Search for dissertations about: "stiftelser"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word stiftelser.

2. 1. Have Money, Will Travel : Scholarships and Academic Exchange between Sweden and the United States, 1912–1980

   Author : Christin Mays; Mikael Börjesson; Andreas Åkerlund; Blanck Dag; Kristoffer Kropp; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history of education; sociology of education; internationalization; universities; scholarships; educational exchange; academic mobility; private foundations; United States; Sweden; utbildningshistoria; utbildningssociologi; internationalisering; universitet; stipendier; akademiskt utbyte; stiftelser; Sverige; USA; Utbildningssociologi; Sociology of Education;

   Abstract : The large-scale transatlantic mobility of students, teachers, and researchers is a twentieth-century phenomenon that has contributed to the reshaping of international cultural, economic, and political relations into the twenty-first century. Through and as part of this development, the United States transformed into a powerful and influential country on the global stage. READ MORE

4. 2. Armed intervention, pursuing legitimacy and the pragmatic use of legal argument

   Author : Olof Beckman; Raoul Wallenberg institutet för mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; armed intervention; international law; United Nations; public international law; state practise; self-defense; legal argument; human rights; Folkrätt;

   Abstract : This study examines how States use legal arguments in cases of armed intervention and how this usage can influence the development of international law. The objective is to contribute to the understanding of the law on armed intervention by conducting a study of how States actually use legal arguments to justify or condemn armed interventions in actual cases. READ MORE

5. 3. In search of equality - A critical analysis of non-discrimination provisions in human rights treaties as they apply to migrant workers in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Author : Arthur Diakité; Raoul Wallenberg institutet för mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights;

   Abstract : The question that links all aspects of this thesis is how democratic nations implement international human rights law to protect their foreign migrant workers from unequal treatment. First, I examine international legal principles that are primarily focused on the principle of non-discrimination in international law. 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. Towards Human Rights 2.0? : A meta-theoretical analysis of the disruptions to human rights foundations by artificial intelligence

   Author : Sue Anne Teo; Raoul Wallenberg institutet för mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : The use of artificial intelligence (‘AI’) is ubiquitous in society today. It has contributed towards advancements in diverse fields such as healthcare, transportation, public administration and in helping humanity to solve pressing challenges such as climate change. READ MORE