Study title

Confidence in Courts of Justice: Extraordinary Appeals 1989-1998

Dataset ID Number

FSD1109

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1109

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ahonen, Timo (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)
• Laitinen, Ahti (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)
• Niskanen, Hannu (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)

Abstract

The study charted extraordinary appeals in order to study citizens' lack of confidence in the courts of justice and to assess the extent and structure of this distrust. Variables included the types of cases against which appeals were filed, petitioner's position, as well as the types of criminal and civil cases. The decisions against which appeals were lodged, main grounds for appeals and the final outcome of the appeal were studied.

Background variables included the year of the appeal, and whether the petitioner was an authority or a civilian.

Keywords

appeals (law); judgments (law); legal decisions; supreme courts

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Legislation and legal systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Ahonen, Timo (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)
• Laitinen, Ahti (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)
• Niskanen, Hannu (University of Turku. Faculty of Law)

Time Period Covered

1989 – 1998

Collection Dates

1999

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

3,240 extraordinary appeals (annulment applications and complaints on the grounds of a procedural error) lodged with the Supreme Court of Finland during 1989-1998

Time Method

Time series

Data Sources

Extraordinary appeals lodged with the Supreme Court of Finland in 1989-1998.

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Cluster

The sample consisted of petitions lodged with the Supreme Court in March of each year

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Response Rate

8.50

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD1110 Confidence in Courts of Justice: District Court Survey 1999

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Ahonen, Timo (University of Turku) & Laitinen, Ahti (University of Turku) & Niskanen, Hannu (University of Turku): Confidence in Courts of Justice: Extraordinary Appeals 1989-1998 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2002-01-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1109

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Disclaimer

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Niskanen, Hannu & Ahonen, Timo & Laitinen, Ahti (2000). Suomalaisten luottamus tuomioistuimiin. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun yliopiston oikeustieteellisen tiedekunnan julkaisuja. Rikos- ja prosessioikeudensarja A; 25.

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