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Sjörättsmål: En jämförelse mellan målen i Sveriges sjörättsdomstolar
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Kalmar Maritime Academy.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Kalmar Maritime Academy.
2014 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Admirality law cases (English)
Abstract [sv]

Sverige har sju stycken tingsrätter har blivit utsedda till att behandla sjörättsmål. Sjörättsmål innebär antingen tvister eller brottmål med anknytning till sjöfarten på svenskt territorium.

Syftet var att kartlägga och redogöra avgjorda brottmål och tvistemål hos sjörättsdomstolarna över tid. Studiens frågeställningar fokuserade på typer av mål, skillnader mellan domstolar och förändring över tid. Studien fördjupade sig i domar rörande handelssjöfarten.

Som metod valdes litteraturstudie och vid uppföljande frågor gjordes intervjuer med myndigheter och sakkunniga. Litteraturen i denna studie var de 153 domarna som meddelades mellan 2009 och 2013.

Av alla domarna var det fem tvistemål och 148 brottmålsdomar, om 13 olika rubriceringar. Den största skillnaden mellan domstolarna var antalet avgjorda mål och någon förändring över tid kunde inte påträffas.  

Andra slutsatser var att fartygs befälhavare, som har det yttersta ansvaret, undvek åtal om denne inte varit närvarande vid åtalshändelsen. Ett mörkertal råder angående sjöfylleri bland yrkessjömän ute till havs. 

Abstract [en]

In Sweden seven courts has been appointed to specialize in admiralty law cases. These cases are either civil or criminal cases with connection to shipping on Swedish territory.

The objective was to examine and describe the admiralty law verdicts over time with focus on what types of cases, differences between courts and variation over time. The study focused on merchant shipping.

Study of literature was chosen as method and with follow-up questions interviews were made with agencies and experts. The literature in this study was the 153 verdicts that were announced between 2009 and 2013.

Of all verdicts collected were five civil cases and 148 criminal cases with 13 classifications. The largest difference between the courts was the sum of verdicts. A change over time could not be observed.

Other conclusions that were made were that ships’ masters, that have the utmost responsibility, avoided prosecution when they were not present for the event of the prosecution. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. , p. 58
Keywords [en]
admiralty law, admiralty law cases, admiralty law verdicts, admiralty law courts
Keywords [sv]
sjörätt, sjörättsmål, sjörättsdomar, sjörättdomstolar
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Law and Society Specific Literatures Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-34381OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-34381DiVA, id: diva2:719649
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Master Mariner; Master Mariner
Educational program
Nautical Science Programme (4years) with onboard practical training placement, 180 credits; Nautical Science Programme (3 years), 180 credits
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