Essays about: "Slavery Convention"

Found 5 essays containing the words Slavery Convention.

  1. 1. Forced labour under a microscope - How people are subjected to forced labour within domestic work

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Saga Frönserius; [2023]
    Keywords : forced labour; domestic work; modern slavery; exploitation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The paper focuses on forced labour in domestic work. This paper examines how forced labour in domestic work is addressed internationally and nationally. To fulfil this purpose, the report examines how forced labour is defined in international law and how it is legally combated. It also examines how Sweden and the UK meet international standards. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Subjectivity of Consent: A Comparison of the Trafficking Protocol and Slavery Convention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Annabel Raw; [2012]
    Keywords : Slavery; Trafficking; Consent; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this research paper is to evaluate the extent to which the definition of slavery, exemplified through the 1926 Slavery Convention, offers a viable alternative to the definition of human trafficking under the 2000 Trafficking Protocol. The focus of the comparison centres on the role of consent on behalf of trafficked or enslaved persons, embedded in the respective definitions, and the function of these constructions in the constitution of subjectivity. READ MORE

  3. 3. Diplomatic and Consular Immunities from National Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases - Practice from the Swedish, Dutch and Danish Ministries of Foreign Affairs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Monika Lozancic; [2009]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Straffrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study looks into diplomatic and consular immunity under international law as applied by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands. It does so by examining the practice and/or considerations of these Ministries in 10 different hypothetical cases where individuals enjoying such immunity commit crimes in respective State, i. READ MORE

  4. 4. What Lies at the Core of Slavery? A Study of the Concept of Slavery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lejla Sehovic; [2006]
    Keywords : slavery definitions; Slavery Convention; Kevin Bales; concept analyses; key characteristics of slavery; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Slavery - in popular imagination, the word usually conjures up images of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the United States. A common belief is that slavery has been abolished and in a legal sense this is correct. However, the practical reality is little changed, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 5. The human rights of trafficked women An Essay with the focus on Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Nilsson; [2001]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This is a thesis analysing the human rights of women who are trafficked to Sweden for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Sexual slavery is a highly lucrative global industry controlled by powerful criminal organisations. These groups make an estimated $7 billion a year on trafficking. READ MORE