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1. 1. Restrictive Measures: A Study of the Legality of Countermeasures and EU's Sanctions Imposed on Russia and Iran

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

   Author : Arvid Hellberg; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; state responsibility law; countermeasures; third-party countermeasures; sanctions; obligations erga omnes; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats har undersökt konceptet kontraåtgärder inom folkrätten i förhållande till EU:s användning av sanktioner som ett medel för att tvinga efterlevnad av internationella förpliktelser. En kontraåtgärd är en åtgärd som i sig själv är olaglig men blir laglig när den tas som svar på en annans stats olagliga handling. READ MORE

3. 2. Loss of Innocence - The interdiction of the Grace 1 and the use of economic sanctions to limit innocent passage

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Mörkås; [2020-05-17]
   Keywords : Economic sanctions; Grace 1; Innocent passage; Interdiction; Maritime law; Shipping;

   Abstract : The right of innocent passage has been a staple in maritime law since the 17th century and is an important part of the freedom of the seas, granting free passage to ships that wants to travel a state’s sea territory. With the growing complexity of the world however, the freedom of the seas is slowly being pushed away by coastal states increasing need to regulate and protect their own shores and waters. READ MORE

4. 3. How to justify an intervention: The Saudi Arabian arguments for military intervention in the Yemen Civil War

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Knut Bonde; [2018]
   Keywords : Yemen; military intervention; Saudi Arabia; just war theory; jus ad bellum; legitimacy; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2015, a coalition comprised of Saudi Arabia and its allies, conducted a military intervention in Yemen to protect the internationally recognized government. This study aims to analyse how Saudi Arabian officials has justified the intervention to fight against the Houthi rebels through three principles of just war theory. READ MORE

5. 4. An Invisible Gender-based Violence : Exploring Iranian male university students’ thoughts on street harassment

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   Author : Nazanin Biglarbegi; [2017]
   Keywords : Street harassment; Gender-based violence; Iran;

   Abstract : Background and Aim: Street harassment is an international and trans-cultural phenomenon that has short and long-term negative effects on its individual targets impacting millions of people, mostly women and young girls, everyday. Most studies on the subject have been focused on defining the problem from a law point of view leaving a knowledge gap on how social structures and the various political, economic, and cultural means interact to (re)produce and perpetuate this social phenomenon. READ MORE

6. 5. Syria: Iran's and Saudi Arabia's new playground? : A case study of Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Syrian Civil War

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Rydell; [2017]
   Keywords : Intervention; Civil War; Syria; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Proxy Warfare; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This examination addresses the problem of proxy warfare in civil wars by examining Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Based on previous theoretical frameworks a new theoretical framework of proxy warfare has been developed which is used to analyze whether Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Syria is a case of proxy warfare or not, and if their involvement in the conflict is a resultat of their so called ‘New Cold War’ as it is portrayed. READ MORE