Search for dissertations about: "International Law"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 203 swedish dissertations containing the words International Law.
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16. Environmental Policy Space and International Investment Law
Abstract : This dissertation analyses the implications of international investment law on host states’ legal ability to protect the environment, regulate sustainable use of natural resources, and develop new approaches to manage environmental risks and uncertainties. ‘Environmental policy space’ is found to be a useful term when exploring the regulatory autonomy in this context. READ MORE
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17. The significance of the default : A study in environmental law methodology with emphasis on ecological sustainability and international biodiversity law
Abstract : The legal operationalisation of ecological sustainability concerns all levels of legal control. The ensuring of full biodiversity is an indispensible component of ecological sustainability. At the same time, biodiversity losses continue to be a serious problem in many regions of the world. READ MORE
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18. The emergence of routine enforcement of international investment law : Effects on investment protection and development
Abstract : This dissertation explores how the enforcement of international investment law became so powerful. It does so by tracing the different legal developments that have enabled the strength of the present regime. In this respect, the two aims of providing investment protection and that of fostering economic development are examined. READ MORE
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19. Stronger than Justice : Armed Group Impunity for Sexual Violence
Abstract : What conditions lead to confidence among civil war combatants that they will not face accountability for perpetrating sexual violence? This study investigates the causes of impunity for sexual violence among armed actors. It develops a theoretical framework which identifies three explanations for armed group impunity for sexual violence, namely (1) flawed prohibitions inside an armed group; (2) negligent enforcement by its authorities; and (3) pardons in the form of amnesties during the peace process. READ MORE
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20. Impartial or Uninvolved? : The Anatomy of 20th Century Doctrine on the Law of Neutrality
Abstract : This work focuses on neutrality as a discourse in the 20th century. I have looked at a number of doctrinal texts and read them both as legal arguments and as texts with philosophical and political implications. Therefore, this is a piece of intellectual (or conceptual) history in international law. READ MORE