (More)
Uppsatsen analyserar de rättsliga och politiska skälen till varför förslaget om att inkludera juridiska personers straffansvar avvisades under Romkonferen-sen 1998. Fokus ligger särskilt på hur detta förslag förhöll sig till principen om komplementaritet, som föreskriver att ICC endast agerar när nationella rättssystem är ovilliga eller oförmögna att lagföra internationella brott. Ge-nom en rättsdogmatisk metod granskas konferensens förarbeten samt dele-gationers argumentation, med särskild tonvikt på invändningar från stater med varierande rättstraditioner. Analysen visar att frånvaron av ett gemen-samt rättsligt ramverk för att lagföra juridiska personer, samt potentiella konflikter med komplementaritetsprincipen, var avgörande faktorer bakom att förslaget uteslöts. Uppsatsen argumenterar att detta inte berodde på nå-gon principiell oförenlighet med internationell rätt, utan snarare på praktiska och strukturella hinder inom ramen för dåvarande internationella samarbete. (Less)
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the legal and political reasons why the proposal to include corporate criminal liability was rejected during the Rome Conference in 1998. Particular focus is placed on how this proposal related to the principle of complementarity, which stipulates that the ICC only intervenes when national legal systems are unwilling or unable to prosecute international crimes. Using a legal dogmatic method, this thesis examines the preparatory works of the conference and the arguments presented by state delegations, with particular emphasis on objections raised by states with differing legal traditions. The analysis shows that the absence of a shared legal framework for prosecuting legal persons, along with potential conflicts with... (More)
This thesis analyzes the legal and political reasons why the proposal to include corporate criminal liability was rejected during the Rome Conference in 1998. Particular focus is placed on how this proposal related to the principle of complementarity, which stipulates that the ICC only intervenes when national legal systems are unwilling or unable to prosecute international crimes. Using a legal dogmatic method, this thesis examines the preparatory works of the conference and the arguments presented by state delegations, with particular emphasis on objections raised by states with differing legal traditions. The analysis shows that the absence of a shared legal framework for prosecuting legal persons, along with potential conflicts with the principle of complementarity, were decisive factors behind the proposal’s exclusion. The thesis argues that this decision was not based on any fundamental incompatibility with international law, but rather on practical and structural obstacles within the framework of international cooperation at the time. (Less)
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Engberg, Pontus LU
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LAGF03 20251
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Folkrätt, Public International Law, International Criminal Law
language
Swedish
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9190885
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2025-06-23 12:21:26
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2025-06-23 12:21:26
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  abstract     = {{This thesis analyzes the legal and political reasons why the proposal to include corporate criminal liability was rejected during the Rome Conference in 1998. Particular focus is placed on how this proposal related to the principle of complementarity, which stipulates that the ICC only intervenes when national legal systems are unwilling or unable to prosecute international crimes. Using a legal dogmatic method, this thesis examines the preparatory works of the conference and the arguments presented by state delegations, with particular emphasis on objections raised by states with differing legal traditions. The analysis shows that the absence of a shared legal framework for prosecuting legal persons, along with potential conflicts with the principle of complementarity, were decisive factors behind the proposal’s exclusion. The thesis argues that this decision was not based on any fundamental incompatibility with international law, but rather on practical and structural obstacles within the framework of international cooperation at the time.}},
  author       = {{Engberg, Pontus}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Straffansvar för juridiska personer i internationell rätt: En analys av diskussionerna vid Romkonferensen 1998}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}