Essays about: "fair trial"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words fair trial.

  1. 1. "The Competition of Values in the European Arrest Warrant Tracing the Conflict and Prioritization Between Collective Security and Individual Justice Within Case Law of the CJEU"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nadja Nordlund; [2024-02-16]
    Keywords : European Arrest Warrant; Mutual Recognition; Effective Law Enforcement; International Cooperation; Procedural Justice; Rule of Law; Right to a Fair Trial; Proportionality;

    Abstract : The European Arrest Warrant system is built on balancing between individual justice, which safeguards the right to a fair trial of subjects to extradition, and collective security, which seeks to ensure public safety and effective law enforcement. This thesis provides for an analysis of this balance and its evolution, exploring how the prioritization of individual justice and collective security, as manifested in the EAW, have shifted through the evolutive interpretation of the Court of Justice of the European Union. READ MORE

  2. 2. Prosecuting the Russian Aggression – Assessing Proposals to Enable the Prosecution of Russian Leaders for the Crime of Aggression

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Hampus Peterson; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; international criminal law; criminal law; the crime of aggression; Russian aggression; war in Ukraine; goals of international criminal trials; goal-oriented approach; international court; fair trial; selectivity; immunities; criminal accountability; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the Ukrainian people and has destabilised the European security order. In response, world leaders and international organisations have called for the prosecution of the Russian aggression. READ MORE

  3. 3. Empowering the Taxpayer - How the Charter of Fundamental Rights Helps to Shape an Equitable European VAT System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Andrea Toresson; [2023]
    Keywords : VAT; indirect tax; indirect tax law; Charter of Fundamental Rights; taxpayer; Åkerberg Fransson; EU Law; European law.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : C-617/10 Åkerberg Fransson is the landmark case of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that dealt with the interpretation and application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter). In brief, the case concerned a Swedish national who was accused of tax evasion and faced criminal charges for failing to pay value added tax (VAT) on certain business transactions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Selective justice within the International Criminal Court and global inequalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Janette Pamela Vihinen; [2023]
    Keywords : International Criminal Court; selective justice; human rights; Rule of law; Third World Approaches to International Law methodology; African Union; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. READ MORE

  5. 5. Defending the Defenders: International Protection for Local Human Rights Defenders in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Timothy Lincoln Reeves Jr; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Rights Defenders Global South International Regional Human Rights Systems Attacks violations Protection; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Local human rights defenders play a significant role in the realization and enjoyment of human rights. Working alone or in association with others, they peacefully advocate for and promote fundamental freedoms and human rights for themselves and for their fellow citizens. READ MORE