Search for dissertations about: "Jurisprudence"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the word Jurisprudence.

  2. 16. Facts in the Law : A Legal Positivistic Conception of the Law/Fact Distinction

    Author : Ellika Sevelin; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; allmän rättslära; rättspositivism; Jurisprudence; Questions of Fact; Questions of Law; Legal Positivism; Law and Philosophy;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the law/fact distinction in law. The interest it takes in the distinction is not practical, but conceptual. READ MORE

  4. 17. Legal Questions and Scientific Answers : Ontological Differences and Epistemic Gaps in the Assessment of Causal Relations

    Author : Lena Wahlberg; Teoretisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interdisciplinarity; law and science; ontology; scientific knowledge; standard of proof; sustainable development; uncertainty; tort law; jurisprudence; allmän rättslära; ignorance; expert knowledge; evidence; environmental law; environmental damage; causation;

    Abstract : A large number of legal rules create an obligation to prevent, repair or otherwise mitigate damage to human health or the environment. Many of these rules require that a legally relevant causal relation between human behaviour and the damage at issue is established, and in the establishment of causal relations of this kind scientific information is often pressed into service. READ MORE

  5. 18. Supranational and National Constitutions in Shaping Human Rights Jurisprudence : A Comparison of the East African Community and the European Union

    Author : Tom Mulisa; Anna Jonsson Cornell; Etienne Ruvebana; Markus Böckenförde; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Konstitutionell rätt; Constitutional Law;

    Abstract : The study examines the institutional capacity of a supranational polity such as the East African Community (EAC) to impose a rights framework and culture on its member states. This study analyses the designs and contexts for supranational polities such as the EAC and the European Union (EU) with their institutional structures, namely courts and the role they would play in shaping a human rights jurisprudence. READ MORE

  6. 19. Reconstructing Marriage in a Changing Legal and Societal Landscape : Challenges of New Cohabitation Models in Sweden

    Author : Caroline Sörgjerd; Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg; Anna Singer; Eva Ryrstedt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Marriage; legal development; the Code of 1734; the Marriage Code of 1920; the Marriage Code of 1987; same-sex marriage; registered partnership; cohabitation without marriage; cohabitees act; equality; discrimination; human rights; EU law; the Netherlands; Spain; wellfare state; cohabitation models; change; Äktenskap; rättsutveckling; 1734 års lag; giftermålsbalken; äktenskapsbalken; samkönat äktenskap; registrerat partnerskap; samboende utom äktenskap; sambor; sambolag; jämställdhet; diskriminering; mänskliga rättigheter; EU rätt; Nederländerna; Spanien; välfärdsstat; samlevnadsformer; förändring; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK;

    Abstract : What is marriage? From a legal point of view, marriage is a contract which establishes a civil status. However, marriage is no ordinary contract. There is also a symbolic dimension to marriage, which cannot easily be understood from a strictly legal perspective. READ MORE

  7. 20. Trans and Sex Change in Contemporary Iran : A Socio-Legal Study of Gendered Policies and Practices

    Author : Zara Saeidzadeh; Liisa Husu; Jeff Hearn; Sofia Strid; Surya Monro; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Embodiment; Feminist politics; Gender sex; Iranian legal system; Islamic law; Misrecognition; Practices; Sex change; Shi’a jurisprudence; Trans men; Trans women;

    Abstract : This thesis is a result of a qualitative study that investigates the socio-legal status of trans persons who undergo sex-change surgery in contemporary Iran. It examines how social practices of gender shape the lives of trans men and trans women in Iranian society. READ MORE