Essays about: "Swedish penal code"

Found 5 essays containing the words Swedish penal code.

1. 1. SELF-INDUCED TEMPORARY INSANITY AND DRUG ABUSE : COURT PRACTICE AND THE CURRENT SOCIOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Jeanette Rosenblom Petersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Addiction; Courts of Appeals; Self-induced temporary insanity. Severe Mental Disorder; Sociology of Punishment; Missbruk; Hovrätten; Självförvållad tillfällig sinnesförvirring; Allvarlig psykisk störning; Straffets sociologi;

   Abstract : Background: The Swedish penal code has viewed self-induced temporary insanity, caused by intoxication, depending on which Sociology of Punishment is currently active. Starting from a lenient view of drug-induced insanity in the Middle Ages towards a harsher penal climate today. READ MORE

3. 2. Catcalling – ‘It is not illegal’: a survey-based content analysis study regarding experiences of catcalling in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Emilie Naesgård; [2019]
   Keywords : Catcalling; Street harassment; Sexual harassment; Sweden; Swedish penal code; Law; Content analysis study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : An article written by the Swedish Government in 2018 outlines that they are working towards a more equal society and describes how they are conducting prevention work regarding men’s violence towards women. Although recently media has portrayed street harassment and catcalling as something that has become an increasing problem for young women in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. Anti-Corruption Regulation in Sweden and Abroad

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Wassén; [2010]
   Keywords : comparative law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The negative effects that corruption has on both individual nations and the global society as a whole are known and well documented. Still, an estimated one trillion US dollars (US $1.000 billion) is paid each year in bribes worldwide and both individuals and organizations testify to engaging in corrupt behavior. READ MORE

5. 4. Crimes of Honour – Females' Right for Support in the Multicultural Society

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Linda Edvardsson; [2008]
   Keywords : Honour; Crimes of Honour; Honour Related Violence; Human rights;

   Abstract : This research demonstrate how crimes of honour functions and consequently could lay the path in which females do need help and support in order to escape from (or manage) their environment of oppression. Thus, females all over the world are violated in the name of honour and every year around 5,000 women and girls are murdered in the name of honour by her relatives. READ MORE

6. 5. Sweden and the Ratification of the Rome Statute - Certain Legal Aspects

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Jenny Silfverberg; [2002]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Straffrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The strive for international justice have existed for a very long time. We have seen attempts been made to achieve this goal by for example the creations of the Tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. The idea has been to prosecute and hold war criminals responsible for their actions. READ MORE