Search for dissertations about: "obligations law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words obligations law.

2. 1. Defining rape : emerging obligations for states under international law?

   Author : Maria Eriksson; Joakim Nergelius; Ola Engdahl; Helen Durham; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prohibition of rape; definition of rape; women s rights; armed conflict; state obligations; fragmentation; humanisation; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK; Juridik; Law;

   Abstract : The prevalence of rape and its widespread impunity, whether committed during armed conflict or peacetime, has been firmly condemned by the UN and its prohibition has been consistently recognised in international law. This development, however, is a rather novel endeavour. READ MORE

4. 2. Swedish donor offspring and their legal right to information

   Author : Jane Stoll; Gustav Svensson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; donor offspring; right to know origins; Rättsvetenskap; Law; Private law;

   Abstract : All donor offspring conceived under the Swedish Genetic Integrity Act or the now-repealed Act on Insemination, from gametes donated after 1 March 1985, have the right to obtain identifying information about the donor when they are sufficiently mature. Despite this, studies undertaken in Sweden and abroad reveal that many donor offspring will never be able to exercise their right to information because their parents do not tell them how they were conceived. READ MORE

5. 3. The Legal Status of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Law

   Author : Anna-Karin Lindblom; Philippe Sands; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law; NGOs; non-governmental organisations; subjects of international law; international legal personality; non-state actors; rättsvetenskap; juridik; icke-statliga organisationer; NGO:s; folkrättssubjekt; folkrättssubjektivitet; icke-statliga aktörer; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK; Private International Law; Internationell privaträtt;

   Abstract : Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly the subject of public debate, and it is often asserted that they play an informal role within the international legal system. At the same time, the classical concepts related to the subjects of international law seem to be constructed for a situation where non-state actors have no or limited international legal personality. READ MORE

6. 4. Justice for victims of atrocity crimes : prosecution and reparations under international law

   Author : Fanny Holm; Monica Burman; Per Bergling; Pål Wrange; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Crime victims; atrocity crimes; genocide; war crimes; crimes against humanity; prosecution; reparations; human rights; jurisdiction; transitional justice; International Law; folkrätt; Law; juridik;

   Abstract : This thesis takes its starting point from the need for a comprehensive approach towards justice following atrocities, and where not only the states in which the crimes were committed have a role to play. The thesis discusses atrocity crime (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) prosecution and reparations procedures concerning individuals as two appropriate courses of action, through which non-territorial states may contribute to atrocity prevention and justice for the victims of atrocities. READ MORE

7. 5. A castle in the air : The complexity of the multilingual interpretation of european community law

   Author : Mattias Derlén; Pär Hallström; Barbara Pozzo; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multilingual interpretation; EU law; EU law in Danish courts; EU law in English courts; EU law in German courts; legal culture; preliminary rulings; European Court of Justice; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK;

   Abstract : It is well known that European Union law is multilingual. Union legislation is not only published in all authentic languages but equally authoritative in each language. The European Court of Justice has discussed – and indeed made use of – this multilingual character when interpreting Community law. READ MORE