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  1. 1. Electoral Political Participation at the Core of Democracy: A Human Rights-Based Study of the Swedish Electoral System

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

    Author : Amanda Wikström Avaria; [2023]
    Keywords : Public international law; constitutional law; democracy; political participation; Human Rights Law; folkrätt; statsrätt; demokrati; politiskt deltagande; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate how the democratic form of government is maintained and protected in the Swedish legal system, as well as what kinds of risks the legal system poses to the maintenance of democracy in Sweden. Recent reports from NGOs show that the world, and Europe, are going through a trend of democratic backsliding. READ MORE

  3. 2. Regulating female genital mutilation : Comparing criminal law of two European States, Finland and France.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miina Raiha; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : BackgroundThis research paper examines the criminal legal regulations applied to Female Genital Mutilation in France and Finland. Female genital mutilation is a form of violence against women, and a violation of the Human Rights. The procedure has life-long negative consequences to the victims and their communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Swedish Parliamentary Debate on European Affairs – What Makes it to the Pages? : A quantitative content analysis of news media reporting from the Riksdag

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Johansen; [2019]
    Keywords : National parliaments; the Riksdag; European affairs; EU; news media; politicisation; quantitative content analysis;

    Abstract : The long-spun Brexit process has been named a symbol of an alleged disconnection between the European Union’s high-level decision-makers and its citizens. This thesis aims to contribute to the existing literature on the role of national parliaments in brining EU affairs closer to the citizens. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Gendered Division of Labour - Women’s Representation in the European Parliament Committees

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Skalin; [2011-01-07]
    Keywords : European Parliament; social representation; committees; women’s political representation; the politics of presence; gender divisions; Member of the European Parliament MEP ; political group; gender balance; gender composition; member states; socio-cultural differences; gender egalitarian attitudes.;

    Abstract : The powers and influence of the European Parliament (EP) and its committees have grown, mainly by the extension of the co-decision procedure through the Lisbon Treaty, and the increase in number of decisions and policy areas handled by the Parliament. It is in the parliamentary committees – whose political composition reflects that of the Parliament as a whole - that most of the work, deliberation and informal decision-making of the EP take place. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fiat Lex - Case study: comparing the process of implementation of the Acquired Rights Directive in the United Kingdom and in Sweden to examine the effect of legislative procedure on material law.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Kristina Wollter; [2009]
    Keywords : Komparativ rätt; Statsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This is a comparative study of legislative procedures of the United Kingdom and of Sweden. The aim of the thesis is to investigate if and how legislative procedure can affect legal material outcome. This is done through a comparative study of the implementative process of the Acquired Rights Directive, 77/187/EEC. READ MORE