Martin Sunnqvist
Professor
The Eye of the Law and the Scales of Justice: Law and Art in the Scania and Blekinge Court of Appeal 1821-1917
Author
Editor
- Giovanni Rossi
- Pietro Schirò
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.
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.
Department/s
- Department of Law
- Public Law
- Human Rights Law
- Dispute resolution
- Legal history
- LU Profile Area: Human rights
- Research Committee
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Pages
379-395
Publication/Series
Immagini Diritto e Storia
Volume
1
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Pacini Editore s.r.l.
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- Legal history
- Rättshistoria
Status
Published
Research group
- Public Law
- Human Rights Law
- Dispute resolution
- Legal history
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-88-3379-685-7