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1. 1. Performing impartiality: A qualitative socio-legal study on impartiality and emotional regulation in lay judges

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Linda Träff Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : District courts; Emotional management; Emotional regulation; Impartiality; Lay judges; Performing impartiality; Sweden.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A fundamental principle for democracy and the rule of law is that the courts are independent and impartial, which extends to the conduct of judges and lay judges during the trial. In addition, there is the expectation of the courtroom being an unemotional setting, and seeing emotional displays in lay and professional judges could lead to a feeling of partiality in the audience. READ MORE

3. 2. Performance of the Defendant Role

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Nilsson Emil; [2021]
   Keywords : Court; trial; emotion; impression management; interaction; culture; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Given the fact that experimental studies have found an influence on legal decision making by the court’s impression of the defendant, while at the same time the defendant has been foreseen in research on courtroom interaction and emotion, it is highly significant to study the way the defendant interact during criminal trials. This thesis is based on an ethnographic-inspired study conducted in Swedish lower court during the spring of 2021. READ MORE

4. 3. Envisioning Other Ways of Doing Consequence: a Critical Investigation of Court Trials in Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Merethe Riggelsen Gjørding; [2020]
   Keywords : Anti-Carceral Feminism; The Justice System; Sexual Violence; Harm; Courtroom Observations; Anti-karceral feminism; Rättssystemet; Sexuellt våld; Skada; Rättssals observationer; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Informed by anti-carceral feminism and theories as well as practices of transformative justice (TJ) and community accountability (CA), this thesis critically investigates court trials in Denmark and calls for further thinking and action in handling harm beyond carcerality. Through observing 11 rape trials, I outline the logics of processing conflicts within the court system, focusing on how they constrain possible ways of approaching the harm experienced and attend to the parties’ affective responses. READ MORE