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Hjälte eller offer? En kritisk diskursanalys av tingsrätters domskrivningar

Eriksson, William LU and Alkemark, Simon LU (2018) RÄSK02 20181
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
The debate about the possibility of equal treatment, regardless of gender, is ongoing and a constantly relevant topic. Previous research indicates that the sex of the defendant and victim has a significant impact on the possibility of a fair trial. The aim of this study, therefore, has been to investigate how victims are constructed through discourses in district court judgments and how this affects the possibility of a fair and objective judicial process. Judgements from 54 District Courts were examined through a critical discourse analysis. The results showed that there is a difference between how female and male victims are constructed in court cases and that an objective trial seems to be impossible to obtain.
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author
Eriksson, William LU and Alkemark, Simon LU
supervisor
organization
course
RÄSK02 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Critical discourse analysis, gender, injured party, objectivity, district courts
language
Swedish
id
8948175
date added to LUP
2018-06-20 12:09:16
date last changed
2018-06-20 12:09:16
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  abstract     = {{The debate about the possibility of equal treatment, regardless of gender, is ongoing and a constantly relevant topic. Previous research indicates that the sex of the defendant and victim has a significant impact on the possibility of a fair trial. The aim of this study, therefore, has been to investigate how victims are constructed through discourses in district court judgments and how this affects the possibility of a fair and objective judicial process. Judgements from 54 District Courts were examined through a critical discourse analysis. The results showed that there is a difference between how female and male victims are constructed in court cases and that an objective trial seems to be impossible to obtain.}},
  author       = {{Eriksson, William and Alkemark, Simon}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hjälte eller offer? En kritisk diskursanalys av tingsrätters domskrivningar}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}