Search for dissertations about: "UN Security Council"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words UN Security Council.

2. 1. The Revival of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter : Regional Organisations and Collective Security

   Author : Gustaf Lind; Ove Bring; Christian Walter; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international law; United Nations; UN Charter; regional organizations; collective security; International law; Folkrätt;

   Abstract : A new regionalism has shaped the modern world since the Cold War. This has revived international law as applicable to regional organisations. This study analyses the legal framework in relation to the roles and functions of regional organisations in collective security. The starting point is Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. READ MORE

4. 2. A Quest for Legitimacy : Debating UN Security Council Rules on Terrorism and Non-proliferation

   Author : Anette Ahrnens; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; law-making; hegemonic international law; non-proliferation; terrorism; UNSCR 1540; UNSCR 1373; United States; sovereign equality; power; Security Council; United Nations; legitimacy; international relations; international law; Political and administrative sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, international politics and international law have not only become increasingly intertwined, but their mutual implications have also become increasingly recognized by scholars. Yet research explicitly addressing the question of how political factors affect the emergence of legal rules is still limited. READ MORE

5. 3. Normative Encounters between the ‘Global’ and the ‘Local’: : Women, Peace and Security in Mali and Rwanda

   Author : Jenny Lorentzen; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; norms; practice; discourse; gender; peace building; Mali; Rwanda;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the multiple and often overlapping encounters between ‘global’ and ‘local’ norms, actors, practices, and discourses which take place when norms travel between different socio-political contexts. This is done through a study of how global gender equality norms embedded in the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda are promoted in two war to peace transitions: Mali and Rwanda. READ MORE

6. 4. Persuasive Prevention: Implementation of the AU Right of Intervention

   Author : Daniel Kuwali; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; AU human security architecture; treaty-based intervention; Article 4 h intervention; enforcement by consent; Responsibility to protect; humanitarian intervention; right to intervene; jus cogens crimes; persuasive prevention;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the scope and limits of Article 4(h) of the AU Act in order to generate new thinking on, and contribute a fresh legal approach to, the implementation of the AU’s right to intervene under Article 4(h). While Article 4(h) intervention can be construed as enforcement by consent, it is not clear whether the UN Charter provides for enforcement action by consent to be outside the purview of Article 53(1) of the UN Charter. READ MORE

7. 5. The Judging of War Criminals : Individual Criminal Responsibility Under International Law

   Author : Alex Obote-Odora; Göran Melander; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Krigsförbrytelser; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK;

   Abstract : Violations of the law of war, particularly in internal armed conflicts, in the 1990s, increased dramatically. This led to the establishment, by the UN Security Council, of international criminal tribunals for former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. READ MORE