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  2. 1. What does one drop of oil really cost? : A study of climate change, social movements and global politics with a didactic perspective

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Helena Dübeck; [2010]
    Keywords : Cop15; Climate change; Social movements; Copenhagen summit; Klimaforum09; IPCC; UN;

    Abstract : This essay aims to research the climate change issue and the relationship social movements, scientist and policymakers have to climate change. Furthermore, this essay has a didactic perspective and aim to illuminate how the climate change issue can be used within the school subject social studies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Claiming State Responsibility for Climate Change Damages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Rosenblom; [2010]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The anthropogenic climate change that we are experiencing today has primarily been brought on by GHG emissions from developed countries. However, scientific estimates show that some of the most severe adverse impacts of climate change will strike in regions of the world that have made only minor contributions to the making of the current climate change and that have little capacity to adapt to the changes as they occur. READ MORE

  5. 3. Kosovo - Political Reality, Legal Fiction. An analysis of Kosovo and the legal implications of supervised independence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Susanna Hedenmark; [2010]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Kosovo was administered by the UN for almost ten years before unilaterally declaring its independence on the 17th of February 2008. In order to gain support from some major international political players, the declaration of independence was made in line with a number of requirements, including continued external presences, resulting in a ''supervised independence''. READ MORE

  6. 4. Contesting Illegality : a Critical Examination of the Unlawfulness of Humanitarian Interventions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättighetsstudier

    Author : Jon Jeppsson; [2010]
    Keywords : Suveränitet; Cambodia; Humanitarian Interventions; UN Charter; Legitimacy; Sovereignty; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to critically examine the unlawfulness of humanitarian interventions. It does so by theoretically adopting a legal positivist perspective, combined with a teleological approach. The thesis examines in detail the provisions of the Articles in the UN Charter relating to the prohibition of the use of force. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Critical Success Factors in implementation of Software Process Improvement Efforts: CSFs, Motivators & Obstacles

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Zaheer Habib; [2009-06-29T09:12:01Z]
    Keywords : Software Process Improvement; Critical Success Factor; Motivators and Obstacles;

    Abstract : The Software Engineering Institute statics shows that: the development and cost of software projects have become relatively very high due to complexity of systems that make software process more complex to be managed. Thus, it is essential to consider the SPI factors that directly affect the process and try to explore the best solution that helps in best management of the software process which ultimately produce the desirable result i. READ MORE