Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:19:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabio Souza Trubilhano.pdf: 1130867 bytes, checksum: 8e6c770fc8798722dd7010a7901e4c00 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-02 / The present work objective is the study goal about the payment penalty clause and its limitations in Brazilian and foreign law, especially german, French and Italian civil code. As regards the Brazilian law, this study focuses on the general rule in the civil code and in the legislations dealing with specific on limitation of penalty. The objective of this work is to highlight the values that underpin the rules which stipulate limitations to contractual fines both as regards the general rules as the specific business as well as a comparative study between the Brazilian legal system and the foreign law and about the general rules for the limitation and reduction of the penalty clause. The reason of studying this subject is the wide use of conventional penalty daily in business, in the most variety forms of contracts, the advantages and the disadvantages of limiting the fine under contract. The work is present, because not only in Brazil but also in several countries the debate is fecund, and doctors study and discuss the theme. The methods of approach used in this research were the hypothetical-deductive and dialectical; methods of procedure, essentially, the historic, comparative and structuralist; and bibliographic research, involving doctrine, homeland and foreign legislation and jurisprudence. The results confirm the hypothesis that the Brazilian legislation, in determining a general rule to the limit of the fine contractual, avoids, up the of conclusion of the contract, the disparity in fixing the quantum of the penalty clause, and also confirm, that limitations differentiated for the penalty clause, by reason of special legislation, considering the social and economic objectives in each modality of business, and also the fact that the greater the limit, more protected will be the debtor, but less strong will be the main mandatory vinculum / A presente dissertação tem por objeto de estudo a cláusula penal e suas limitações no direito brasileiro e no direito estrangeiro, em especial nos códigos civis alemão, francês e italiano. No que toca ao direito brasileiro, debruça-se este estudo sobre a regra geral consubstanciada no Código Civil brasileiro e nas legislações específicas que tratam sobre limitação de cláusula penal. O objetivo deste trabalho é evidenciar os valores que subjazem às normas que estipulam limitações às multas contratuais, tanto no que se refere à regra geral como a negócios específicos, bem como realizar estudo comparativo entre o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro e o direito estrangeiro no que diz respeito às regras gerais de limitação e de redução judicial da cláusula penal. Justifica-se o estudo deste tema em razão da larga utilização do pena convencional nos negócios cotidianos, nas mais variadas modalidades de contrato, sendo relevante o estudo sobre as vantagens e desvantagens da limitação legal à multa contratual. O trabalho é atual, pois não só entre os doutrinadores brasileiros o debate sobre a cláusula penal é fecundo, também o é em vários países, nos quais se avolumam as discussões sobre o tema. Os métodos de abordagem utilizados nesta pesquisa foram o hipotético-dedutivo e o dialético; os métodos de procedimento utilizados foram, essencialmente, o histórico, o comparativo e o estruturalista; e o tipo de pesquisa foi o bibliográfico, envolvendo doutrina, legislação pátria e estrangeira e jurisprudência. Os resultados obtidos confirmam a hipótese de que a legislação brasileira, ao determinar regra geral para o limite da multa contratual, evita, desde o momento da celebração do contrato, a disparidade na fixação do quantum da cláusula penal; e confirmam, também, que limitações diferenciadas para a cláusula penal, em razão de legislação especial, pretendem atender às finalidades sociais e econômicas de cada modalidade de negócio, tendo em consideração o fato de que quanto maior for o limite, mais protegido estará o devedor, porém menos robustecido estará o vínculo obrigacional principal

The increased digitalisation has resulted in a large portion of the population being connected in a digital environment and engaging with each other on digital platforms. A certain type of problem that has been addressed involves women being targeted by online abuse, because they are seen as group members that represent their gender and characteristics related to gender. Women compared to men are more likely to be subjected to sexualised threats of violence. A committee of inquiry has recently been appointed to investigate whether offences with the motive for the act being to insult somebody on grounds of his or her gender should lead to an increased penalty value by the rule in Ch. 29, sec. 2, p. 7 of the Swedish Criminal Code (Sw. brottsbalken [1962:700]). Simultaneously the Committee will investigate if there is an actual need to include gender as a protected ground in the mentioned provision, since there is a possibility to increase the penalty value under the legislation in force due to such motive.  This essay strives to investigate how gender as a motive of crime is considered when applying the law, wherefore the current legislation will be addressed. The Committee seems to have its starting point in the rule on aggravating circumstances related to hate crime, which in its nature constitutes a part of the general hate crime legislation. Therefore, gender as a protected ground in the hate crime legislation is examined. A comparative law analysis is made to Finnish law which will include gender as a ground in a similar rule. A proposal for a directive from the European Union regarding gender-based acts is referred to, because of its impact on Swedish legislation once adopted by the European Parliament. Relevant legal literature is also of interest when answering if gender-based acts should be considered as hate crime. The protection for transgender people under hate crime legislation is briefly addressed to gain valuable insights to compare this group’s protection with cisgender persons’ current or future protection. A case study is performed with two judgments from the Courts of Appeal to discover similarities and differences between these judgements regarding the evaluation of the defendant’s motive to the crime. To not limit the sources of material a combined legal dogmatic and analytical method is applied. This method allows for the use of criminological literature and governmental manuals to answer the questions at issue. Throughout the analysis it is made clear that gender as a motive to an act, is not implemented by the courts. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of a tougher legal approach, regarding gender-based acts and gender as a protected ground in the rule on aggravating circumstances related to hate crime, are discussed.  In conclusion women are far more exposed to gender-based acts in a digital environment and there are good reasons to let such motive increase the penalty value. Women as a group should be included in the rule on aggravating circumstances due to their exposure to gender-based acts. Simultaneously it is important that the Committee considers acts outside of the digital sphere, due to the general applicability of the rule. The Committee is encouraged to determine whether gender ought to be a protected ground in all hate crime legislation. / Den ökade digitaliseringen har medfört att befolkningen i stort vistas i digital miljö och interagerar med varandra på digitala plattformar. En viss problematik som har uppmärksammats är företeelsen att kvinnor blir föremål för systematiska kränkningar i digital miljö, eftersom de ses som gruppmedlemmar som representerar sitt kön och egenskaper hänförliga till könet. Kvinnor jämfört med män synes också motta bl.a. sexualiserade hot om våld i större utsträckning. En kommitté har nyligen tillsatts för att utreda om gärningar med motiv att kränka någon till följd av hans eller hennes kön ska verka straffvärdehöljande med stöd av 29 kap. 2 § 7 p. brottsbalken (1962:700). Samtidigt ska kommittén utreda om det finns ett behov att inkludera kön i straffskärpningsregeln, eftersom det enligt gällande rätt går att tillmäta ett sådant könsrelaterat motiv i straffskärpande riktning.  Uppsatsen syftar till att utreda hur kön som motiv till en gärning beaktas av rättstillämparen i dag, varför en redogörelse av gällande rätt görs. Utredningen synes utgå från straffskärpningsregeln, som till sin karaktär utgör en del av hatbrottslagstiftningen. Av denna anledning redogörs och utreds därför om kön kan utgöra en skyddad grupp inom ramen för hatbrottslagstiftningen. En rättsjämförelse görs till finsk lagstiftning som i en motsvarande hatbrottspräglad straffskärpningsregel kommer att inkludera grunden ”kön”. Även ett förslag till direktiv från Europeiska unionen utreds i fråga om könsrelaterade kränkningar eftersom detta, om det antas av Europaparlamentet, kommer att behöva harmoniseras i inhemsk strafflagstiftning. Det redogörs även för relevant juridisk litteratur för att belysa frågan om könsrelaterade gärningar kan utgöra hatbrott. Transpersoners straffrättsliga skydd i hatbrottslagstiftningen behandlas i korthet, för att kunna ge värdefulla insikter vad gäller gruppens skydd ställt mot cispersoners nuvarande eller framtida skydd. En rättsfallsstudie av två hovrättsavgöranden utförs därför för att kunna se likheter och skillnader avseende domstolarnas bedömning i fråga om motiv till gärningarna. En kombinerad rättsdogmatisk och rättsanalytisk metod används för att inte begränsa materialomfånget, utan inkluderar även viss kriminologisk litteratur och myndighetsmanualer på området för att kunna besvara frågeställningarna. I analysen konstateras att kön som motiv till en gärning inte tillmäts betydelse av domstolarna. Vidare diskuteras fördelar och nackdelar med en skärpt syn på könsrelaterade gärningar, och om grunden ”kön” ska ingå i straffskärpningsregeln som tar sikte på hatbrottsmotiv.  Slutsatsen är att kvinnor är särskilt utsatta för könsrelaterade gärningar främst i digital miljö och det finns skäl för att motivet inverkar höjande på straffvärdet. Till följd av utsattheten för könsrelaterade gärningar bör kvinnor som grupp upptas i straffskärpningsregeln, eftersom vissa företrädare utsätts för sådana gärningar till följd av sitt kön. Samtidigt är det av vikt att den svenska utredningen beaktar angrepp utanför den digitala miljön, eftersom regelns tillämpning är generell. Kommittén uppmanas även att utröna om ”kön” ska ingå i all hatbrottslagstiftning.