Essays about: "State Sovereignty"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 194 essays containing the words State Sovereignty.

  1. 6. Cyber Sovereignty: The Application of the Principle of Sovereign Equality of States in Cyberspace and its Impact on Human Rights

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

    Author : Tilda Cederlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Public international law; Cyber Security; Cyber operations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen siktar på att undersöka olika tolkningar av suveränitetsprincipens tillämpning på cyberoperationer som faller under trösklarna i våldsförbudet och non-interventionsprincipen. Vidare undersöks hur suveränitetsprincipens tillämpbarhet på dessa cyberoperationer kan påverka de mänskliga rättigheterna till yttrande- och åsiktsfrihet. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures

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

    Author : Johan Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; unilateral economic sanctions; coercive measures; countermeasures; state sovereignty; non-intervention; customary law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE

  4. 8. Explaining Agreements on EU Sanctions against Russia in 2022-23 : A Deliberative Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Löf Hagström; [2023]
    Keywords : Agreement; Deliberation; EU; Norms; Russia; Sanctions; Ukraine;

    Abstract : Following the invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, the EU imposed new heavy sanctions on Russia as a response to their act of aggression. The first EU sanctions on Russia were imposed following their annexation of Crimea in 2014, and sanctions have been employed ever since. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Surrogate State? : The Role and Capacity of Non-State Organizations in Substituting the Responsibilities of the State for Providing Education to Venezuelan Refugee Children in Trinidad and Tobago

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Suzu Kitayama; [2023]
    Keywords : Refugee education; Surrogate State; Venezuelan refugee children; Non-state organizations; Education policy; International convention; State sovereignty; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : According to the 1951 Refugee Convention, it is the state’s responsibility to protect and provide basic services to the refugees within their border. However, even if ratified to the Convention, it is common that the state decides to relinquish its responsibilities for various reasons. READ MORE

  6. 10. Of course, but maybe: the absolute prohibition of refoulement and threats to national security and public safety : Legal and practical effects of undesirable but unreturnable refugees

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Aftonfalk; [2022]
    Keywords : International law; refugee law; human rights law; non-refoulement; refugee protection; exclusion; torture or ill-treatment; national security and public safety;

    Abstract : States are routinely confronted with conflicting duties of maintaining full respect for human rights, on the one hand, and protecting national security and public safety, on the other. This is not least noticeable when States’ sovereignty and the right to control who enters and leaves their territories clash with the obligation to afford protection to refugees fleeing persecution. READ MORE