Linnea Wegerstad
Senior lecturer
Om erotik, makt och sexualbrottens sexualitet
Author
Editor
- Eva-Maria Svensson
- Ulrika Andersson
- Hege Brækhus
- Monica Burman
- Anne Hellum
- Stine Jørgensen
Summary, in English
In this chapter I examine the concept of sexual offenses in Swedish criminal law: How is the sexuality of sexual offenses constructed? The material analyzed consists of preparatory works and case law on sexual offenses. Inspired by law professor Katherine M. Franke, the analysis is theoretically grounded in two diverse understandings of sexuality: Sexuality as erotic and sexuality as a dense transfer point for relations of power. In the article I argue that the sexuality of sexual offenses – such as it is constructed in Swedish criminal law on sexual offences – reflects an image of sexuality as pleasurable and mutual. Hence, it is a sexuality created as erotic. Further, a consequence of this construction of sexuality is discussed in the article, namely that sexuality as erotic renders invisible the many different ways in which sexuality is used as a tool in relations of power. Finally, different theoretical understandings of the relation between gender and sexual violations in criminal law are shortly discussed.
Department/s
- Law and Vulnerabilities
- Department of Law
Publishing year
2011
Language
Swedish
Pages
273-297
Publication/Series
På vei: Kjønn og rett i Norden
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Makadam förlag
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- criminal law
- straffrätt
Status
Published
Research group
- Law and Vulnerabilities
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9789170611049