Search for dissertations about: "Court"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 155 swedish dissertations containing the word Court.

  2. 6. Essays on Politics, Law, and Economics

    Author : Linna Martén; Matz Dahlberg; Olle Folke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political attitudes; Decision making; Court; Immigration; Legal system; Redistribution; Social insurance; Unemployment; Cognitive and Non-cognitive skills; Displaced workers; Plant closure; Defense draw down;

    Abstract : Essay 1: Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. READ MORE

  4. 7. Dazzling Dining : Banquets as an Expression of Imperial Legitimacy

    Author : Simon Malmberg; Averil Cameron; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Banquets; emperor; legitimation; rituals; ideology; propaganda; Domus Augustana; Great Palace; triclinium; Rome; Constantinople; virtues; Christianity; precedence; consensus; tradition; court; late antiquity.; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This study examines how banquets hosted by the Roman emperor were vehicles of imperial propaganda and expressions of the ruler’s political legitimation. The focus will be on the banquets held in the palace of Domus Augustana in Rome and in the Great Palace in Constantinople during the period AD 330-580. READ MORE

  5. 8. Crime, Corruption and Development

    Author : Sebastian Axbard; Mikael Lindahl; Niklas Bengtsson; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Judicial System; Court; Corruption; Government Spending; Natural Resources; Mining; Violence; Crime; Climate; Income Opportunities; Piracy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: Prosecuting and convicting corrupt officials is a common strategy to combat corruption. Despite this, little is known about the effectiveness of such anti-corruption policies. READ MORE

  6. 9. "...achieved nothing worthy of memory" : Coinage and authority in the Roman empire c. AD 260-295

    Author : Ragnar Hedlund; Mats Cullhed; Ursula Kampmann; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Roman empire; soldier-emperor; crisis; propaganda; language of images; authority; legitimacy; communication; coinage; coin-imagery; war; military; court; Rome; regionalization; consecration; dynasty; divine sanction; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This study examines how the Roman emperors c. AD. 260–295 attempt at maintaining their power-bases through legitimation of their claims to power, with reference to various potentially powerful groups of society, such as the military, the inhabitants of the provinces and the senate in Rome. READ MORE

  7. 10. Anti-Muslim Violence and the Possibility of Justice

    Author : Marta Kolankiewicz; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Anti-Muslim violence; racism; Islamophobia; hate crime; hate speech; racist slur; racist jokes; anti-racism; social justice; law; Swedish judiciary; Sweden; penalty enhancement; court; trial; judgement; discrimination; racial agitation; harassment; mosque; Muslims; Islam;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the ways in which justice is dispensed in Swedish courts in cases concerning anti-Muslim violence. Based on material accessed through the Swedish National Board for Crime Prevention and classified as Islamophobic hate crimes, the judicial treatment of cases that may involve racism is analysed. READ MORE