Essays about: "International Political Thought"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 essays containing the words International Political Thought.

  1. 11. International Anarchy & the American Leviathan : A study in the moral and empirical applications of Hobbes’ concept of anarchy to American Foreign policy

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

    Author : Nathalie Martinsdotter; Elias Johansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Thomas Hobbes; American Foreign Policy; Political Thought; International Relations; Realism; National Security Strategy; International Morality; Anarchy; Donald Trump; Barack Obama;

    Abstract : The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been identified as the reason for a large shift in American foreign policy towards a doctrine closer to that of political realism. This claim has led us to examine if this transformation could be detected and described if we analyzed and compared Trump’s foreign policy doctrine with his predecessor, Barack Obama, through the lens Thomas Hobbes, whose ideas are at the core of the three modern schools of political realism. READ MORE

  2. 12. Religious dress and the rights of others – an analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights

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

    Author : Amanda Isaksson; [2019]
    Keywords : public international law; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Freedom of thought; conscience and religion; Article 9; Human rights; religious dress; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay examines the protection of the wearing of religious dress under article 9 (freedom of religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. It examines how religious dress is protected as a manifestation of religion and with reference to which rights of others and under which circumstances it can be restricted with reference to the legitimate aim protection of the rights and freedoms of others. READ MORE

  3. 13. 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

  4. 14. ILSA-the subordination of Education to Economic Theory (ILSA-Wirtschaftstheorie statt Bildung)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Anders Lindqvist; [2017-01-20]
    Keywords : ILSA; comparative education; EB; human capital; concepts; quality; standard; assessment;

    Abstract : Narrative: In the beginning of the 21st century a trend became apparent; the increasing production of education monitoring data. It was the outcome of international large scale assessments (ILSA) breakthrough; quantitative comparative education (QCE) studies said to be able to give important information on the state of education systems. READ MORE

  5. 15. Paths to Meaningful Youth Involvement at the International Climate Change Negotiations: Lessons from COP22 in Marrakesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Larissa Kwiatkowski; [2017]
    Keywords : Deliberative Democracy; Agonistic Pluralism; Youth; Climate Change; Activism; Meaningful Involvement; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : In the last decade, anthropogenic climate change has caused strong impacts on natural and human systems worldwide. It is of particular importance to include youths in the international decision-making process centred on climate change as they represent the closest living relatives to future generations. READ MORE