Essays about: "Crimes Against Humanity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words Crimes Against Humanity.

1. 16. The Defense of Superior Orders - Article 33 of the ICC statute: a departure from customary international law?

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

   Author : Marcus Abrahamsson; [2018]
   Keywords : public international law; international criminal law; jurisprudence; law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The defence of superior orders is the answer to what is called the soldier’s dilemma. This is so called since on the one hand, a soldier is bound by national legislation, military practice, and often psychological pressure to unquestioningly follow the orders of his superior. READ MORE

3. 17. Responsibility to Protect – A larger tool than anticipated? An analysis of the potential usage of structural violence in the Responsibility to Protect

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Robin Holst; [2017-11-23]
   Keywords : Responsibility to Protect; structural violence; direct violence; genocide; crimes against humanity; passive killing;

   Abstract : On a daily basis, many people around the world die due to starvation, structural discrimination and other actions which can be prevented by state actors. The international community has agreed that the sovereignty of the state is vital, which means that what happens within a state is up to their legitimate rulers, with a few exceptions. READ MORE

4. 18. No Place Like Home: Development-Induced Displacement - A Crime of Forcible Transfer of Populations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Magdalena Nergården; [2017]
   Keywords : Public International Law: International Human Rights Law: Criminal Law: Development-induced displacement: Forcible transfer of population: Crimes against humanity:; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how crimes against humanity in general and the crime of forcible transfer of population in particular, cover the most serious situations of development-induced displacement. The focus lies on the legal protection through international criminal law of persons displaced in an unjustified way as a result of development projects, such as the building of dams, roads, and other infrastructure, as well as the exploitation of natural resources in mining and oil projects, to name just a few examples. READ MORE

5. 19. The limits of mens rea in Crimes against Humanity - Assessment, liberalism, thresholds

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

   Author : Hugo Lundberg; [2017]
   Keywords : mens rea; crimes against humanity; intent; knowledge; liberalism; lauterpacht; chomsky; international criminal law; icty; ictr; icc; al-shifa; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Straffrättsligt ansvar har mycket länge förutsatt uppsåt eller vetskap om den företagna handlingen, så kallad mens rea eller "skyldigt sinnelag". Hur en sådan bedömning görs är inte självklart. READ MORE

6. 20. Menstrual cups - a sustainable way to achieve economic benefits in Kenya : How to empower women in a society with only small measures

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Cajsa Baars; Josefine Tapper; [2017]
   Keywords : Menstrual cup; menstrual cups; Kenya; Nairobi; economic benefits; sustainable; sustainability; menstruation; period; women; society; menskopp; menskoppar; Kenya; Nairobi; ekonomisk lönsamhet; hållbarhet; hållbar; mens; menstruation; kvinnor; samhälle;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis is based on a field study conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and intends to elucidate the systematic crimes against humanity that the inability to handle menstruation properly causes every day. Women who live under poor circumstances and lack access to basic needs, such as sanitary facilities and running water are the ones who suffer the most. READ MORE