Essays about: "Law in sri lanka"

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  1. 1. Women’s representation in local governance: A case study on the effects of quota implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Wigren; [2023]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; quota; electoral reform; women’s substantive representation; politics of presence; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A qualitative case study set in Colombo, Sri Lanka focusing on women’s representation in local governance. The essay follows the aftermath of the country’s newly implemented electoral reform, which since 2018 resulted in a mixed- member-proportional electoral system with a gender quota. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Classification of Civilians as Human Shields: a Means to Justify Violence?

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

    Author : Coline Marie Proy; [2023]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Human shields have been increasingly documented in contemporary theatres of war. In this context, it is interesting to examine the circumstances in which the attacking party classifies the civilians they face as human shields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Collective Genocidal Intent in Sri Lanka

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

    Author : Maxwin Paul Rayen; [2023]
    Keywords : Genocide; Tamil; Sri Lanka; Humanitarian law; Human Rights Law; Genocidal Intent; Tamil Genocide; War; Non-International Armed Conflict; Justice; International Law; International Criminal Law; ICTR; ICTY; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The end of the Sri Lankan war was marked by a devastating loss of life, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. Amidst this tragedy, victims have claimed that the crimes committed against them constitute genocide, specifically targeting the Eelam Tamils solely because of their ethnic identity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Post-Conflict Societies: The Role of Traditional Forms of Justice in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Dupuis; [2018]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Traditional Justice; Post-Conflict; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Fambul Tok; Postcolonial Theories of Law; Legal Pluralism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The prevalence of violent conflicts over the last few decades has left numerous countries in the need of thorough rebuilding; from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Somalia or Rwanda. In order to assist in the recovery of these post-conflict societies, various peacebuilding strategies and transitional justice mechanisms have been implemented by a range of different actors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Governance and Economic Growth : - A Vector Autoregressive approach on the Frontiermarket

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marcel Netzén Örn; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Economic growth is a hot topic among economists around the world. The last century many parts of the world have faced an acceleration in the economic growth. However, that is not the case for all countries and today there is a large economic gap between the rich and poor countries. READ MORE