Essays about: "Critical Legal Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words Critical Legal Theory.

1. 1. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

3. 2. Policy Analysis: Temporary Protection Directive and its Implementation in the Nordic Welfare Context : A comparative case study of Sweden and Finland

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Anni Luoto; [2023]
   Keywords : Temporary Protection Directive; Refugee; Temporary Protection Status; Asylum Policies; Law.;

   Abstract : On March 4, 2022, the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) was activated as a response to a mass influx of Ukrainian refugees. The Directive was ratified by the EU member states already in 2001, following the events of the refugee crisis caused by the Kosovo conflict. READ MORE

4. 3. At Risk for Aiding the Vulnerable : A Critical Discourse Analysis on Legal Discourse for the Case of Protecting Human Rights Defenders

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Maria Mihail; [2023]
   Keywords : Human rights defenders; peaceful action; international law; protection; freedom of expression;

   Abstract : Abstract This study investigates the legal discourse in case law regarding the violation of freedom of expression for human rights defenders, in order to examine how they are represented by states and within an international legal framework. There are still gaps in research trying to explain how and why HRDs get prosecuted for their work of promoting and continuing the respect for human rights. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Education for Sustainable Development: a Comparative Study of Two Theories

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Ekelund; Dzhenet Berdiieva; [2023]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line; Four Components of ESD; Attitude towards Sustainable Development; Global Education and Education Policy;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate current attitudes towards Sustainable Development among students and evaluate their correlation with two theories of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Namely, the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) theory, that emphasises the intersection of three pillars: Profit, People, and Planet; and the Four Components theory, which integrates Socio-economic, Environmental, Legal, and Moral & Ethical dimensions. READ MORE

6. 5. “A Fatally Flawed System” : A critical investigation of the 2021 cases on the American Death Row where 11 people were executed

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Linn Davrin; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital punishment; United States; Discrimination; Racism; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : The death penalty in the US has long been characterized by racist prejudices and mistakes. Previous research suggests that the majority of those executed are intellectually disabled people, black people and the poor. READ MORE