Search for dissertations about: "directive system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words directive system.

  1. 1. The Japanese Imperative

    Author : Axel Svahn; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; imperative; directive; semantics; pragmatics; grammaticalization; honorification; benefactivity; directive strategy; directive system; Japanese; imperativ; japanska; semantik; pragmatik; språkvetenskap; lingvistik; grammatikalisering; satstyper;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores Japanese imperative constructions from a general linguistic perspective, as well as examining the imperative as a cross-linguistic object of study. On the definitional side, a terminological apparatus for the description and analysis of imperatives and directives is presented. READ MORE

  2. 2. Financial Activities in European VAT - A Theoretical and Legal Research of the European VAT System and the Actual and Preferred Treatment of Financial Activities

    Author : Oskar Henkow; Institutionen för handelsrätt; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Directive; consumption taxation; indirect taxation; EC law; European Union; banking; financial activities; VAT; Financial services; value added tax; European VAT; Industrial and commercial law; Associationsrätt; handelsrätt;

    Abstract : Value added tax (VAT) is a key part of the fiscal revenue of many countries. Yet this broad-based tax on consumer spending exempts financial services. This seems puzzling to many, particularly given the significance of that sector and the size of its value-added in today's world economy. READ MORE

  3. 3. Mediation and the legal system : Extracting the legal principles of civil and commercial mediation

    Author : Petra Hietanen-Kunwald; Risto Koulu; Matti Rudanko; Finland Helsinki University of Helsinki; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : It is common to perceive mediation as a social practice, a practice that takes place outside the law and is unrestricted by legal rules. The subject of my dissertation is the normative dimension of mediation. READ MORE

  4. 4. The EU Services Directive – Law or Simply Policy?

    Author : Maria Wiberg; Jane Reichel; Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt; Ulla Neergaard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Services Directive; free movement of services; internal market; regulatory autonomy; new governance;

    Abstract : The balance between the regulatory autonomy of the Member State of the European Union and the requirements of harmonisation as set out in the EU Services Directive (2006/123/EC) is the subject of this work. The overall effects of the free movement of services on national regulatory autonomy as prescribed by the Services Directive is to a great degree dependent upon whether this directive is perceived of as a traditional directive or instead, as a governance instrument to control and steer the actions of the Member States. READ MORE

  5. 5. Unravelling Sustainability : The complex dynamics of emergent environmental governance and management systems at multiple scales

    Author : Lucas Dawson; Ingrid Stjernquist; Marine Elbakidze; Raimonds Ernsteins; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated adaptive environmental governance and management; Social-ecological system dynamics; Complex systems; Sustainability transitions; Sustainability strategies; Multi-level governance; Causal loop diagrams; Green Infrastructure; Landscape restoration; Habitat restoration; Biodiversity conservation; Comprehensive planning; Stakeholder participation; System thinking; Water Framework Directive; Sustainable water governance; Collaborative learning; Communities of practice; Knowledge management; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis adopts a complex systems approach to investigate the dynamic emergence of sustainable environmental governance and management systems in multiple contexts in Europe. Accelerating rates of environmental degradation across the world have called the legitimacy of previous environmental governance and management arrangements into question. READ MORE