Sökning: "Criminal trials"

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  1. 1. Kriminaldårar : Sinnessjuka brottslingar och straffrihet i Sverige, ca 1850–1930

    Författare :Lars Garpenhag; John Rogers; Sofia Ling; Jenny Björkman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history of psychiatry; history of crime and criminal justice; 19th century; 20th century; Sweden; forensic psychiatry; forensic medicine; criminal lunatics; asylum; patient records; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explain how the management of insane offenders operated and changed in Sweden in the approximate period 1850–1930. The investigation concerns primarily a level of practice, i.e. how insane offenders were treated in courts and insane asylums as a part of the everyday activities of these institutions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases

    Författare :Moa Lidén; Minna Gräns; Peter Juslin; Steven Penrod; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal decision making; bias; confirmation bias; criminal cases; criminal procedure; police; prosecutor; judge; legal system; empirical legal research; evidence based law; debiasing technique; Jurisprudence; Allmän rättslära;

    Sammanfattning : Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is consistent with a preferred hypothesis, whereas opposing information is ignored or downgraded. This thesis examines the role of confirmation bias in criminal cases, primarily focusing on the Swedish legal setting. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Emotions in Legal Decisions : The Construction of Objective Narratives in Italian Criminal Trials

    Författare :Alessandra Minissale; Stina Bergman Blix; Clara Iversen; Elena Zucconi Galli Fonseca; Meredith Rossner; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emotions; Legal Decision-Making; Legal Narratives; Criminal Trials; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : Drawing on ethnographic data collected in Italian courts and prosecution offices, this dissertation offers new perspectives on legal decision-making by highlighting the importance of emotions for constructing and evaluating legal narratives. Focusing on criminal cases, it describes and dissects how judges and prosecutors use emotions in reflection and action tied to lay narratives and legal constraints. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Evidence in International Criminal Procedure : Confronting Legal Gaps and the Reconstruction of Disputed Events

    Författare :Mark Klamberg; Said Mahmoudi; Håkan Friman; Kai Ambos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; evidence law; international criminal procedure; evaluation of evidence; collection of evidence; disclosure; presentation of evidence; precedent; implied powers; inherent powers; beyond reasonable doubt; robustness; folkrätt; Public International Law;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the difficulties in establishing a universal code of procedural law governing international criminal trials and fact-finding. It covers five procedural systems: the military tribunals of Nuremberg and Tokyo, the ad hoc tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. LÄS MER

  7. 5. I objektivitetens sken - en kritisk granskning av objektivitetsideal, objektivitetsanspråk och legitimeringsstrategier i diskurser om dömande i brottmål

    Författare :Moa Bladini; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evaluation of evidence; Critical discourse analysis; Legal knowledge; Judging; Criminal trials; Objectivity; Procedural law; Processrätt;

    Sammanfattning : The adjudication process is one of society’s most intrusive forms of power. To maintain the general public’s confidence in the judiciary, it is crucial that the judicial activities are perceived as being conducted objectively and hence legitimately. LÄS MER