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  1. 1. Law, Morality, and Armed Conflict: Preventive War and Humanitarian Intervention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nils Råby; [2010]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I analyze the relationship between law and moral in the field of armed conflict, focusing on two controversial uses of force: preventive war and humanitarian intervention. I find that the legal status of humanitarian intervention is uncertain; it is hard to reconcile with the language of the UN Charter, but a more permissive norm may be developing in customary law. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Quality of Government Peace - How Good Governance Reduces the Risk of Interstate Conflict

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nils Råby; [2009]
    Keywords : quality of government; interstate conflict; logistic regression; democratic peace theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis the impact of quality of government on the risk of interstate conflict is analyzed. Data on Militarised Interstate Disputes (MIDs) from the Correlates of War is used as an indicator of conflict and scores from the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) is applied as a measure of quality of government. READ MORE

  4. 3. Political Consistency in Arabia - A Comparative Study of Iran and Saudi Arabia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nils Råby; Kristoffer Strömblad; [2007]
    Keywords : Political Consistency; Saudi Arabia; Comparative Study; Religion; Legitimacy; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The monarchical regimes of the Gulf States have for a long time remained outstandingly consistent. The aim of this thesis is to explain this political consistency by comparing Saudi Arabia with Iran, covering the time period from Muhammed Reza Shah's accession to the throne in 1941 up until the Islamic Revolution of 1979. READ MORE