Essays about: "Offence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word Offence.

  1. 1. Empowering the Taxpayer - How the Charter of Fundamental Rights Helps to Shape an Equitable European VAT System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Andrea Toresson; [2023]
    Keywords : VAT; indirect tax; indirect tax law; Charter of Fundamental Rights; taxpayer; Åkerberg Fransson; EU Law; European law.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : C-617/10 Åkerberg Fransson is the landmark case of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that dealt with the interpretation and application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter). In brief, the case concerned a Swedish national who was accused of tax evasion and faced criminal charges for failing to pay value added tax (VAT) on certain business transactions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Preventing Rescue of Maritime Migrants

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

    Author : Stina Stefansson; [2023]
    Keywords : migration; search and rescue; deterrence of migrants; irregular migration; humanitarian assistance; securitisation; rightlessness; migrant smuggling; refugee law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Eighteen of twenty-five rescue-vessels operated by NGOs in the Mediterranean has been subjected to administrative or criminal sanctions. Whether rescue amounts to a crime is the basis for this thesis, which examines the intersection between prevention of the transnational crime of smuggling, and the rescues often necessary when smugglers facilitate journeys across the sea. READ MORE

  4. 3. Symptoms of remote hearings - A psycho-legal study on remote hearings of defendants and its effect on conviction rates

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

    Author : Daniel Vetterfalk Strömblad; [2021]
    Keywords : criminal law; evidence law; remote hearings; credibility; presentation mode effect; PME; video conference; effects of video conference in court; videonärvaro; telefonnärvaro; närvaro över video; närvaro över telefon; närvarosätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Through the reform en modernare rättegång [a more modern trial] the possibility for parties to attend court hearings via video and/or audio was made permanent. The use of such solutions has increased over the last years and was accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 4. Human Trafficking and the Palermo Protocol – Does Ratification Have Any Effect on Anti-Trafficking Efforts and the Prevalence of Victims?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linn Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : anti-trafficking; human trafficking; internaitonal legislation; Palermo Protocol; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Human trafficking is not only an offence in the eyes of the law, but a violation of human rights. The Palermo Protocol is the most widespread international legislation, and 178 countries are state parties to the treaty. READ MORE

  6. 5. President Trump’s use of ‘Impoliteness Strategies’ in Twitter outputs targeted at U.S. politicians (from 15 June 2015, to 24 May 2019)

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Albin Hamnö; [2020]
    Keywords : U.S. President Donald Trump; Twitter; Impoliteness strategies; Impoliteness triggers; Impoliteness functions; Quantitative analysis; Degree of offence;

    Abstract : This paper enters into a field of linguistics dedicated to analysing the use of strategies in performing impolite, intentionally targeted, language output. Specifically, it evaluates the purpose(s) of U.S. President Donald Trump’s impolite output on social media platform Twitter. READ MORE