Essays about: "Access to Justice"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 182 essays containing the words Access to Justice.

  1. 41. Corporate Tax Abuse on the Business and Human Rights Agenda

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

    Author : Julia Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Business and Human Rights; Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; tax justice; tax and human rights; tax evasion; tax avoidance; aggressive tax planning; human rights due diligence; mandatory human rights due diligence; mänskliga rättigheter; företagande och mänskliga rättigheter; FN:s vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 42. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SÁPMI An interview study with Sámi education professionals addressing the challenges and opportunities for respecting cultural diversity in education

    University essay from

    Author : Sara Österlund Picó; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Indigenous education; Indigenous knowledge systems IKS ; Sámi people; Sápmi;

    Abstract : In connection to global ESD discourse concerning the need for education to respect cultural diversity, the aim of this study is to investigate challenges and opportunities encountered by Sámi education professionals regarding the implementation of Sámi education in Sápmi. To meet this purpose, the study addresses the following research questions: How do Sámi education professionals describe: i) culturally appropriate and locally relevant education in Sápmi? ii) challenges and opportunities for implementing culturally appropriate and locally relevant education in Sápmi? To analyze the empirical material obtained through semi-structured interviews, a theoretical framework grounded in decolonial theory, using the concept of epistemic justice and critical place-based pedagogy, is applied. READ MORE

  3. 43. Piecing the Puzzle: Restorative Justice with Children and Young Offenders in Scandinavia, an Interview Study with Professionals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares; [2021-02-04]
    Keywords : Restorative Justice; Children and Young Offenders; Victim Offender Mediation; Youth Punishment; Restorative Processes; Social Work; Scandinavian Justice Systems;

    Abstract : The modern roots of restorative justice in Scandinavia go back to the emergence of the mediation movement in Norway in the mid 1970s (Miers, 2001), a process that reached Sweden in the late 1980s (Wahlin, 2005). Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) in Sweden, and Youth Punishment (YP) in Norway, are some of the processes based on the primary components of restorative justice. READ MORE

  4. 44. Hybridization of the Self, Colonial Discourse and the Deconstruction of Value Systems : A Postcolonial Literary Theory Perspective of Literature inculpating Colonialism

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Brian Burns; [2021]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; Postcolonial Literary Theory; Hybridization; Walker; Malouf; Phillips; Achebe; Freud; Nietzsche; Bhabha; Siad; McLeod; Barry;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to provide a perspective on literature inculpating colonialism using postcolonial literary theory and method. The subject material incorporates four novels studied during the literature modules for the English course at Högskolan Gävle (HIG). READ MORE

  5. 45. Who Belongs in The Outdoors? : A qualitative study on how perceptions of (in)justice influence Swedish immigrants’ motivation to recreate in the outdoors

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Thuha Nguyen; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Outdoor Recreation; Sweden; Immigrants;

    Abstract : Outdoor recreation was established in Sweden about 100-150 years ago and its practices and organization were at that time dominated by a white male upper class. Today, Swedish outdoor recreation is guided by public policy, imploring for everyone’s equal value, and right to experience and be outdoors, regardless of age, color, or gender. READ MORE