Essays about: "EU soft law strategies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words EU soft law strategies.
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1. Corporate Tax Abuse on the Business and Human Rights Agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Corporate tax evasion, tax avoidance, and aggressive tax planning undermine states’ ability to protect, respect and fulfill human rights since states are deprived of necessary resources to realize economic, social and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights. Corporate tax has previously been called the elephant in the room within the United Nations’ (‘UN’) framework of Business and Human Rights; however, now it is recognized as a key issue for the next decade. READ MORE
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2. How Formal and Informal Institutional Factors Affect the Bargaining Strategies of the Co-legislators in the European Union: A Case Study on the Negotiation Process of the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices in Business-to-Business Relationships in the Food Supply Chain
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Since the introduction of the co-decision procedure in the European Union (EU), the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have become more interdependent in order to reach an agreement on a legislative file. The interdependence has led to a significant increase in the number of trilogues, which is problematic as these informal meetings are secluded and have no references to the treaties. READ MORE
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3. Soft Europeanisation of Work-Family Reconciliation Policy-Making? Social, Policy and Political Learning among German MPs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The EES, Lisbon and Europe 2020 are the most relevant soft law strategies promoting the improvement of work-family reconciliation-related policies in the EU Member States. In this study, the cases of the German Elterngeld reforms are applied to scrutinise the influences of these three strategies on domestic policy-making. READ MORE
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4. Governing Cognitive Biases – Case studies of the use of and justifications for behaviorally informed policy tools
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In the last few decades, researchers have identified many systematic errors – cognitive biases – in the human mind. The predominant notion of human beings as rational have gradually been flawed, in one context after another. READ MORE
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5. With purpose to target smart - The EU's political strategies towards Zimbabwe
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Derived from theories of hard- and soft power, sanctions and constructive engagement, the thesis analyses the effect and interplay of targeted sanctions and political dialogue, by highlighting the political strategies that the EU conducts towards Zimbabwe. Based on semi-structured interviews with six influential officials in the EU, the thesis explains and describes the tensions of the foreign policy instruments through the Zimbabwe case, in order to better understand their complexity. READ MORE
