Essays about: "Consensual Democracy"

Found 3 essays containing the words Consensual Democracy.

  1. 1. A State of One's Own? - A Legal Study of the Right to Self-Determination and Secession with Focus on the case of Québec and Canada

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

    Author : Hilda Hansson; [2020]
    Keywords : public international law; self-determination; secession; territorial integrity; human rights; democracy; sovereignty; minority rights; Quebec; Canada; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the right of a people to self-determination and the possibility of secession in a democratic context, focusing on the Québec-Canada case. To that end, it studies (1) the historic and contemporary relationship between Québec and Canada, (2) the meaning of the right to self-determination within international law, (3) possibilities for unilateral secession, and (4) secession by virtue of democracy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Forest and water governance in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Emma Berglund; [2014]
    Keywords : forestry; water management; EU water framework directive; policy arrangement approach; water consideration; environmental consideration; participation; deliberative democracy;

    Abstract : Water related problems are highlighted as a challenge to sustainable development and the topic of forests and water is gaining increased attention worldwide. Governing forest and water is a complex issue, as the interactions are affected by policies and actors from multiple levels and sectors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Normative South Africa? A study of the norms that the EU aspires to extend to South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Edling Andersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Good Governance; Supranational Rule of Law; Social Solidarity; Trade; Consensual Democracy; Sustainable Development; Inclusive Equality; Sustainable Peace; Social Freedom; South Africa; Associative Human Rights; Norm-diffusion; EU; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The EU has a legacy of being a normative power. They also have a history of cooperating with developing countries trying to promote these normative ideals. This cooperation is for example guided by the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law to mention a few. READ MORE