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1. 1. Om straffrättsvillfarelse

   Författare :Dennis Martinsson; Annika Norée; Petter Asp; Linda Gröning; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; criminal law; mistake of law; manifestly excusable; excuses; exculpatory circumstances; intent relevant mistake; ignorance of law; doubt; uncertainty; knowledge; straffrätt; straffrättsvillfarelse; uppenbart ursäktlig; ansvarsfrihetsgrund; ursäktande omständighet; uppsåtsrelevant villfarelse; okunnighet; tveksamhet; kännedom; straffrätt; Criminal Law;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis examines mistake of law from a Swedish criminal law perspective. The research has two main objectives: (1) to analyse the Swedish provision on mistake of law, and (2) to explore and analyse how to distinguish between mistakes that are relevant for the application of the intent requirement and mistakes that are relevant for the application of the provision on mistake of law. LÄS MER

3. 2. Justice needs a blindfold : Effects of defendants’ gender and attractiveness on judicial evaluation

   Författare :Angela S. Ahola; Sven Å. Christianson; Leslie Zebrowitz; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; stereotype; gender; appearance; attractiveness; emotionality; violence; vividness; eye witness; memory; Cognitive science; Kognitionsforskning; Psychology; psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Gender and appearance affect our judgments regarding an individual’s personality, profession, and morality, and create a reference frame within which to act toward that person. The main question of the present thesis is whether these kinds of stereotypical conceptions have implications for the judicial process: how professionals within the judicial process evaluate and judge a defendant, and how and what eyewitnesses remember. LÄS MER

4. 3. Newspaper reports : do they influence remembering of the main session material?

   Författare :Irma Alm; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Teknisk psykologi; Engineering Psychology;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis was aimed at investigating whether pre-exposure to biased newspaper reports influences remembering of the main session material. In general, the results show that remembering of the main session material varies as a function of the pre-exposure to the biased newspaper reports. LÄS MER

5. 4. Straffansvar vid atypiska sinnestillstånd

   Författare :Tova Bennet; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Criminal law; Legal insanity; Mental disorder; Criminal responsibility; Mens rea; Forensic psychiatry; Health law; Expert evidence; Intent; Straffrätt; Rättspsykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis examines the attribution of criminal responsibility in Swedish law in cases where the defendant committed an act during an atypical mental state, e.g. psychosis. In nearly all criminal justice systems, a severe mental disorder can activate special rules that excuse or exempt the defendant. LÄS MER

7. 5. Konkurrerande culpakriterier

   Författare :Christian Dahlman; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; philosophy of law; theory of law; legitimacy; pluralism; indeterminacy; coherence; economics; ethics; philosophy; Popper; legal theory; reasonable care; Learned Hand s rule; due care; negligence; law; tort law; rättsfilosofi; rättsteori; culpa; rättsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The concept of negligence in tort law can be defined in (at least) three different ways. Negligence can be defined in terms of normality, i.e. as failing to act in accordance with custom or failing to meet the level of care taken by normally careful citizens. LÄS MER