The Eye of the Law and the Scales of Justice: Law and Art in the Scania and Blekinge Court of Appeal 1821-1917

Summary, in Swedish

The Scania and Blekinge Court of Appeal in southern Sweden was established by King Charles XIV John in 1821. The iconography used during its period in Kristianstad, until it moved to Malmö in 1917, provides an excellent example of ‘power in images’, highlighting the transition from neoclassicism to national romanticism and finally modernity.

In the text, I discuss the choices of symbols that were made when the court was established, and how these choices developed and changed. I concentrate on poems, seals, uniforms, furniture and architecture that were associated with the court and that tell a story about the way the judges understood their roles. Not only metaphors as the ‘eye of the law’ and the symbol of Justitia with sword and scales are discussed, but also symbols of learning and prosperity.

• Författare: Martin Sunnqvist
• Redaktör: Giovanni Rossi; Pietro Schirò
• Avdelning/ar: Juridiska institutionen; Offentlig rätt; Mänskliga rättigheter; Tvistlösning; Rättshistoria; LU profilområde: Mänskliga rättigheter; Nämnden för utbildning på forskarnivå
• Publiceringsår: 2024
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 379-395
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Immagini Diritto e Storia
• Volym: 1
• Dokumenttyp: Del av eller Kapitel i bok
• Förlag: Pacini Editore s.r.l.
• Ämne: Law
• Nyckelord: Legal history; Rättshistoria
• Aktiv: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Public Law; Human Rights Law; Dispute resolution; Legal history
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISBN: 978-88-3379-685-7