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  1. 6. “Human Spiders”: Intellectual Observers, Degeneration and Darwinism in H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Maja Loberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Degeneration; Fin de Siècle; Literature; Darwinism; H.G. Wells; The Time Machine; Intellectual Observer; Victorian literature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : H.G. Wells’ novella The Time Machine (1895) tells the story of The Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. There, he encounters two evolutionary progressions of humanity. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Human Rights Regime Political Framework

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

    Author : Rodolfo Esperidião De Melo; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: human rights regime; political framework; libertarianism; authoritarianism; State; power; control; freedom; liberty.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This text aims to identify the political framework of the human rights regime and compare the regime's historical and current political framework. This question is essential and deserves research as it explains how the regime has developed its policies and advocacy over its history and elucidates the reasons behind several of the most damaging and contentious challenges the human rights advocacy has faced over the last few years. READ MORE

  4. 8. Comfortably numb : Exploring the impact of moral disengagement on luxury emissions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Maja Håkansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Moral Responsibility; Pro-Environmental Behaviour; Environmental Engagement; Inner Dimensions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Those least responsible for climate change are most vulnerable to its impacts, raising the question of climate justice and moral responsibility for emissions. This thesis combines Shue’s concept of subsistence- and luxury emissions, with Bandura’s theory of moral disengagement. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tragic Tales of ‘Victims’ and ‘Villains’ – A Study on Narratives and Emotions in Danish Rape Trials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristine Louise Kristensen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative; trial; rape; emotion; genres; story characters; rape myths; court ethnography; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Given the fact that rape is difficult to prove in court and trials primarily are based on the defendant’s word against the plaintiff’s, it becomes highly significant to study the narratives about rape presented in criminal trials. This thesis is an ethnographic-inspired study conduct-ed in Danish courts from January to May 2023. READ MORE

  6. 10. From Freezing to Seizing? A Critical Analysis of State Immunity in Relation to Seizing Russian Central Bank Assets for Ukraine

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

    Author : Johan Rejare; [2023]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; state immunity; statsimmunitet; immunitet; konfiskering; seizure; property; EU; Ukraine; Russia; aggression; international crimes; accountability; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In response to Russia’s aggression and illegal use of force against Ukraine in 2022, in violation of the UN Charter, the EU and other partners adopted sanctions immobilising or freezing the assets of the National Central Bank of Russia, assets possibly amounting to over €300 billion. The war has caused enormous and incalculable damages to Ukraine and its infrastructure, economy and people. READ MORE