NJA 2014 s. 808
Universitetsstudenter har i en uppsats lämnat uppgifter om en viss persons brottslighet utan att det funnits skälig grund för uppgifterna
Universitetsstudenter har i en uppsats lämnat uppgifter om en viss persons brottslighet utan att det funnits skälig grund för uppgifterna. Uppgiftslämnandet har bedömts utgöra förtal. Undantagsregeln om social adekvans har inte medfört straffrihet.
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Universitetsstudenter har i en uppsats lämnat uppgifter om en viss persons brottslighet utan att det funnits skälig grund för uppgifterna.
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Uppgiftslämnandet har bedömts utgöra förtal.
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Mål nr B 1945-14
- 5 kap. 1 § brottsbalken (1962:700)
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NJA 2014 s. 808, Universitetsstudenter har i en uppsats lämnat uppgifter om en viss persons brottslighet utan att det funnits skälig grund för uppgifterna. Uppgiftslämnandet har bedömts utgöra förtal. Undantagsregeln om social adekvans har inte medfört straffrihet.. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/juridik/praxis/nja-2014-s-808 (hämtad 2026-08-25, bevis sha256:61c14b67bc2bb76b, bygge legal-2026-08-25).
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