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Den miljörättsliga regleringen av Senegal floden är mer fortskridande än internationell rätt. Med fortskridande menas i denna uppsats hur situationen är för medborgarna i aktuella vattendragsstater. Miljöskydd och den mänskliga rättigheten till vatten sammanstrålar på vissa punkter och hypotetiskt så kan de internationella miljörättsliga reglerna om förebyggande av förorening av sötvatten stärkThe environmental regulation of the Senegal River is more progressed than the international law stipulates. With progressed regulation in this thesis means how the situation and circumstances are for the citizens of the current riparian states. The protection of environment and the human rights are on the point of converging and hypothetic the international environmental rules to prevent pollut

This thesis investigates the volatility spillover and contagion effects to the frontier markets from the developed markets and emerging markets and tries to identify if there exists any potential volatility effect which may have impact on the investment decision of these markets. In view of the growing globalization, financial markets become increasingly interdependent and the chances for the vola

This study tests whether the rise of free trade agreements (FTAs) in East Asia since 2000 has been an attempt to manage the growing complexity of trade both between members of that region and each other, as well as between them and the rest of the world. The study uses a measure of dependency based on GDP, as well as a measure of intraindustry trade as indicators. Descriptive statistics showed tha

The subject of this thesis concerns the ICC’s jurisdiction over the occupied Palestinian territories, a question actualised in recent years due to the Palestinian ICC membership. The thesis is mainly conducted through a traditional legal dogmatic method, the exception being the historical background. The author has chosen to apply a scientific theory for this thesis. The theory adopted is Martti K

The thesis aims to explore the customers' attitude and perception about trust between customers and hotels through the expression of trust of customers. Hotels nowadays interact and build relationships with customers frequently where there are many possible terms evoking expression of trust customers. In order to study the dynamic feature of trust, a qualitative approach is used. A netnographi

This thesis explores the Israeli-EU relations since 2015 when the Israeli government has decided to cooperate further with Eurosceptic governments in the EU to undermine EU policies. This thesis aims to implement historical culture theory to make sense of the recent developments in the Israeli-EU relations and in what manner they challenge the EU’s narrative as a normative power. Through a qualita

This master thesis elaborates on the issues of the secondary transfer pricing adjustments that are common yet not regulated in an efficient manner by the states. The core problem of the double taxation issues to follow is the unwillingness of the states to accept the administrative tax decisions of each other in such sensitive fields as transfer pricing. Even though the primary and correlative tra

This paper aims to study the relationship between inflation, stock returns and monetary policy. The basic conclusion is: through the single-equation analysis of the Fisher effect, it is concluded that there is a negative correlation between inflation and stock returns in China. By examining the relationship between stock returns, the real economy and monetary policy, we find that the expected chan

The purpose of our study is to examine the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Corporate Financial Performance. We initially perform a multiple linear regression using Ordinary Least Square on an academically recurring model, and then apply cross sectional fixed effect to account for heterogeneity. Our panel data is composed of approximatively 1500 companies over a five year span, totaliz

The digital era has mercilessly affected the media landscape by changing the way information and news are disseminated and consumed. This has led to an increased need to move activities online and an outdated business model among newspapers. The Swedish newspaper industry has so far struggled to do business in the digital world. Hence, the need for business model innovation is greater than ever. I

The increasing prevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden is a cause of concern to both individuals and the public health service. The disease is spread via bites from the vector Ixodes ricinus and causes long-term neurological damage in 46% of cases. To date, research in this field has focussed on the relationship between climate and TBE incidence and there is little to no available re

Previous research has analysed the relationship between women’s labour market outcomes and family policies in the general context of the European Union or among OECD countries. The current dissertation investigates the effect of a set of family policy’s instruments on women’s labour market participation and maternal employment in the countries of Southern Europe – Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal

On a global scale, the energy system is the biggest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, which accelerate the processes of global warming and climate change. The sustainability transition of energy systems is fundamental if the Paris Agreement goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to below 2˚C compared to preindustrial levels is to be achieved. Transitions ar

Its carbon sink potential as well as soil fertility benefits make organic carbon a soil variable for which reliable quantification methods are sought. This thesis work aims at investigating the possibility of adapting a large soil spectral library to build models for SOC predictions with remotely sensed, multispectral data. For this purpose, the continental-scale LUCAS topsoil database was spectra

Purpose: This bachelor thesis examines the impact of organisational culture on the adherence to Information Security (hereinafter IS) protocols (IS compliance) and the crucial factors leading to varying levels of consistency in information security awareness (hereinafter ISA) between organisational departments while considering the unique Swedish cultural qualities. Methodology: This thesis reach

Purpose: Investigate the relation between block ownership and stock liquidity. Methodology: The empirical methods used in this project are of quantitative nature. We use a set of dependent variables representing liquidity measures in order to test how our main explanatory variable, sum of block holdings, affect this. Furthermore, control variables such as market capitalization, share price and vo

The aim of this paper is to cover a gap identified in the literature by finding empirical evidence explaining the relationship between the target firm’s ESG score and ESG Gap and the abnormal returns registered by the acquirer. The paper uses a cross-sectional dataset based on an international sample of 171 merger and acquisition transactions, occurred between 2002 and 2020. The even-study metho