Essays about: "Cultural Relativism"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words Cultural Relativism.
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16. Climate Blame Below The Glaciers - Challenges to Climate Justice in Peruvian Mountains and German Courts
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This thesis investigates climate blame amongst a local population in the Northern Andes, Peru, and relates it to arguments on climate liability in German courtrooms. It does so on the backdrop of a climate lawsuit, which in 2017 was accepted by the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, filed by a Peruvian farmer against a German coal- and electricity company. READ MORE
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17. Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This two-case study “Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?” focuses on whether polygamous marriages can be considered a human rights violation in line with Universalism and the violation of women’s rights, or a human rights realization in line with Cultural Relativism and cultural and religious rights, in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania. The research consists of two components. READ MORE
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18. The Saudi Elephant In The Room - The Appointment of Saudi Arabia to the Commission on the Status of Women 2018-2022
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Saudi Arabia was among the thirteen states elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in April of 2017. The Commission on the Status of Women is the leading women’s rights promoting and protecting body of the world, whereas the state of Saudi Arabia is infamous for conducting systematic discrimination towards women. READ MORE
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19. The Theatrical Rules in Collaborative Consumption - A case of Airbnb
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose: The study aims to advance the understanding of collaborative consumption through the research on the engagement rules, conventions, and norms that govern the practice. The study postulates that it is through the possession of the right competences and meaning that permit insiders to successfully apply the rules of collaborative consumption while deterring outsiders from making an initial or repeated attempt. READ MORE
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20. Making A Difference Without Being Imperialistic : The Complexity of Becoming A Social Worker in A Postcolonial World
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : Social work can be perceived as a global profession, built upon a certain foundation of global values and ethical principles - like human rights, social justice, equity and empowerment - that are applicable everywhere regardless of context. In contrast, it can also be perceived as a locally based profession that needs to take local-specific conditions – such as culture and indigenous traditions – into account. READ MORE
