Search for dissertations about: "court decisions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words court decisions.

2. 1. Sexually exploited youths in the Swedish legal system : Conditions of victimhood

   Author : Johanna Lindholm; Ann-Christin Cederborg; Mats Börjesson; Michael Lamb; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sexual exploitation; human trafficking; procuring; adolescent; youth; investigative interviews; court decisions; narrative analysis; discourse analysis; ideal victim; stake; responsibility; categorization; credibility; reliability; victimhood; agency; Child and Youth Science; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the Swedish legal system, specifically the police and district courts, understand and construct cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes and procuring with under-age victims. It draws on police investigative interviews and court decisions in 22 pronounced district court sentences, involving 36 female youths. READ MORE

4. 2. Patients in court-ordered substance abuse treatment. Studies in the involuntary process by interview, assessment and randomised trial

   Author : Marianne Larsson Lindahl; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Court-order; commitment; involuntary care; substance abuse; legal criteria; randomised trial; mortality; case management.;

   Abstract : Commitment to involuntary care is a multistage process comprising many different aspects; legal, psychological, medical, social and ethical among others. It can also be analyzed from the perspective of a continuum starting from the report to the social authorities, the evaluations on whether to commit or not, the actual commitment and aftercare following involuntary treatment. READ MORE

5. 3. Citing Matters : An Analysis of the Use of Judicial Decisions in International Criminal Law Adjudication through the Lens of Law-Making

   Author : Letizia Lo Giacco; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Judicial decisions; International law-making; Citation; International criminal law; International courts; Domestic courts; Discretion; Authority; Legal realism; Empirical; Practices; Reiteration; Dynamic process; International law; Internationell rätt; Internationell straffrätt; Hänvisning;

   Abstract : The present research investigates the formative processes of international criminal law through the iterative citation of judicial decisions in adjudicatory practices. Given the centrality of the judge in the adjudication of international criminal law, this study is underpinned by a legal realist approach to international law informed by the work of Alf Ross (Scandinavian Legal Realism) and Gregory Shaffer (New Legal Realism), according to which the meaning of legal rules and principles is not autonomous from how they are empirically practiced and interpreted by courts. READ MORE

6. 4. Public Policy Exception and Arbitrability Defence under the New York Convention 1958 : A study of public policy and arbitrability, including empirical evidence of national court decisions

   Author : Victoria Bùi; Eric Bylander; Alan Uzelac; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International Commercial Arbitration; New York Convention 1958; UNCITRAL Model Law; Public Policy Exception; Arbitrability Defence; Jurisdictional Issues; Domestic Public Policy; International Public Policy; Transnational Public Policy; Pro-Enforcement Approach Consensus; Empirical Study;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the public policy exception and arbitrability defence under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention 1958”) in international commercial arbitration. It examines the varied notions of public policy, including domestic/national, international, and transnational public policy, and scrutinises the nuances of the arbitrability concept, noting a distinct approach in the U. READ MORE

7. 5. Party or patient? : Discursive practices relating to coercion in psychiatric and legal settings

   Author : Stefan Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Compulsory Care; Civil Commitment; Court Hearings; Discursive Practices; Discourse Analysis; Institutional Discourse; Re-contextualisation; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The subject matter of this study is professional discourse concerning psychiatric assessments, particularly those relating to compulsory care. Discursive practices in two institutional settings are compared, namely a psychiatric clinic and an administrative court. READ MORE