Certain questions regarding the future design of legislation

The plan requires that the rule of law be maintained and that sanctions be carefully designed so they actually lead to lower crime instead of worsening problems. It also emphasizes independent courts and legal aid as supporting parts of the rule of law. A clear criminal catalogue and more predictable rules for extension respond to the plan's requirement that arbitrariness in the sanctions system be counteracted.

• rule of law in the justice systemdecisive»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“Development of a justice system built on the rule of law is important”
• carefully designed sanctions»Straff och andra påföljder för brott behöver vara noggrant« (party programme ↗)“Punishment and other sanctions for crime need to be carefully”
• rule of law through oversight»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“The rule of law needs to be maintained through legal aid, public”
• independent courts»Samhället behöver ett väl fungerande rättsväsende, med självständiga« (party programme ↗)“Society needs a well-functioning justice system, with independent”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that criminal policy is built on evidence, effectiveness and legal certainty, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a clear crime classification and more legally secure rules for extending an indefinite sentence. The plan also protects the rule of law principles and equality before the law, which speaks against fragmented and arbitrary practice. The question of court concentration is not addressed in the documents.

• legally secure criminal policydecisive»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy built on evidence, effectiveness and legal certainty.”
• equality before the law»En rättsordning som bygger på allas likhet inför lagen.« (party programme ↗)“A legal order that is based on everyone's equality before the law.”
• rule of law principles»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Protect the rule of law principles.”
• rehabilitation and reintegration»Fokus på rehabilitering och återgång i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's crucial commitment is that all new legislation should be carefully examined on the basis of legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights, and that legal security must be guaranteed throughout the justice system. A clear crime catalogue and a limited, predictable extension possibility are precisely such legal security guarantees. The plan also states that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of the rule of law principles.

• legal security examination of lawsdecisive»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“be carefully examined on the basis of legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
• legal security throughout the system»Alla ska vara lika inför lagen och rättssäkerheten måste garanteras i« (party programme ↗)“All should be equal before the law and legal security must be guaranteed in”
• rule of law principles weigh»Brottsbekämpning ska inte ske på bekostnad av« (party programme ↗)“Crime prevention must not occur at the expense of”
• release promotes reintegration»frigivning ska vara huvudregel och utslussningsåtgärder ska främja återanpassning« (party programme ↗)“release should be the main rule and release programmes should promote reintegration”

The plan defends the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state and explicitly rejects criminal law shortcuts such as reversed burden of proof and anonymous witnesses. It also requires that all legislation be tested against proportionality toward the individual. A clear crime catalogue and more secure rules for extension of an indeterminate sentence meet these commitments, while the risk of arbitrariness is precisely what the plan wants to avoid.

• legal security before shortcutsdecisive»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• proportionality requirement on legislation»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• right to have one's case heard»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All who live in Sweden shall be able to have their case heard. Processing times and handling by courts and authorities must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”
• strong and independent courts»Våra demokratiska institutioner behöver skydd. Vi vill göra det svårare att ändra grundlagen, skydda oppositionens ställning i riksdagen och stärka domstolarnas oberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our democratic institutions need protection. We want to make it harder to amend the constitution, protect the opposition's position in the Riksdag and strengthen the courts' independence.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that legal certainty and protection of civil rights and freedoms are strengthened and wants to strengthen court review of laws that restrict them. A clear catalog of crimes and a limited extension possibility reduce precisely the risk of arbitrariness that the plan wants to counteract. Therefore, the plan supports the counter-proposal's requirements.

• strengthened legal certaintydecisive»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection of civil rights and freedoms need to be strengthened.”
• court review of laws»Vi vill se ett förstärkt grundlagsskydd för vårt demokratiska statsskick, öka domstolarnas oberoende och verka för en författningsdomstol som ska kunna häva lagar eller bestämmelser som strider mot grundlagsskyddade fri- och rättigheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a strengthened constitutional protection for our democratic system of government, increase the independence of the courts and work for a constitutional court that shall be able to annul laws or provisions that conflict with constitutionally protected rights and freedoms.”
• individuals' legal protection»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's opportunities to assert their rights against the authorities must increase.”
• integrity review of legislation»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislative proposals shall be analyzed from an integrity perspective.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that society's reaction to crime is fast and predictable and rooted in clear legislation, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for a clear crime catalog and more legally secure extension rules. That the imposed penalty should normally be time-limited also speaks for limiting the possibility of extension. However, the requirement to concentrate review to a few courts goes against the plan's commitment to a locally rooted justice system.

• clear and predictable criminal legislationdecisive»innefatta snabba och förutsägbara reaktioner som är förankrade i en human och tydlig« (party programme ↗)“include fast and predictable reactions rooted in a humane and clear”
• time-limited penalties»Den utdömda påföljden ska normalt vara tidsbestämd.« (party programme ↗)“The imposed penalty shall normally be time-limited.”
• locally rooted justice system»Det är också viktigt med ett lokalt förankrat rättsväsende.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important with a locally rooted justice system.”
• independent courts»Domstolarnas ställning ska vara stark och självständig.« (party programme ↗)“The courts' position shall be strong and independent.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to a preventive detention sentence where dangerous criminals can be held in custody as long as they are dangerous to the public. A limited extension possibility, as the counter-proposal requires, cuts directly into that commitment. The plan's criminal policy is based on public protection and crime victims rather than on limiting the scope of sentences.

• detention while dangerousdecisive»Införa en ny typ av förvaringsstraff så att serievåldtäktsmän och andra samhällsfarliga brottslingar kan sitta frihetsberövade så länge de är farliga för allmänheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new type of preventive detention sentence so that serial rapists and other dangerous criminals can be held in custody as long as they are dangerous to the public”
• enhanced penalties for repeat offenses»Införa ett system med kraftiga straffskärpningar vid återfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a system with severe sentence enhancements for recidivism”
• victim focus»Införa en ny brottsbalk för att skifta fokus från gärningsmannen till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new criminal code to shift focus from the perpetrator to the crime victim”
• secure justice system»Sverige ska ha ett rättsväsende präglat av rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should have a justice system characterized by legal security”

The counter-proposal wants to limit the possibility of extending the indeterminate penalty and narrow the application through a crime catalogue. The plan's core commitment is the opposite: someone who commits serious crimes should be able to be sentenced to particularly long prison sentences or indeterminate detention, and incapacitation should prevent dangerous criminals from committing new crimes. The plan's general requirement for rule-of-law principles weighs lighter than this explicit incapacitation objective.

• indeterminate detentiondecisive»Den som finns i gängmiljö och begår brott ska kunna dömas till särskilt långa fängelsestraff eller förvaring på obestämd tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Someone found in a gang environment who commits crimes should be able to be sentenced to particularly long prison sentences or indeterminate detention.”
• incapacitation of dangerous criminals»Straff ska inte bara ses som en rehabiliterande åtgärd, utan genom att stå i proportion till gärningen ge upprättelse åt brottsoffer och genom inkapacitering hindra att farliga kriminella kan begå nya brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Punishment should not only be seen as a rehabilitative measure, but by being proportional to the act provide redress to crime victims and through incapacitation prevent dangerous criminals from committing new crimes.”
• reformed criminal policy»Sverigedemokraterna vill lägga om kriminalpolitiken till att i högre grad låsa in och utvisa de kriminella som skapar otrygghet och begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to reform criminal policy to a higher degree lock up and deport the criminals who create insecurity and commit crimes.”
• strengthened rule-of-law principles»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka de rättsstatliga principerna i den svenska förvaltningsmodellen genom ökade inslag av maktdelning och ett stärkt oberoende av domstolsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the rule-of-law principles in the Swedish administrative model through increased elements of separation of powers and a strengthened independence of the judiciary.”