The Legal Framework as A Way of Correcting Attrition in Sexual Offences : Lessons Learned from Sweden

• This chapter focuses on the Swedish regulation on rape, with emphasis on a reform of the statutory law in 2018 that introduced involuntariness as the essential part of the actus reus element of rape, and also the new offense of negligent rape. To analyze the current Swedish legal framework on rape, a contextual understanding of the socio-political setting is necessary. The chapter therefore begins by portraying these features. There follows an overview of the actus reus element of rape, including a brief historical and political background of the 2018 reform, and also an overview of the mens rea element of intentional rape and negligent rape. Following this, the chapter highlights and discusses the areas of attrition present in the current Swedish provisionsons on rape.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik -- Juridik och samhälle (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law -- Law and Society (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Sweden

Nordic criminal law

Swedish criminal law

gender equality

sexual autonomy

sexual integrity

attrition in sexual offenses

sexual offenses

rape

intentional rape

negligent rape

statutory law

statutory reform

legal framework

affirmative consent

consent

(in)voluntariness

feminist legal theory

comparative legal analysis

sociopolitical analysis

nordisk straffrätt

svensk straffrätt

straffrätt

sexualbrott

sexuell självbestämmanderätt

sexuell integritet

våldtäkt

uppsåtlig våldtäkt

oaktsam våldtäkt

2018 års sexualbrottsreform

skevheter

vilka skevheter döljer sig bakom samtyckeslagen?

rättsfeminism

jämställdhet

komparativ rätt

straffrätt

Criminal Law

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