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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. A synchronic approach to the Serek ha-Yahad (1QS) : from text to social and cultural context

    Författare :Kamilla Skarström Hinojosa; Mikael Winninge; Jutta Jokiranta; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; 1QS; Serek ha-Yahad; Serekh; Yahad; Text linguistics; synchronic; Qumran; Dead Sea Scrolls; Rule texts; René Girard; Scapegoat; social context; cultural context; Hebrew; Second Temple; hierarchy; mimetic violence; discourse analysis; discourse; serek; serekh; covenant; truth; falsehood; text; Micah 6:8; wilderness; community; messianic; law; atone; judge; intertextuality; allusions; quote; echo; intertext; apocalyptic; Hebrew bible.; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to investigate the social and cultural contexts of 1QS (Serek ha-Yahad) by means of a textual study. The analysis of the text is performed in a synchronic perspective. This means that lexical choices, grammatical forms, references, topics, themes, and intertextuality are analyzed text-internally. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Det stängda frälset. Makt och eliter i det medeltida lokalsamhället: Marks och Kinds härader i Västergötland ca 1390-1520 : The Closed Nobility. Power and Elites in a Local Community: The Districts of Mark and Kind in Västergötland c. 1390-1520

    Författare :Thomas Småberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; nobility; social networks; social closure; power; elites; patron-client relationships; friendships; marriages; kinship; offices; district judge;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis examines the social networks of the nobility during the Middle Ages. The networks explain why two noble families, one in Kind and the other in Mark, managed to hold the office of häradshövding (district judge) through several generations and clients, despite the absence of hereditary offices in medieval Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 4. När rätten lägger lagboken åt sidan : En rättsretorisk studie av nämndemannadomar

    Författare :Linus Roos; Brigitte Mral; Eric Bylander; Laura Ervo; Hans Petter Graver; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Legal rhetoric; Legal argumentation; Lay judge decisions; Law and emotions; Law and language; Empirical legal research; Rhetorical criticism;

    Sammanfattning : The Swedish legal system uses lay judges that decide both the verdict and the sentence together with the legally educated judges. Normally the lay judges form a majority at the district court level and sometimes decide the case in a manner that is different than what the legally educated judge would see fit. LÄS MER

  7. 5. TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE – IS THAT THE QUESTION? A critical study of how the Swedish migration courts handle their responsibility to judge in asylum cases

    Författare :Annkatrin Meyerson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration law; non-refoulement; credibility assessment; asylum adjudication; Swedish migration courts; the faculty of judging; Hannah Arendt;

    Sammanfattning : In this dissertation, the Swedish migration courts’ handling of the risk responsibility of judging in asylum cases is studied. An empirical study of cases from the migration courts is followed by a critical analysis of the findings considered against the background of the asylum legal framework. LÄS MER