Essays about: "Positivism"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 66 essays containing the word Positivism.

  1. 26. Humanitarian Intervention in History - An Analysis of the Historical Evolution of the Doctrine

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

    Author : Mikaela Gisslén; [2018]
    Keywords : International Law; Legal History: Humanitarian Intervention; Just War Tradition; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Våldsförbudet i artikel 2.4 i FN- stadgan är en av de viktigaste reglerna inom internationell rätt, det finns bara två undantag till regeln. Det pågår dock en diskussion gällande ifall humanitär intervention ska anses som ytterligare ett legalt undantag till våldsförbudet. READ MORE

  3. 27. Reason and Will : A Historical Review from the Point of View of the Theories of Natural Law, Legal Positivism and the Analytical Philosophies of Law Presented by Dworkin and Raz

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Natalie Minnevik; [2017]
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  4. 28. Law over mind, and body? A study of the debate and aftermath of the abortion travels to Poland in 1965 and the case of a midwife invoking her conscience in 2017

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Mathilda Tarandi; [2017]
    Keywords : international human rights law; legal history; law; freedom of conscience; abortion; criminal law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis orbits around the changes in the Swedish abortion laws during the last century, and the relation to religion. The aim is to make visible the values enshrined in the first abortion law, and those in the current abortion law, as the legislation made a volte-face in the 1970’s. Today, abortion is a right and the state is the duty-bearer. READ MORE

  5. 29. Changing the narratives of marginalised bodies - a study about body positivism

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Anni Emilia Alentola; [2017]
    Keywords : body positivism; beauty standards; feminism; social media; Instagram;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explain and analyse the body positivity movement in the social media platform Instagram, as well as its empowering effects on women active in this movement. The phenomenon based on visuality, body positivism, has more than three million pictures on Instagram, hashtagged under two popular hashtags examined in this thesis: #bodypositivity and #bodypositive. READ MORE

  6. 30. Swedish Sustainability Trend : Empirical analysis on the volatility effect of sustainable news on Swedish oil companies using GARCH 1.1

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Abubakari Amadu; Alexandre Al Samarai; [2017]
    Keywords : Clean energy; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Volatility; Risk and Return; Fossil Free; Oil and Gas; Sustainability; Climate Change; Sweden;

    Abstract : Purpose The main purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the investment attractiveness of oil and gas stocks (registered on Nasdaq Stockholm) in face of the increasing campaigns for the adoption of clean energy. The findings can help in the formulation of relevant policy implications on the campaign for a cleaner environment Design/Methodology/Approach The authors assume positivism and objectivity as the philosophical aspects for the purpose of this study. READ MORE