Essays about: "Court records"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Court records.

  1. 1. Encountering Diversity Before and Beyond the District Courts : The Saamis’ Situation in North-Western Jämtland 1649–1700

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Sigrid Ejemar; [2023]
    Keywords : Saami; Jämtland; district court records; seventeenth century; encounters; local communities; borderlands; settler colonialism;

    Abstract : This thesis utilises district court records from the three judicial districts of Hammerdal, Offerdal, and Undersåker to shed light on Saamis’ presence in north-western Jämtland during the seventeenth century. The research question posed is how encounters with the local communities shaped the Saamis’ situation during a period of emerging colonial mores and contributes to the discussion on how encounters with others impacted the situation for the Saami in early modern Sweden. READ MORE

  2. 2. Electronic Court Records & Online Dating: The Swedish Case

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Silipigni; [2022]
    Keywords : Court records; criminal background checks; online dating; privacy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This socio-legal research investigates the online dating outcomes of individuals with a Swedish criminal history. By utilising a self-administered questionnaire, this research has asked respondents several questions which helped to paint a picture of what kind of impact the online availability of court records has within the online dating realm in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. Implementation of Swedish Risk Assessment Guidelines in Kodaikanal, India : A Study of Mercury Contamination in an Area Near a Former Thermometer Factory

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Lindholm; Carin Hayer; [2020]
    Keywords : Mercury contamination; Thermometer Factory Kodaikanal; Risk Assessment in Sweden; Risk Assessment in India; Environmental Legislation; Remediation Methods; Sustainable Development Goals;

    Abstract : The aim of the project was to make a detailed risk assessment using Swedish guidelines for a factory site in Kodaikanal, South India, and a nearby village called Vellagavi. The study areas were chosen due to previous records of mercury contamination on the factory site and a possible spread to Vellagavi. READ MORE

  4. 4. Digital Forensics applications towards digitized collections in Cloud : a process approach to gathering evidences for authenticity, integrity and accessibility

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Datavetenskap

    Author : Sanjay Singh; [2017]
    Keywords : Cloud; Archiving; Forensics; Preservation;

    Abstract : The growth of data/information on social media and in large organizations is huge in terms of velocity, volume and variety which is also something being tackled by the large IT companies providing Big Data solutions. The other challenges which are linked to managing the huge pile of data are about ensuring preservation and access of crucial data which has implications in every sector ranging from pharmaceuticals to aerospace and cultural institutions (museums, archives and governmental records). READ MORE

  5. 5. Crime, Community and the Negotiated Truth : Court Narratives of Capital Crime in the District Courts of Jämtland-Härjedalen 1649—1700

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Berggren; [2017]
    Keywords : 17th century; Capital punishment; Community; Court narratives; Crime; District court; Judicial discourse; Jämtland; Social control; Peasantry.; 1600-tal; Allmoge; Dödsstraff; Häradsrätt; Jämtland; Kriminalitet; Rättsdiskurs; Rättsnarrativ; Social kontroll;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the court narratives of serious crimes in the district courts of Jämtland-Härjedalen in the latter half of 17th century. This is done by studying the negotiated aspects of criminal court proceedings; how did stories of crime, guilt and character come together in the records to form narratives that became accepted truths by the local community and the authorities? Investigations of serious crime have been sampled from the collected records of five district courts in the period 1649–1700. READ MORE