Sökning: "death penalty"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden death penalty.

1. 1. Death Penalty in Decline : Brakes and Accelerators in U.S. State Legislatures

   Författare :Emma Ricknell; Magnus Hagevi; Karl Loxbo; Kaare Strøm; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; abolition; bill proposals; death penalty; Democrats; gubernatorial veto; legislative entrepreneurs; legislative professionalism; morality policy; public opinion; Republicans; state legislatures; women legislators; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : After reaching a peak during the 1990s, death sentences and executions havedeclined throughout the states. During this time, a steady stream of states havetaken the step to join a growing group of abolitionist states, or alternatively, have a moratorium on executions in place. In a parallel development, supportfor the death penalty among the U.S. LÄS MER

3. 2. För varje brottsling ett straff : Föreställningar om kön i de svenska medeltidslagarna

   Författare :Christine Ekholst; Gabriela B Larsson; Arne Jarrick; Marko Lamberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; gender; Middle Ages; legal history; crime; punishment; violence; death penalty; legal responsibility; honor; individualization; female subordination; History; Historia; historia; History; Historia;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates concepts of gender in Swedish medieval law. The sources studied are the provincial law codes, the laws of the realm, and the two law codes for cities. The main area of study is the penal codes and especially descriptions of criminal acts and punishments. LÄS MER

4. 3. Vedergällningstanken : Två idéhistoriska studier

   Författare :Ralf Hultberg; Erland Sellberg; Ingemar Nilsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Adam Smith; anthropology; Boström; civilization; death penalty; development; Durkheim; emotions; justice; moral philosophy; Olivecrona; psychology; Rawls; reason; retribution; subjectivism; Westermarck; Adam Smith; antropologi; Boström; civilisation; Durkheim; dödsstraff; förnuft; känslor; moralfilosofi; Olivecrona; psykologi; Rawls; rättvisa; subjektivism; utveckling; vedergällning; Westermarck; idéhistoria; History of Ideas;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis is about retribution, often exemplified by Jus talionis, the rule in Exodus 21:23-25. Retribution was the undisputed guiding principle of punishment until the 18th century when it was challenged, first and foremost by Cesare Beccaria and Voltaire. LÄS MER

5. 4. Det svaga könet? : kön och vuxendödlighet i 1800-talets Sverige

   Författare :Sam Willner; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol; causes of death; gender; marital status; maternal mortality; sex differential mortality; 19th Century Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with mortality among adults in 19th century Sweden. Ever since the mid-eighteenth century there has been a pattern of excessive male mortality in practically all ages. The gap between the mortality curves of men and women have, however, varied greatly in time and space. LÄS MER

7. 5. Dödsstraffet, kyrkan och staten i Sverige från 1700-tal till 1900-tal

   Författare :Martin Bergman; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; pastoral care; Capital punishment; legislation; condemned sermon; last communion; execution; dehumanisation; S.D.R.K. Olivecrona; Gustaf III; Teologi; Theology;

   Sammanfattning : This is a study of change in ecclesiastical praxis and theological Irgument concerning the death penalty and the condemned in Sweden, seen in an international perspective and as a part of general change in the society. The execution gave an example of both crime and revenge and of repentance and the possibility of a pious death. LÄS MER