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The Benefit of the Doubt

The Swedish Legal System

Why Breaking the Law?

Judas Priest – Breaking The Law Lyrics There I was completely wasting, out of work and down All inside it's so frustrating as I drift from town to town Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die So I might as well begin to put some action in my life Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law So much for the golden future, I can't even start I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law

Why breaking the law? #2

• Can’t handle the freedom we have?
• More wealth… spare time…
• Urbanisation…less social control…
• Drugs….
• Working much – no control of

children.

• More?

Main Hearing (rättegång)

What happens in the courtroom?

• Is everyone present?
• The prosecutor’s claims
• The defendant (den åtalade) has the opportunity to respond.
• The prosecutor presents the facts.
• Examination of the plaintiff (the victim – they ask questions to

him/her)

• The defendant has the opportunity to respond.
• Examination of witness
• Te defendant’s personal circumstances.
• Closing speeches.
• Deliberation.
• Judgement of the District Court.
• Nu ser vi filmen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r8XuX9ebPs

Different Types of Main Hearings

• Criminal Cases

Someone broke the law

• Civil Cases

(Contentious cases – tvist/ stridslysten) People have different opinons…. Inheritance… divorce… Often amicable settlement (förlikning)

Criminal Sanctions

• To prevent other people from doing the

same bad thing. (general prevention)

• To protect citizens from the criminal

person.

• To prevent the criminal from committing

more crimes. (individual prevention)

Different Sanctions

• Fine
• Conditional sentence
• Probation
• Imprisonment
• Compulsory care in certain cases.
• Care of young persons
• Juvenile community service.
• Intensive supervision with electronic monitoring.
• damages
• Community service

Can be combined.

Appeal

• The right to appeal.
• Three weeks to hand in the appeal.
• Tingsrätt – Hovrätt – Högsta domstolen
• You may need ”leave to appeal”

(prövningstillstånd) – that means that the verdict will be important for the

• future. (prejudikat)