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Hur arbetar Sverige som stat för att motarbeta trafficking? Sett från... 
Krumlinde, Ebba : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2009) bachelor
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: Considering that trafficking for sexual purpose is a highly active and increasing crime is the purpose of this essay to enlighten how Sweden as a state is working both nationally and internationally to prevent further trafficking. To be able to do as broad evaluation as possible of the Swedish government’s work has the theory been sociology of law, because this theory is combined of legal, social, ethical and society aspects. And since it is a state’s work that is reviewed has the method been evaluating because the purpose of the essay has been to review the adequacy and efficiency of Sweden’s work. As a part of this has a lot of the empirical focus been laid upon the mechanisms behind trafficking, such as what kind of groups that are making a living on selling another person’s body, how the Swedish prostitution law is drawn and how the Swedish authorities are approaching the problem. Swedish abstract: Då trafficking för sexuella ändamål är ett brott mot mänskligheten som pågår i outtröttlig styrka vill den här uppsatsen belysa hur Sverige som stat arbetar för att motarbeta trafficking både internationellt och nationellt. För att kunna göra en så bred bedömning som möjligt av svenska statens arbete har teorin varit en rättsociologisk då den tar upp både lagliga, samhälleliga, etiska och sociala aspekter. Och då det är en stats arbete som granskas har metoden som använts varit utvärderande då uppsatsen velat lyfta fram hur lämpligheten men även effektiviteten av Sveriges arbete är. Som en del av detta har mycket av empirins fokus lagts på de bakomliggande mekanismerna så som vilka grupper som livnär sig på att sälja andra personers kroppar, hur den svenska sexköpslagen är utformad och hur de svenska myndigheterna arbetar med problematiken. 
c- uppsats klar och redigerad 2010.pdf
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AFGHANISTAN COMPLEX SITUATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON PAKISTAN
Hassan, Talal : Malmö högskola/Centrum för teknikstudier (2009) STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: The aim of this thesis to high lights the Afghanistan complex situation and its implications on Pakistan. Though out the history, Afghanistan complex situation and weak government create a security threat for Pakistan. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan had suffered brutal civil war in addition to foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the 2001 U.S. invasion. Pakistan is significantly and directly affected by the foreign invasion in Afghanistan. Pakistan is facing a variety of security threats; an internal threat, an Indian threat, and the threat from Afghanistan. In order to comprehend Pakistan's security dilemma, it is necessary to start our discussion with analyze the Afghanistan geographically importance, foreign intervention in Afghanistan, pak-afghan relation, Pakistan’s foreign policies towards Afghanistan, the resistance movement and refugee problems, and then evaluate the security situation. Admittedly, the India factor cannot be ignored in studying Pakistan's security dilemma.
final thesis.pdf
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Våld mot samekvinnor, samekvinnors dubbla utsatthet sett utifrån ett ...
Krumlinde, Ebba : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2009) STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: The research in this essay is about Sami women, a group of women that could be recognised as a forgotten category in the ongoing discussion in Sweden about gender. The starting point for the essay is accordingly: could Sami women be seen as double discriminated from an intersectional point of view, considering that they belong to the marginalised groups women and indigenous people? The plead theory for this essay, intersectional perspective problemize around interaction between different aspects and their influence on experience and need for help. Applied method is qualitative interview method. The intention is to show the situation for Sami women as women and indigenous people explicit in the context of domestic violence as an example of the double discrimination they have been and are put through. Due in absence of commitment from the Swedish authorities considering Sami women, there are lacking comprehension about the cultural aspects that can have influence on the leaving process. Conclusion is after problemizing around the issue that Sami Women is double discriminated both as women and as indigenous people in the context of domestic violence. Swedish abstract: Forskningen i den här uppsatsen handlar om samekvinnor, en grupp kvinnor som kan ses som en glömd kategori i den pågående genusdiskussionen i Sverige. Utgångspunkten för uppsatsen är huvudfrågan: kan samekvinnor ses som dubbelt diskriminerade utifrån ett intersektionellt perspektiv, genom att tillhöra de marginaliserade grupperna kvinna och ursprungsbefolkning? Den anförda teorin i uppsatsen, intersektionellt perspektiv, problematiserar runt olika aspekters interaktion med varandra och inverkan på det upplevda och behovet av hjälp. Metoden som används är kvalitativ intervjumetod. Intentionen är att belysa samekvinnors situation som kvinna och ursprungsbefolkning och explicit i kontexten våld i hemmets sfär som ett exempel på den dubbla diskriminering samekvinnor utsatts och utsätts för. På grund av bristande engagemang från svenska staten när det gäller samekvinnor, saknas det en förståelse för kulturella aspekter som kan ha inverkan vid uppbrottsprocessen. Slutsatsen efter problematiseringen runt frågeställningarna är att samekvinnor är dubbelt diskriminerade både som kvinnor och som ursprungsbefolkning i kontexten våld i hemmets sfär.
D- uppsats sammanslagen i pdf.pdf
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The Right of The Niger Delta People of Nigeria to Resource Control
Thompson, Akaninyene Saviour : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: ABSTRACT The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has in recent years been a hotbed of conflict. The region has been embroiled in turmoil over the struggle for the control of the vast resources of the region. There has arisen a controversy over the cause of the struggle. Closely associated with this controversy is the confusion over the terms ‘resource control’ and ‘increase in revenue’. Though the Supreme Court, the apex court in Nigeria has delivered a landmark judgment on the issue of resource control, the last is yet to be heard on the matter. There is a lacuna in the law as an appropriate revenue allocation formula is yet to be fixed for Nigeria. This work examines whether the people of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are entitled to the right to resource control. It will examine the Supreme Court’s decision in A.G. Federation v. A.G. Abia & 35 ors. and discuss on the possibility of fashioning out an acceptable revenue allocation formula for Nigeria.
z-thesis paper final print.doc
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Legalizing Torture in Terror Interrogations: A Solution to Fight Terr...
Faraj, Omar : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: The aim of this master thesis is to discus the argument that in the favor of legalizing torture in the case of terror suspects and detainees. My research question here is: if we will put torture against terror suspects in a legal framework will that help us to fight terrorism or it will creates more instability in the world and result in more terror acts ? I will view the history of torture and the development towards torture prevention. I used the moral theory and also the writings of Dr.Norman Finkelstein to argue against legalizing torture. I will use the Abu Ghraib prison case in Iraq as a study case. The thesis will be in three chapters. In the conclusions I will demonstrate and prove that the use of torture under any circumstances is against morality and against international human rights law. The use of torture as a tool to fight terrorism is not the solution but it will lead to more chaos and hate in the world, innocent torture victims can be easily used after their release by terror and radical groups, authorizing a law that allows torture will make normal citizens afraid all the time because any person can accused of being a terrorist until the government proves he is not.
Master Thesis.tmp
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Can nationalism be justified as a tool for human organization in a gl...
Henderson, Guy : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: The goal of the thesis is to provide a critique of nationalism and its effect on international relations. It is also to look at alternatives to nationalism as human forms of organization and to see if they are viable. The main theories employed here are those of realism, which is tied to theories of nationalism, and cosmopolitanism. There are references to other theories but realism and cosmopolitanism are the basis of the main theoretical discussion. The theory of cosmopolitanism is also linked to the theory of social constructivism, which is an important part of the dissertation’s argument. The thesis follows the format of a critical literature review. It uses the already large amount of literature on nationalism and its alternatives for its sources. The thesis will posit that nationalism plays a more negative role in today’s international affairs than positive. However, it contains elements which are positive also and some of the reasons for the behavior linked to nationalism are accepted as parts of human nature. The thesis also looks at alternative forms of human organisation. It posits that there are and have been alternatives to nationalism. Although many of the alternatives have their own pitfalls or appear unrealistic in the present time, they are nonetheless accepted as something to be worked on or worked towards. The thesis supports moves towards more global governance and the promotion of cosmopolitan notions of coexistence. The thesis also posits that an acceptance of human particularism must be incorporated into any projects to foster more global cooperation. Hence, projects for more international harmony must redefine how interests are defined and how peace and security are reached as opposed to merely basing future forms of human organization on ethics alone.
Guy Henderson.pdf
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RE-VISIONING MARXISM IN WORLD POLITICS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF WALLE...
Kilembe, Busekese : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This thesis purports to critically analyze Wallerstien’s world-systems theory, to test its strengths and weaknesses and establish its reliability as a world politics theory, thereby reviving Marxism in general. The study employs a qualitative research method to go deep into the underlying logic of the theory. In an endeavor to tackle the matter at hand, five criteria of analysis are employed to examine the merits and demerits in specific areas of the theory. This involves looking at the structure of the theory, the period of the emergence of capitalism, the unit of analysis, the coherence of the arguments and processes of the theory and the reliability of the world-systems theory in contemporary world politics. The main conclusion of the study is that the world-systems theory is reliable when used to explain three themes in world politics. These are global inequality, dependency and sovereignty. -
Honour Killings In Pakistan: Under Theoretical, Legal and Religious P...
Zia Ullah, Muhammad : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This research sets out to examine the main excuses, often mentioned in connection to the so-called “honour killings” in Pakistan. In this way, the aim is to discuss the idea of “honour killings” by looking at trends and patterns in this kind of homicides in Pakistan. This study also explores what legal and judicial obstacles stand in the way of putting an end to the abuse of killing women in the name of honour. The first part is mainly theoretical and analytical. In this part a set of concepts is theorized as the notion of patriarchy, public/private division and cultural globalization. These theories test the empirical data of “honour killing” in the last decade and try to find their role in the society of Pakistan. This study also analyzes the “honour killing” cases in a different way by telling stories. Second part contributes to the research regarding Islam the official religion of Pakistan. This section mainly concerns the status of women in Islam and their rights of life and free will to choose their spouses. This study also tries to remove the misconception in the minds of the West regarding Islamic teachings towards women. This study proceeds mainly under the qualitative method with the supplementary help of quantitative method. At the end, the thesis bears some finding under the abductive technique. The results show that the tested theories have a significant role in upholding the ancient practice of “honour killings” in Pakistan, and Qur’aanic and Prophetic Islam has no link with the abuse of “honour killing” in general. It is ancient tribal phenomena that have entered in some cultural norms of the society. -
Rättstrygghet för asylsökande. Förvarsbeslut enligt Utlänningslagen
Mpambara, Innocent : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) bachelor
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: According to UNHCR, the use of detention against asylum seekers is inherently undesirable and should therefore be avoided. However, detention of asylum seekers may in exceptional cases be resorted to, if it is clearly provided for in national legislation in conformity with general norms and principles of international human rights law. The reasons for this is to create legal safeguards against arbitrary treatment and as much as possible to create also a safe position for aliens (prop. 1975/76 p. 67). This essay traces the principles of non-discrimination and prohibition of arbitrariness which provides the basis for the protection of asylum seekers in international human rights law and tries to find how these principles are applied in the Swedish Aliens Act (UtlL 2005:716). In light of these principles, provisions in chapter 10, section 1 second paragraph, points 2 or 3 and the third paragraph UtlL 2005:716 are analyzed. In my view, provisions in that section of law likely leave much room for subjective judgments that should be of concern for asylum seekers' legal security, as long as "the alien's personal situation or other circumstances" that determine whether an alien may be detained have not been clearly specified in the Alien’s Act. Hopefully, this lack of clarity should be addressed in a new Alien’s Act, which proposes several legislative changes including the introduction of a new provision that contains the considerations to be made to determine if there is a risk of absconding and that there is then reason that the alien should be detained (SOU 2009:60). Swedish abstract: Enligt UNHCR är användningen av frihetsberövande av asylsökande icke önskvärd och bör alltid undvikas. Dock bör asylsökande i undantagsfall tas i förvar om det tydligt föreskrivs i nationell lagstiftning som är i överensstämmelse med allmänna normer och principer i internationell lagstiftning om mänskliga rättigheter. Skälen till detta är att skapa rättsliga garantier mot godtycklig behandling och att i största utsträckning skapa en säker ställning åt utlänningar (prop. 1975/76 s. 67). Uppsatsen spårar principer om icke-diskriminering och förbud mot godtycke som utgör grunden för skydd av asylsökande i den internationella lagstiftningen om mänskliga rättigheter och försöker hitta hur dessa principer tillämpas på den svenska Utlänningslagen (UtlL 2005:716). Mot bakgrund av dessa principer analyseras bestämmelserna i kap.10, 1§ andra stycket punkt 2 eller 3 och tredje stycket som jag anser lämnar stort utrymme för subjektiva bedömningar som bör vara till skada för asylsökandes rättstrygghet, så länge som "utlänningens personliga förhållanden eller övriga omständigheter" som avgör om en utlänning får hållas i förvar enligt detta lagrums bestämmelse inte tydligt specificeras. Förhoppningsvis kommer denna brist att behandlas i en ny utlänningslag där det föreslås flera lagändringar, inklusive införandet av en ny bestämmelse i utlänningslagen (2005:716) som innehåller de överväganden som skall göras för att avgöra om det finns risk för avvikande och att det då föreligger anledning att utlänningen tas i förvar (SOU 2009:60).
C_uppsats_MR 61-90.pdf
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Constructive Nonviolent Action in Israel
Bach, Caroline : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This study is dedicated to exploring the different types of, and motives for constructive nonviolent action that in direct connection to the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine are being implemented by young Israelis. The initiative is based on the belief that hope, recognition and support is highly important for the effectiveness of constructive nonviolent action, by an interest to explore the existing and functioning methods of constructive nonviolent action in an ongoing conflict area and by the will to show the specific conflict in Israel and Palestine from a perspective of positive initiatives taken by active youth. Through in-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews, the perceptions, thoughts and motives that these individuals hold concerning their actions, the reasons to why they are active and the influence that they believe their work might have on the wider society has been explored. Discoursive analysis has been implemented in order to gain a deeper understanding of these narratives and the results found provided an interesting insight into the scene of constructive nonviolent action in Israel as well as a multifaceted diversity within the sample of participants. These results can be used to present an illustration of the complexity of the current political situation in Israel, as well as an example of the many different methods and types of constructive nonviolent action that these young active Israelis choose to engage in.
Caroline Bach - Master Thesis2.pdf
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EUROPEAN UNION - BELARUS: A FRIENDLIER, WARMER RELATIONSHIP ? THE CA...
Baranava, Tatiana : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: After 12 years of isolation, the relations between Brussels and Minsk have been thawing starting in the last year. One of the components of the policy of re-engagement is the new initiative adopted by the EU called Eastern Partnership (EaP). This thesis sought to answer following question: what were the main reasons for the change in the EU policy towards Belarus after 2008? In order to answer the research question I formulated two hypotheses. The first hypothesis argues that while the EU has acted according to the normative power expectations up until 2008, after that date a more pragmatic approach in the foreign policy has been at work. The second hypothesis explains this change by the increasing influence of Eastern European countries in realm of decision-making processes within the EU, which resulted in a reformed EU foreign policy towards Belarus. These hypotheses are tested in a qualitative case study of the launching of the Eastern Partnership initiative, seen as the most important instrument that defines the new policy of EU. I will focus on the process of decision–making in regards to the adoption of the new initiative towards the Eastern European countries, using the rational actor model and the theory of formal leadership. The results of the paper point out that the main reason for changing the EU foreign policy towards Belarus were connected to pragmatic interests in the economic and energy areas, which weakened the EU normative claims. However, EU values are still counted as political conditionality has recently re-entered the agenda. Thus, the current foreign policy is two-fold: based on rational model of acting and normative power. Moreover, the EaP is the result of the strengthened position of Eastern European countries in terms of the power hierarchy among EU members, with Poland, and the Baltic States playing an increasingly larger role.
Baranava Tatiana Masters-1.pdf
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Ensamkommande asylsökande barns rättigheter
Avdic, Elma; Dobraj, Gentijana : Malmö högskola/Hälsa och samhälle (2010) bachelor
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: The number of unaccompanied and separated children have dramatically grown in recent years and therefore become a controversial subject in Swedish foreign politics. It is every States responsibility to take care of these unaccompanied children on a good and valuable way. In this study we therefore deal with these childrens rights that they are in title of by the UN:s convention of the right of the child and by the council directive 2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers. The rights that are discussed are those rights that are relevant in relation to the unaccompanied asylum seeking children such as the principal about non-discrimination, the principal about the childs best interest, the right to be heard, the right to healthcare as well as the right to education. Furthermore these rights are compared to the Swedish legislation for the purpose to determine how Sweden meet their international commitments. Swedish abstract: Inströmningen av de ensamkommande asylsökande barnen har ökat radikalt de senaste åren och har därför blivit ett kontroversiellt ämne i svensk flyktingspolitik. Det är varje stats ansvar att omhänderta dessa ensamkommande barn på ett bra och värdigt sätt. I denna studie behandlas därmed dessa barns rättigheter enligt FN:s konvention om barns rättigheter, samt Rådets direktiv 2003/9/EG om miniminormer för mottagande av asylsökande i medlemsstaterna. Rättigheter som behandlas är sådana som är relevanta i förhållande till de ensamkommande asylsökande barnen såsom icke-diskrimineringsprincipen, principen om barnets bästa, rätten att höras, rätten till hälso- och sjukvård samt rätten till utbildning. Vidare jämförs dessa rättigheter med den svenska lagstiftningen för att fastställa hur Sverige förhåller sig till sina internationella åtaganden. -
Possibilities and Constraints Facing the International Cooperation in...
Zakaria, Mohamad : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This thesis analysis the problems facing the negotiators during their international efforts to create global climate change regimes. Without understanding why such negotiations failed in the past, it is difficult to learn how to negotiate them successfully in the future. The US and China are responsible for emitting almost half of the greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere. However, they are still laggards in the efforts to create an effective global climate change regime and are running away from their global responsibility by blaming each other for the failure to reach a global climate change deal. The EU has been taking the leadership in efforts to negotiate global climate change regimes. However, they can not influence and force the main two hegemonic powers to follow their leadership. This is because the EU is not hegemony in the global political arena. The EU persistence to find compromises during negotiations for future global climate change regimes is a source of hope to humankind. Flexibility during negotiations, openness to consider the views of other global actors to find optimum solutions, and the understanding that no one is secure from the threats of climate change are essential to bring the world leaders into a compromise global climate change regime. -
"I am Dublin" Om ensamkommande flyktingbarns erfarenheter av EU:s fly...
Söderman, Emma : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2010) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: Abstract The thesis is focusing on the issue of unaccompanied children living in Sweden under threat of deportation to Malta as well as children who have been transferred to Malta. The Swedish Migration Board defines the children who participate in this thesis as case subjects in accordance with the Dublin Regulation . In cooperation with the children in question, it is the purpose of the thesis to spread awareness of the everyday lives of the children living in Sweden under threat of deportation as well as the everyday lives of the children deported to Malta. Inspired by an intersectional perspective, the thesis aims to make the children visible as actors in the everyday life. The foremost value of the intersectionality lies in its correlation between power and inequality and the individual’s ability to act as a subject within the framework of our society, institutional practices and prevailing ideologies. Through an intersectional perspective, the world is seen as divided into categories, which are produced and reproduced in power relations. The thesis also contains a comparison of the situation of the children in Sweden and Malta. The comparison provides a deeper insight by relating the children’s situations to each other. A further aim of the thesis is to make a change by for instance working for an increased recognition of and institutional arena for marginalized groups. A fundamental part of the thesis is the notion that the author and the children create knowledge through collaboration. The children have for instance contributed to the knowledge production by taking pictures of their everyday life. The children’s escape and what they left behind are always with them in their everyday lives, whether in Sweden or Malta. As a consequence of the exposed housing and social situation, the children in Malta are naturally faced with greater difficulties in their everyday lives than the children in Sweden even though the former, unlike the children in Sweden, hold temporary residence permits. The thesis highlights the fact that despite the different conditions in their everyday lives, the children show similar coping strategies within a very limited scope for manoeuvre. The stories and experiences told by these children convey that their fundamental rights are violated as a consequence of the harmonization of EU refugee policies. This clearly demonstrates the need for a stronger advocacy to make the voices of the children heard in discussions on the EU refugee policy. Swedish abstract: Sammanfattning Uppsatsen fokuserar på ensamkommande barn i Sverige som lever under hot om avvisning till Malta, samt på ensamkommande barn som blivit överförda till Malta. Barnen som deltar i uppsatsen är av Migrationsverket avgjorda som dublinärenden i enlighet med Dublinförordningen . Syftet med uppsatsen är att tillsammans med barnen skapa kunskap, om barnens vardagsliv här i Sverige under avvisningshot, och om barnens vardagsliv på Malta som avvisade. Det handlar om att synliggöra barnen som aktörer i vardagen vilket är inspirerat av ett intersektionellt perspektiv. I uppsatsen återfinns intersektionalitetens främsta värde i dess koppling mellan makt och ojämlikhet och individens möjlighet att agera som subjekt inom ramen för samhällets strukturer, institutionella praktiker och rådande ideologier. Genom ett intersektionellt perspektiv förstås världen som uppdelad i kategorier, vilka produceras och reproduceras i maktrelationer. Uppsatsen innehåller även en jämförelse av situationen för barnen i Sverige respektive på Malta. Jämförelsen ger fördjupad kunskap genom att relatera barnens situationer till varandra. En vidare ambition med uppsatsen är viljan att förändra, vilket inbegriper att arbeta för ett ökat erkännande och institutionellt utrymme för marginaliserade grupper. Uppsatsen genomsyras även av en syn på kunskap som något som skapas av författaren och barnen tillsammans, och barnen har bland annat deltagit i kunskapsproduktionen genom att fotografera sin vardag. Gemensamt för barnens vardag i Sverige respektive på Malta är att flykten och vad de lämnat bakom sig alltid finns med dem. Till följd av barnens utsatta boende- och sociala situation är villkoren i vardagen svårare för barnen på Malta, även om de, till skillnad från barnen i Sverige, har tillfälliga uppehållstillstånd. Uppsatsen synliggör att trots barnens skilda villkor i vardagen är deras strategier inom ramen för ett begränsat handlingsutrymme liknande. I barnens berättelser framkommer att deras grundläggande rättigheter kränks till följd av harmoniseringen av EU:s flyktingpolitik. Det visar på behovet att arbeta för att stärka barns röst i diskussioner om EU:s flyktingpolitik. -
Literature review on Precedent law of the European Court on Human Rig...
Seyranov, Khamis : Malmö högskola/Centrum för teknikstudier (2010) STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This review is an attempt to analyze the published materials on precedent law of the European Court on Human Rights. The article analyzes the case law activity by the European Court on Human Rights, its influences on national legal systems. The precedent law of the European Court on Human Rights is one of the complicated issues, because there is not general theoretical view on it. The precedent law of the Court is developing and gains new features. The Court uses its previous consequences in previous decisions on a subsequent case as a precedent norm. The Court creates a case law system that influences legal reforms in national legal order.
LITERATURE REVIEW Khamis.pdf
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Al-Shabaab in Sweden: Perceptions of an Islamist extremist organization
Fahlander, Patric : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2011) bachelor
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamist organization. They militarily oppose the transitional Government of Somalia and constitute a threat to peace and stability in the area. An important part of the support from Shabaab comes from diasporic communities, whereas Sweden is one country from where fighters have been recruited. This thesis provides a description of the organization and its terrorist nature. By using small stories called narratives, collected from Somalis in Malmö, and comparing these stories to the grand narrative of Al-Shabaab in Sweden given by The Security Service, the thesis provides a description of how Al-Shabaab is understood in Sweden. -
En hjälpande eller stjälpande hand?
Andersson, Elenore : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2011) bachelor
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: This study aims to find out if the humanitarian intervention in Somalia, during the years 1993-1995 could be seen as humanitarian or not, according to the theory of solidarity, created by Nicholas J Wheeler. First it will be investigated if UNSOM II fits into the criterias of the theory of solidarity and thereafter it will be explained why. Results from the above investigation will give a better picture of the UNSOM II case and help to explain factors that might matter if a humanitarian intervention is judged humanitarian. The materials used in this essay are evaluations and reports from the mandate years published by the United Nations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. This study found that UNSOM II was not a humanitarian intervention in relation to the theory of solidarity, considering the lack of proportional violence during the hunt for Aydid. Also, the result made by the operation was not enough to be valued as humanitarian. Some lessons learned from the operation might though be useful, in other regions in the world. Swedish abstract: Denna studie ämnar ta reda på om den humanitära interventionen i Somalia, mellan åren 1993-1995 kan anses vara humanitär eller inte, enligt Nicholas J Wheelers solidaritetsteori. Först undersöks om UNSOM II passar in i solidaritetsteorin kriterier och därefter förklaras varför. Resultat från ovanstående undersökning kommer att ge en bättre bild av UNSOM II och hjälpa till med att förklara faktorer som kan spela roll om en humanitär intervention benämns humanitär. Materialet som används i denna uppsats är utvärderingar och rapporter från åren, publicerade av Förenta Nationerna, Amnesty International och Human Rights Watch. Denna studie fann att UNSOM II inte var humanitär i relation till solidaritetsteorin, med hänsyn till bristen av proportionerlig användning av våld under jakten på Aydid. Dessutom var de nådda resultaten inte tillräckliga för att betecknas som humanitära. Några lärdomar från operationen kan dock bli användbara i andra delar av världen. -
The Influences of Kurdish Question on Turkish Foreign Policy in the p...
OZCAN, Hatice Nur : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2011) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
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Performing spaces; Structures of Control and Claims of Rights in site...
Kullving, Linus : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2011) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: In dialogue with Critical perspectives in the field of Forced migration, this thesis aims to explore the spaces of „irregularity‟ regarding unaccompanied minors living non-status in the city of Malmö. With a theoretical departure in the ontological ideas of Hanna Arendt and Giorgio Agamben, the perspective of the Autonomy of Migration, and the concepts of „Acts of Citizenship‟, the thesis argues that these spaces are structured by multiple mechanisms of control, such as deportability, racism, poverty and precarity. In addition, the thesis investigates how these structures of control are contested by the minors. As the „irregular‟ subject in its presence challenges the Nation-state „order‟, the study argues that all her or his acts must be interpreted as confrontations. Hence the study aims to highlight the claims of rights and freedoms performed, not only by the minors themselves but also by the social networks surrounding them. The research is built upon fieldwork with non-status minors, asylum rights activists and semi-grass root actors in the spring of 2011 in the city of Malmö. Influenced by Methodological and Epistemological perspectives of Critical Ethnography and Action Research, the thesis also contains a normative requisite to deconstruct and question hegemonies and marginalizing structures.
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An Analysis of the Amnesty Policy of Nigerian Government on Niger Del...
Unabia, Oliver Chidi (2011) 1-year master
STUDENT ESSAY
English abstract: Oil producing communities of Nigeria known as Niger Delta region has been a region characterized with fierce violent conflict for more than a decade. The conflict is between successive Nigerian Governments and their collaborating oil companies, and militant groups from the region. And the core issues in the conflict are the socio-economic deprivations and denial of resource control which were occasioned by corporate malfeasance and indifference of successive Nigerian Governments to the plight, demands and aspirations of the people of the region. The Nigerian Government who first aggravated the violent conflict in the region through the use of violent repression as an anti-protest measure however proposed an amnesty policy in June 2009 as a non-violent measure to address the crisis in the region. The policy aimed solely at disarming, rehabilitating and reintegrating the militants into the Nigerian state. The implementation of the policy brought a relative peace to the long troubled region for the first time, with the seeming compliance of the militants. This study however argues that the policy has no feasibility of ensuring a genuine and lasting peace in the long troubled region because its focus is not on the root cause of the crisis. Thus it argues that addressing the issue of human rights whose lack is the root cause of the crisis and whose provision has always been demands and the aspirations of the people will instead engender a genuine and lasting peace in the region.
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