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There is no given answer to the question how participatory democracy activities affects the representative democracy. However, in an attempt to answer the question, this thesis use theories about democracy, influence of participatory activities and the roles of politicians in order to examine how citizen dialogues affects the decision making of politicians in Region Skåne (Sweden). The theoretica

Turkiets senaste militära operation i norra Syrien, Operation Peace Spring, har gett upphov till en pågående debatt om innehållet i FN-stadgans artikel 51 och rätten till självförsvar. Med denna militära operation kan ännu ett fall läggas till på listan över stater som utvidgar tolkningen av artikel 51. Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka om de argument Turkiet framfört i sitt brev till säkerhTurkey’s recent military operation in northern Syria, Operation Peace Spring, has fuelled an ongoing debate with regards to the content of Article 51 of the UN Charter and the right to self-defence. Adding yet another case to the list of states expanding the Interpretation of Article 51. This thesis aims to examine if the arguments put forth by Turkey, in their letter to the Security Council, meet

Bör Sverige förbjuda rasistiska föreningar? Det är en fråga som många ställer sig i dagsläget. De senaste åren har problem med ökad rasism uppmärksammats i Sverige. Föreningar dedikerade till dessa rasistiska budskap har fått allt mer utrymme i media och ges demonstrationstillstånd på samma villkor som andra föreningar. De som är för ett förbud mot rasistiska föreningar menar att Sverige ska sättaShould Sweden prohibit racist associations? This is a highly relevant question of today since problems of increased racism has attracted attention in Sweden the last few years. Associations dedicated to racism has been given more and more space in the media and are given demonstration permits on the same terms as other associations. Those in favor of prohibiting racist associations says that Swede

This essay highlights the increasingly complex decision-making process surrounding urban renewal. The essay critically evaluates Malmö municipality and their implementation of two decision-making models within urban renewal. In particular, the essay highlights the importance of the democratic values inclusion and public accountability. The analytical framework consists of democratic theory as well

Analyzing an American president is always interesting, especially if they have the tendencies of a Madman. The concept of being a “madman” while in office is not a new one, even Machiavelli said that: ”…at times it is a very wise thing to simulate madness.” This is all part of tactics and of different theoretical approaches to leadership. The American political structure allows for its leader to m

This thesis aims to take a closer look into the 1994 EU-referendum in Sweden. More precisely to analyse the arguments used by the political campaigns run by the organisations “Folkrörelsen nej till Europa” (The peoples movement against Europe) and “Ja till Europa” (Yes to Europe) in the run-up to the referendum. The analysis focuses on the debate between the two sides which aired on the 11th of No

The situation for the LGBT community is still problematic in many parts of the world. But maybe change is coming. This paper examines how the state leaders of Malaysia and Singapore speak publicly about gay rights in their own countries. To examine this I used quotes from newspaper articles about the situation in the respective countries. The analysis is made with two ideal types that have been co

Every year politicians resign because of political scandals. The scandals are of various kinds and can for example be a controversial statement or that the politician intentionally or unintentionally forgot to pay his taxes. But how come some politicians must resign when others doesn’t? Previous research has stated that there is a difference between how men and women are presented in political sca

Generationsskiften i familjeägda företag är mycket viktiga för de inblandade parterna men kan vara problematiska. För att uppnå bästa möjliga utfall vid ett generationsskifte är det viktigt att planera i god tid. Familjeföretag är ofta fåmansföretag och generationsskiften av dessa företag omfattas av 3:12-reglerna. Enligt dessa regler har det varit skattemässigt förmånligare att avyttra sitt bolagGeneration changes in family firms are very important for the concerned parties but can be problematic. To achieve the best results for a generation change it is important to plan well in advance. Family firms are often close companies and generation changes of these companies are subject to certain statutory provisions. According to these provisions it has been fiscally advantageous to dispose a

The United nations security council have during the last three decades been criticised for obstruction of justice and member countries for abusing their powers. The five permanent members in the council are the only countries with the ability to obstruct resolutions to pass through in council votings. Since 1990 the P5 countries have used their right to veto 44 times and by that made it impossible

Företagsövertag är en relativt vanlig företeelse på marknaden. Om en styrelse inte vill att bolaget de är med i ska säljas kan de vidta försvarsåtgärder för att försöka hindra uppköpet från att bli genomfört. Forskningen kring effekterna av försvarsåtgärderna har viss spridning men verkar relativt överens om att försvarsåtgärden poison pill ökar budpremien, att försvarsåtgärden staggered board minCorporate takeover is a relatively common occurrence on the market. If a board does not what their company to be sold, they can enact defensive measures to stop the takeover. The studies on the effects of defense measures have not all come to the same conclusion, hence there are some uncertainty to what effect the defenses actually have (if they affect acquisition likelihood or the bid premium). T

One of todays most refined contemporary art institutions resides in a former oil fired turbine plant. Here at Tate Modern, named after the sugar magnate Henry Tate, the activist group Liberate Tate initiates a six year battle over the prerogative concerning a sponsorship deal with the oil giant BP. It is a battle over the discourse of climate change, extraction of natural resources and profit use

Den här uppsatsen handlar om tillämpningen av barnets bästa i vårdnadstvister som föregåtts av umgängessabotage. När vårdnaden om ett barn ska beslutas ska avgörandet göras efter vad som är barnets bästa. Umgängessabotage utgör en omständighet av särskild betydelse i avvägningen mellan olika intressen som alla kan tala för barnets bästa. Därtill är ett barns bästa inte alltid det bästa för ett annThe purpose of this paper is to examine the adjudication of the child's best interest in custody trials preceded by one parent preventing the other parent from contact with the child. In custody trials, the best interest of the child is always the primary consideration. Preventing the other parent from contact with the child constitute a circumstance of particular importance in the determinati

Övergångsrättvisa (transitional justice) är en term som beskriver hur länder med hjälp av juridiska och icke-juridiska åtgärder hanterar storskaliga övergrepp mot mänskliga rättigheter. Övergångsrättvisa används bland annat för att hålla förövare ansvariga och bringa försoning. Konceptet övergångsrättvisa växte fram som ett gensvar på hur länder under 1980–1990-talet hanterade de storskaliga övergTransitional justice is a term and concept which describes how countries deal with large-scale human rights abuses through different judicial and non-judicial measures in order to achieve reconciliation and hold perpetrators accountable. Transitional justice as a concept was born out of practice as a response to how countries in the 1980–1990s dealt with large-scale abuses committed by the earlier

Combative paramilitary forces are an unconventional but not unusual notion in warfare. The purpose of this study is to explain how the domestic and international power of a state affect its decision to support and align itself with paramilitary forces in war. By comparing the state alignment in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Ukraine, the study sets out to explain the phenomena by utilizing

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka den historiska upprinnelsen till statschefens rättsliga immunitet som går att återfinna i 5 kap 8 § RF. Motsvarande immunitet går att hitta i nästan alla moderna konstitutionella monarkier, och i förarbetena som ledde upp till bestämmelsen finner man att ett av motiven bakom att ha kvar den är att den är nära förbunden med monarkins begrepp. Genom att göraThe aim of this thesis is to examine the historical origin of the head of state's legal immunity, which can be found in Chapter 5, Section 8 in the Swedish constitution. This immunity can be found in almost all modern constitutional monarchies, and legislative history and government inquiries have stated that one of the motives was that it was in close association with the concept of monarchy.

Uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka abandoneringsförfarandet inom den svenska konkursrätten, i synnerhet möjligheten att abandonera miljöfarligt avfall och rättsverkningar förknippade med sådant förfarande. Med abandonering avses ett förfarande där en konkursförvaltare under pågående konkurs låter egendom med negativt eller försumbart värde utgå ur konkursboets förmögenhetsmassa till förmån för The aim of this essay is to investigate the abandonment procedure in Swedish bankruptcy law, in particular the possibility to abandon environmentally hazardous waste and the legal effects associated with such procedure. Abandonment refers to a procedure where a receiver, during an ongoing bankruptcy, excludes property with negative or negligible value from the bankruptcy estate's assets for th

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att klargöra och analysera mellanhänders ansvar vid tredje mans upphovsrättsintrång. För att uppfylla syftet har frågeställningen som besvarats i uppsatsen varit vilka förutsättningar som gäller för att ett vitesförbud ska kunna meddelas mot en mellanhand, vid tredje mans upphovsrättsintrång. För att sätta syftet i ett bredare perspektiv har en annan frågeställniThe purpose with this essay has been to clarify and analyze the responsibility of intermediaries whose services are used by a third party to infringe a copywright. The essay has investigated the conditions for an injuction to be issued against a intermediary, whose services are used by a third party to infringe a copywright. To put the purpose in a wider context the essay has also investigated whe

Som ett led i att homogenisera den kinesiska befolkningen, har den kinesiska regeringen under längre tid bedrivit en kampanj för att avskaffa Xinjiang-provinsens inhemska folkgrupp Uigurer. Massiva konverteringsläger har inrättats där Uigurerna tvingas avsäga sig sin kultur, etnicitet och religion. Situationen beskrivs av journalister och politiker som ett kulturellt folkmord, men trots begreppetsSince 2017, the Chinese government has conducted an internment campaign against the Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang, China, with the goal of total assimilation into the majority population. Cultural genocide has emerged as a powerful rhetorical tool to describe the treatment of the Uighurs. Despite its conceptual relevance, it does not carry any legal authority as the current understanding of g

This thesis examines the construction of Nordic security policies in order to understand the similarities and differences between the Nordic states’ approaches to security issues. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, it tests theoretical assumptions about the role of ideology, strategic culture, and a Nordic security culture in the creation of security policy. The study compares similaritie