Essays about: "district court"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words district court.
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1. Umgänge trots våld? - En kvalitativ innehållsanalys utifrån svenska domar om umgänge när våld har förekommit
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : Our thesis aimed to investigate how the Swedish district courts and appellate courts present arguments for visitation rights while safeguarding children's rights in custody cases involving instances of violence. The analysis and concluding discussion focused on three research questions: How do the district courts and appellate courts argue on visitation rights in custody cases involving instances of violence? What similarities and differences exist in the assessments of the district court and the court of appeals in custody disputes, and how do their decisions contribute to the formulation of visitation rules? How can the court's argument be understood regarding visitation rights from a children's rights perspective? The method involved a qualitative content analysis of twelve appellate court cases. READ MORE
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2. Performing impartiality: A qualitative socio-legal study on impartiality and emotional regulation in lay judges
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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3. Encountering Diversity Before and Beyond the District Courts : The Saamis’ Situation in North-Western Jämtland 1649–1700
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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4. Systems Evolution via Communicative Transference: An Examination of Legal Adaptivity to Neurology Within the District Courts of Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this paper was, via broad application, to empirically test and examine the theoretical framework of communicative transference, as proposed by Broström (2023a). The paper aimed at studying the transfer of communication taking place between medical and legal systems, with a specific focus on the defendants' neurological circumstances within the district courts of Sweden, during the period 2012-2022. READ MORE
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5. Lay judges and the Swedish rule of law: A qualitative analysis of mixed panels’ argument construction in criminal court cases
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of the contemporary lay judge system is to represent society in court and provide insight as well as influence over the nation’s legal process, while still adhering to the legal guidelines of professional judges. However, against the backdrop of globalization of societies and the resulting political polarization, the question is whether the current lay judge system provides an adequate reflection of society within the legal system. READ MORE
