Essays about: "EU soft law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words EU soft law.

1. 1. Corporate Climate Due Diligence in the European Union – A Legal Analysis of its Implications for the Climate Action of Energy-Intensive Industries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Ellin Svea Jarl Righi; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate Due Diligence; Climate Change; Climate Change Due Diligence; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; Energy-Intensive Industries; Climate Action; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In this thesis, issues surrounding climate actions are analysed through the notion of corporate due diligence in the European Union (EU) context. The study explores how mandatory climate change due diligence schemes, potentially in the form of a legally binding instrument, may affect the critical sector of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) in the Union and further contribute to the broader EU climate actions. READ MORE

3. 2. “Team Europe is back in Tunis” – a study on ECHR applicability ratione personae to EU support for Tunisian border and migration management

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

   Author : Klara Lundqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; EU law; ECHR applicability; EU external actions; Tunisia; migration; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After the well-known spike in migrants crossing the Mediterranean in 2015- 2016, the EU has intensified its cooperation with third states on the field of migration. Although there are numerous examples where such policies have been criticised as incompatible with the principle of non-refoulement and for not respecting migrants’ human rights, there are no CJEU rulings concerning their compliance with EU law. READ MORE

4. 3. Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: A study on sources of international business and human rights law, and stakeholder engagement in the context of the EU’s sustainability due diligence directive

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

   Author : Aram Shokor Qasim; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; law; soft law; hard law; CSDDD; sustainability; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The European Council’s proposal for a corporate sustainability due diligence directive (the “Proposal”) aims to introduce obligations and respon-sibilities for some companies (“Company/Companies”) related to sustainability matters. Part of the reasons for the Proposal was the emergence of global value chains, which are prone to contain human rights violations. READ MORE

5. 4. Stora Enso and Human Rights Due Diligence : Understanding the compliance requirements of the proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence for large public-interest companies through a case study of Stora Enso

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

   Author : Josefine Bergman Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Human Rights Due Diligence; HRDD; Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence; CSDDD; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence; Stora Enso; Corporate Sustainability; Business and Human Rights; UNGP; OECD guidelines; human rights due diligence requirements; human rights law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine the human rights due diligence (HRDD) requirements outlined in the EU proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD proposal) for large EU limited liability companies (LLC), offering a comprehensive overview of these requirements. To further clarify and substantiate the HRDD provisions stated in the CSDD proposal, the thesis also includes a case study of Stora Enso, which serves as an illustration of how these requirements are applied in real-world scenarios. READ MORE

6. 5. Low Legal Status but High Legal Relevance? : A Study of the Significance of the Annual EU Rule of Law Report

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : My Lindén; [2022]
   Keywords : Article 2 TEU; EU soft law; rule of law; EU rule of law toolbox; Rule of Law Report; Artikel 2 FEU; EU mjuk rätt; rättsstatsprincipen; EU:s verktygslåda för rättsstatsprincipen; Rättsstatsrapporten;

   Abstract : Despite the rule of law being one of the founding values and objectives of the European Union, some of the Member States have disrespected the rule of law. In response, the European Commission has invented new tools to reinforce the rule of law. READ MORE