Essays about: "theory of law"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1263 essays containing the words theory of law.

1. 16. UNDERSTANDING THE RELIGION AND GENDER EQUALITY CONTROVERSY Why does the Christian protestant- Lutheran church clash with the promotion of gender equality? An explorative study of Tanzania family law.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Monge Aminiel Mnzava; [2023-06-20]
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   Abstract : Gender equality is a well-studied topic, but we have not understood to a sufficient extent how religion interacts with notions of gender equality, especially from an elite perspective. That is why this research aims first, to understand how the Protestant – Lutheran Church conceptualizes gender equality. READ MORE

3. 17. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

   Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE

4. 18. The Abortion Debate in the U.S. Media : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Abortion Debate within two prominent U.S. News Outlets Leading Up to and Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Merle von der Hülst; [2023]
   Keywords : U.S. media; abortion; Roe v. Wade; Fox News; CNN; Hegemony; Critical Discourse Analysis; Frame Analysis; Media Bias;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyze whether any media bias and framing can be observed in the U.S. news reporting surrounding the topic of the abortion debate. And if yes, how they are being presented to their respective audiences. READ MORE

5. 19. Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Otto Mickels; [2023]
   Keywords : Domestic Development; International Development; Appalachian Regional Commission ARC ; United State Agency for International Development USAID ; Securitization; Foreign Policy tools; Budget Justification; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development. Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the United States Agency for International Development. READ MORE

6. 20. To act or not to act? A study of Commission inaction against breaches of the rule of law: the case of Spain and the non-renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ana Caselles Calle; [2023]
   Keywords : Commission inaction; rule of law; infringement; Spain; discourse; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In light of the EU’s growing compliance problem and the generalized decline in Commission-led enforcement, this thesis studies the phenomenon of Commission inaction against breaches of EU law, and, specifically, Art. 2 TEU. READ MORE