Search for dissertations about: "judiciary"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word judiciary.

2. 1. Governing the Grey Zone: Why Hybrid Regimes in Europe’s Eastern Neighborhood Pursue Partial Governance Reforms

   Author : Ketevan Bolkvadze; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; hybrid regimes; EU conditionality; external reform promotion; bureaucracy; judiciary; corruption;

   Abstract : Every year the European Union, as well as numerous other international organizations, states, and transnational networks wield ample resources to promote democratic governance in the developing countries. However, the impact of these reform promotion efforts varies widely. READ MORE

4. 2. Judicial Independence: A Legal Research on Its Theoretical Aspects, Practices from Germany, The United States of America, France, Vietnam, and Recommendations for Vietnam

   Author : Van-Hoa To; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; separation of powers; Constitutional law; Konstitutionell rätt; constitutional law; judicial discipline; judicial selection; rule of law; Vietnam; France; the United States; Germany; judiciary; international human rights law; international law; national court; Judicial independence; judicial dependence standards;

   Abstract : It is widely recognized that judicial independence is an indispensable value of a modern democracy. When a country wishes to adopt this value, questions may arise, such as what it is and how to develop it properly? This thesis explores the issue of judicial independence in two aspects: theoretical and practical. READ MORE

5. 3. Anti-Muslim Violence and the Possibility of Justice

   Author : Marta Kolankiewicz; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Anti-Muslim violence; racism; Islamophobia; hate crime; hate speech; racist slur; racist jokes; anti-racism; social justice; law; Swedish judiciary; Sweden; penalty enhancement; court; trial; judgement; discrimination; racial agitation; harassment; mosque; Muslims; Islam;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the ways in which justice is dispensed in Swedish courts in cases concerning anti-Muslim violence. Based on material accessed through the Swedish National Board for Crime Prevention and classified as Islamophobic hate crimes, the judicial treatment of cases that may involve racism is analysed. READ MORE

6. 4. Themis v. Xiezhi: Assessing Judicial Independence in the People's Republic of China under International Human Rights Law

   Author : Jonas Grimheden; Raoul Wallenberg institutet för mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; judicial jndependence; international law; comparative law; independence of the judiciary; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Chinese law; law; judicial Reform; komparativ rätt;

   Abstract : The first of three parts in this study elaborates on international human rights law and drawing on the most essential international instruments and jurisprudence, the criteria constituting judicial independence are distilled as a framework for assessment. The point of departure is that judicial independence is a necessary guarantee for the enjoyment of human rights rather than a privilege of judges. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Discrimination and Corruption

   Author : Gisela Waisman; Torsten Persson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Discrimination; Mobility; Wages; Unemployment; Vacancies; Corruption; Voting; ECB; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of four papers, summarized as follows."Do attitudes towards immigrants matter?" analyses the consequences of negative attitudes towards immigrants to Sweden. If attitudes changed from the average level to the most positive level, the wage earned by a well educated immigrant from a non developed country would increase by 12%. READ MORE