Petter Asp

Prof. Dr. Petter Asp is University professor at the University of Stockholm (Sweden). He holds a LL.D. (Criminal Law) from the University of Uppsala 1998, served as a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law at the University of Uppsala 1998-1999 and 2001-2003 as a special adviser at the Ministry of Justice 2000-2001 and has worked as a Professor of Criminal Law since 2003.

Participation in legislative committees in Sweden

  • committees on inter alia criminalization of cartels (2000-01 and 2003-04)
  • committee on drunk-driving (2004-06)
  • committee on subsidy fraud (2006)
  • committee on proportionate punishment of serious offences (2007-08)
  • committee on methods of the police

Participation in the different international research projects, e.g.:

  • “Ein Gesamtkonzept für europäische Strafrechtspflege” (led by Prof. Dr Bernd Schünemann)
  • “Rationality and Emotion in European Criminal Law” (led by Prof. Dr Per Ole Träskman).

Major publications

include the monographs:

  • (1) EG:s sanktionsrätt (Administrative Sanctions in EC Law, 456 pp. 1998)
  • (2) Straffansvar vid brottsprovokation (Criminal Responsibility and Entrapment, 352 pp. 2001)
  • (3) EU & straffrätten (The European Union and National Criminal Law, 336 pp. 2002)
  • (4) Från tanke till gärning I. Legitimationsfrågor rörande förfältsdelikt (From Thought to Act. Part I. On the Justification of Complex Non-consummate Offences, 167 pp. 2005)
  • (5) Från tanke till gärning II. Förberedelse och stämpling till brott (From Thought to Act. Part II. The Offences of Preparation and Conspiracy, 249 pp. 2007)

Articles

  • Harmonisation and Cooperation within the Third Pillar – Built in Risks. IN: The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, vol. 4 2001 pp. 15–23.
  • Mutual Recognition and the Development of Criminal Law Cooperation within the EU. IN: Harmonization of Criminal Law in Europe, ed. by Husabo och Strandbakken, 2005 pp. 23–40.
  • Double Criminality and Transnational Investigative Measures in EU Criminal Proceedings: Some Issues of Principle. IN: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtsdogmatik, 2006 pp. 512–520 (together with Andrew von Hirsch and Dan Frände).
  • Two Notions of Proportionality. IN: Festschrift in honour of Raimo Lahti, ed. by Kimmo Nuotio, 2007 s. 207–219.
  • On the Justification of Non-consummate Offences. IN: Festschrift für Heike Jung, ed. by Heinz Müller-Dietz et al, 2007 pp. 29–45.
  • Basic Models of a European Penal Law – Mutual Recognition, Harmonisation, Cooperation. IN: 4. Europäischer Juristentag. Sammelband. Reden – Referate – Generalberichte – Schlussvortrag, Wien 2008 pp. 259–273