Search for dissertations about: "Customary law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Customary 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. 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

5. 3. Two sides of the coin - rights and duties : the interface between environmental law and Saami law based on a comparison with Aoteoaroa/New Zealand and Canada

   Author : Christina Allard; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law; Rättsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The needs of indigenous peoples are related to land, water and other natural resources for sustaining a more or less traditional livelihood. Such needs typically compete with other societal interests. READ MORE

6. 4. The Tragedy of the Global Commons in Public International Law

   Author : Aljosa Noga; Filippo Valguarnera; Märta C. Johansson; David Langlet; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Tragedy of the commons; global commons; international law;

   Abstract : To what extent does public international law that generally applies in our global commons enable a tragedy of the commons in the global commons? The theory of the tragedy of the commons describes the plights of overuse and degradation that shared resources face when subject to, inter alia, a freedom of use, and the theory is often applied to criticize certain positive emanations of public international law in the global commons. As the theory is routinely used in the context of economic approaches to law and commons, the method employed is a positive economic analysis of international law. READ MORE

7. 5. Activities in space - appropriation or use?

   Author : Katrin Nyman Metcalf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law; rättsvetenskap; juridik; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK;

   Abstract : This Thesis is a work of public international law, more specifically of international space law. The Thesis deals with the question of whether different activities in outer space and on celestial bodies are permitted under the rules of freedom of use in the law of outer space or whether some activities amount to appropriation of space, which is banned. READ MORE